John High demonstrates the use of an adz - the ax-like tool early American builders employed to roughly dress timbers. At his booth in the main hall at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the 47-year-old ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Old barns have special appeal for Jim Riedl. There’s history. The economic value of hand-hewn beams fashioned from old-growth timber. And, Riedl says, there’s mystery. A darkened, ...

Builders have argued about this for decades — and the evidence is more interesting than you'd expect.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHELBYVILLE, Ind.– A Shelbyville woman has ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - You’ve no doubt heard the expression everything old is new again, and a local business is proof of that. It’s called Antique Beams and Boards, and the Delta-based business is ...

Shelbyville's Reclaimed Barns and Beams gives old barns new life by harvesting the lumber and crafting it into furniture, and lumber for home accents, Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

TOWN OF BERLIN, Wis. — The decision to tear down the barn wasn't an easy one for Ann and Jerry Ohde. At one time, it was gleaming white, and an important center of the life that Ann had built with her ...

A Wisconsin company reclaims lumber to fabricate flooring and beams for residences across the country. The unique colors and markings in reclaimed lumber provide a one-of-a-kind look for residential ...