Getting ready to make up 2 headboards (queen for my wife and I and a full for my daughter) and a door for our bathroom in the master bedroom. My wife wanted something more rustic in appearance so we decided to go with reclaimed wood. We went down this morning to a dealer and got 78 BF of Douglas Fir that was recycled from an 1800's building. It has quite a bit of character with some great grain and nail holes. These boards have had all the metal removed but have not been sanded at all. Now I have to lay things out and do a few sample runs through the sander as I need to clean up the surface a bit but not go too deep.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

That's going to be NICE!

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Allen

Looks great, should give you what you and the Mrs. want. Please keep us posted on the progress.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Oh yeah!  That is pretty wood. I'm not sure that I'd want to sand it. I like the mill marks and gouges.

Though all the metal has been removed, I'd still want to pressure wash it to get the grit out. Sand can play havoc with saw and jointer blades. DAMHIK

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton