Restored Old Barn
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- Levergunner 2.0
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Restored Old Barn
Restored barn/shack/dwelling/cotton house, now reloading room.
Located on my wife's homeplace. I guess the building pre-dates the War of 1861-65. It was originally put together with post and tenon construction, held together by wooden pegs. It was in poor repair, and needed to either come down or be rebuilt. What I did is best described as a rebuild than a restoration, because there is very little original construction left. I suspect it was one of the first buildings in the community that someone lived in because of the size (about 15x16 feet) and the fact that it had a front door and a back door. No large doors, as would be found in a barn. I rebuilt it using cedar siding from cedar trees blown down on the place in a tornado. The farm has been in my wife's family more than 100 years. It is located about three miles west of the Flint River, about 90 miles South of Atlanta. God's Country. Before and after pictures below. The "after" picture was made on July 4th of this year. I did a more complete write-up of the rebuild on the Smith&Wesson Forum if anyone is interested. I have a 10,000 BTU AC powered by a genset, and I am spending hot/humid days in the barn reloading ammo, getting ready for who knows what.
Located on my wife's homeplace. I guess the building pre-dates the War of 1861-65. It was originally put together with post and tenon construction, held together by wooden pegs. It was in poor repair, and needed to either come down or be rebuilt. What I did is best described as a rebuild than a restoration, because there is very little original construction left. I suspect it was one of the first buildings in the community that someone lived in because of the size (about 15x16 feet) and the fact that it had a front door and a back door. No large doors, as would be found in a barn. I rebuilt it using cedar siding from cedar trees blown down on the place in a tornado. The farm has been in my wife's family more than 100 years. It is located about three miles west of the Flint River, about 90 miles South of Atlanta. God's Country. Before and after pictures below. The "after" picture was made on July 4th of this year. I did a more complete write-up of the rebuild on the Smith&Wesson Forum if anyone is interested. I have a 10,000 BTU AC powered by a genset, and I am spending hot/humid days in the barn reloading ammo, getting ready for who knows what.
Georgia On My Mind
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- Shootist
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Re: Restored Old Barn
THAT IS JUST loverly !!! One cannot have too much ammo on hand. Keep it up.
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- Borregos
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Re: Restored Old Barn
+1Terry Murbach wrote:THAT IS JUST loverly !!! One cannot have too much ammo on hand. Keep it up.
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Re: Restored Old Barn
I especially like the way the shrubery survived the restoration process.
Very cool.
Very cool.
Re: Restored Old Barn
very cool, but looks like an old smokehouse to me.
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- Levergunner 2.0
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Re: Restored Old Barn
Nope. Here's the smokehouse. Still has the salt box and hangers in place. I'm going to need to put a new tin roof on it in a year or two.bulldog1935 wrote:very cool, but looks like an old smokehouse to me.
Georgia On My Mind
Re: Restored Old Barn
It looks really nice, but in S. Ga that flag might be a little out of place.
Might be some kin folk turning in their graves.
Might be some kin folk turning in their graves.
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
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Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
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- Levergunner 2.0
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Re: Restored Old Barn
Well Suh, we still respect the Stars and Stripes in Middle/South Georgia, but we also display the Stars and Bars.Rusty wrote:It looks really nice, but in S. Ga that flag might be a little out of place.
Might be some kin folk turning in their graves.
Georgia On My Mind
Re: Restored Old Barn
Very nice!! What a GREAT lookin' reloading shed. Same spirit as one I'm working on but much nicer sir.
- Streetstar
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Re: Restored Old Barn
Nice job on the rebuild. Much better choice than tearing it down. In my opinion, too many usable buildings are torn down or left to rot. I have always enjoyed rebuilding and reusing old stuff. Long before it became the "hip" thing to do. Long before it was called repurposing.
Kevin
Kevin
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Re: Restored Old Barn
+1redlevel42 wrote:Well Suh, we still respect the Stars and Stripes in Middle/South Georgia, but we also display the Stars and Bars.Rusty wrote:It looks really nice, but in S. Ga that flag might be a little out of place.
Might be some kin folk turning in their graves.
Nice restore on the barn.
My Daddy once told me about a very nice axe he had. He said he replaced the handle 4 times and the head twice...but it sure was a good axe.
Beats a metal shed any day of the week
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Re: Restored Old Barn
Way cool ! And the curtains are a nice touch!