The reclaimed barn wood furniture that we build at Vienna Woodworks is made using barnwood from barns taken down in the midwest that are typically over a hundred years old. We then take this barn wood and clean, buff and sand it so that it is smooth and beautiful.
The wood used to build many of the old barns in the Waseca, Minnesota area is antique pine from long ago. This differs dramatically from the new pine that is available in today's lumber market. Antique or Heart Pine as it is sometimes called is a much harder wood than the new pine, due to the fact that it is from the center of very large logs that grew over centuries in North America. These center pieces of wood are exceptionaly dense and contain unique characteristics and colorings that are no longer available in today's pine, which is also substantially softer.
More on the characteristics and features of antique pine later. At this time we have a video to share which highlights one of our recent barn take downs! Enjoy the show!!
As you can see in this video, we had already stripped most of the wood off of this old barn and pulled down what was left of the frame. There is a lot of great wood here for us to work with and we have several barn take down projects planned in the future as well. More photos coming!
Vienna Woodworks Rustic Furniture Co
29456 160th Street Waseca, MN 56093 888-625-7570 Info@viennawoodworks.com
