Things built, torn down and other projects.(Pictures)

[buckfama]

@buckfama
You ever thought bout doing an videos of your work at a jobsite?
I’ve seen everything you’ve posted here & you do some very unique work in some beautiful surroundings. I’d never heard of what you do until Slice started this. I’d love to see some video from one of your locations.

In the meantime, I’ll just continue watching this & pretend it’s you & your crew!!
Dudes voice is crossed between McGruff The Crime Dog & someone with a 4 pak habit

Never really thought about it, but I guess I could. I'll try to remember on my next one I start soon. It's a general store built around 1900.

 

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[buckfama]

Picked up another Tennessee barn near Decatur Tennessee. This one is pretty unusual for a Tennessee barn, it has some mortise and tenon joinery connecting the hand hewn beams.

It's usually something found further north in timber frame barns in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, etc. It was a technique brought here by the Dutch and German immigrants, and was a method used primarily by them in Amish communities.

This barn isn't a true timber frame, but it has some of the characteristics used in timber frame construction, and some of these beams are unbelievable for a Tennessee barn. Around 40 feet long and huge. It's not in the best shape, but because of the size of some if the hand hewn beams (the length and dimensions ie. 8x8, 8x10) it will make it worth trying to save the good parts that are left.

I'm leaving for Ohio next week. I'm heading up there to make some offers on some true timber frame barns. These barns are mind blowing I'm their size and complexity of construction. . Many are worth 3 times what I just made off a very large Tennessee barn. The barns up there are just in a class of their own. Huge hand hewn timbers, 2" thick threshing flooring, 3x8 floor joists, and many have huge hand hewn sleeper logs instead of floor joists that are worth a small fortune in itself.

After my first trip to Ohio last year, I knew that if I wanted to take that next step towards making serious money in this business that I would have to migrate north. Either that or move to the dealer side. I'm not ready for that yet, so this is the next logical step.

I have 5 and possibly 6 buildings in Tennessee left and then I can make the move. I have a general store built around 1900, the log barn in the above pics, I have 2 smaller barns (1 contains a hand hewn log pen) , a house built around 1860, and another latrge barn about the size of the one I just finished. Still negotiating on that one.

The house is sort of different as well. Usually homes built around that time were hand hewn log homes. But this one ised sawmill cut lumber and balloon construction. It does sit on some beautiful 8x8 white oak hand hewn sill logs.

That's what I have going on. Still busier than a one armed wall paper hanger. Lol

 

[Tin Man]

Reclaimed lumber valued like rare aged whiskey... whodathunkit

 

[malinoisvol]

Wow!

 

[Orangeslice13]

Picked up another Tennessee barn near Decatur Tennessee. This one is pretty unusual for a Tennessee barn, it has some mortise and tenon joinery connecting the hand hewn beams.

It's usually something found further north in timber frame barns in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, etc. It was a technique brought here by the Dutch and German immigrants, and was a method used primarily by them in Amish communities.

This barn isn't a true timber frame, but it has some of the characteristics used in timber frame construction, and some of these beams are unbelievable for a Tennessee barn. Around 40 feet long and huge. It's not in the best shape, but because of the size of some if the hand hewn beams (the length and dimensions ie. 8x8, 8x10) it will make it worth trying to save the good parts that are left.

I'm leaving for Ohio next week. I'm heading up there to make some offers on some true timber frame barns. These barns are mind blowing I'm their size and complexity of construction. . Many are worth 3 times what I just made off a very large Tennessee barn. The barns up there are just in a class of their own. Huge hand hewn timbers, 2" thick threshing flooring, 3x8 floor joists, and many have huge hand hewn sleeper logs instead of floor joists that are worth a small fortune in itself.

After my first trip to Ohio last year, I knew that if I wanted to take that next step towards making serious money in this business that I would have to migrate north. Either that or move to the dealer side. I'm not ready for that yet, so this is the next logical step.

I have 5 and possibly 6 buildings in Tennessee left and then I can make the move. I have a general store built around 1900, the log barn in the above pics, I have 2 smaller barns (1 contains a hand hewn log pen) , a house built around 1860, and another latrge barn about the size of the one I just finished. Still negotiating on that one.

The house is sort of different as well. Usually homes built around that time were hand hewn log homes. But this one ised sawmill cut lumber and balloon construction. It does sit on some beautiful 8x8 white oak hand hewn sill logs.

That's what I have going on. Still busier than a one armed wall paper hanger. Lol


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When are you going to be there?
I’ve got something going nearby and might come visit you

 

[buckfama]

I've got 4 promised ahead of this one. It may be middle of April before I can get there. I'm absolutely covered up.

 

[malinoisvol]

If I were younger (not as big a puss) I'd ask buckfama for a job.

 

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[buckfama]

If I were younger (not as big a puss) I'd ask buckfama for a job.

Heck.. I'm 49 and out here doing this . I hired my daughter's boyfriend's for day labor to help me load some beams. They were 8x8 white oak and 19 feet long. Probably weighed 500+ pounds. One is a college baseball player (21y/o) and the other works out daily (19 y/o). It took both of them on one end and I had to get the other end alone. My daughter's gave them so much crap over it. I'll post a pic below.

LOLOLOL

It’s gotta be hard work. Buckman, you ever run into any women doing what you do? Could any of em take ya?
Keep Rockin Boss!!

@buckfama

Haha.. I run into a few. I travel so much and usually look like a hobo. Dirty and dressed in work clothes. Women don't look twice.

Besides.. they want a man that's home every night. I'm constantly working or on the road. Heck yeah they could take me. I wouldnt fight 'em too hard. Lol

 

[buckfama]

Last day on the job versus the first day. Taken down completely by hand by me. No machines other than my chainsaws. Had help for 3 days.. otherwise it was solo.

 

[buckfama]

Next project.. built in 1860. I fully expected to find a cabin underneath this siding, but it's all sawmill lumber.. mostly poplar. It does sit on 8x6 hand hewn white oak sill beams, which are also perfect. No twist, perfectly square. You can see part of one in one of the pics below.

I normally don't do homes like this, but I've already reclaimed 4 buildings for these folks and have 3 more to do besides this one. So I agreed to do it. Minimal withing and zero plumbing in the house so it makes it easy.

It will still be profitable for me even though it's not my typical structure. I may try to start a YouTube channel and post some videos.

I'll see the siding, the doors, the t&g flooring, the wall board on the inside, all the structural lumber (2x6, 2x4, 2x8) and of course those beautiful sill beams.

Neat old house. Even had a well on the back porch for convenience in getting water.

 

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[buckfama]

I met the owner and finalized the deal on the "beam" barn today. I have NEVER seen or heard of hand hewn beams this size in a Tennessee barn. The main support beams are approximately 37' feet long, and they have faces that are 14 " to 15" inches across and 8" inches thick.

The main support beams are 11" x 9" inches and 13' feet long. All are hand hewn and straight as can be. No twist.

It the roof had been kept up, the king beams would have been a single 50' feet long hand hewn beam, but the roof leaked and they are bad in spots.

I'm thankful that I am getting the opportunity to save what's left before it just rots away and disappears forever.

 

[malinoisvol]

The craftananship that went into those old buildings is phenomenal!

 

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[malinoisvol]

Ha That's where I would be planted.

You addressed Mal’s age concerns. Maybe you can get him to help tote those 37 footers & ya’ll could hopefully work out some of those wuss issues.

 

[buckfama]

You addressed Mal’s age concerns. Maybe you can get him to help tote those 37 footers & ya’ll could hopefully work out some of those wuss issues.

Ha That's where I would be planted.

These are gonna require renting machinery.. mainly because of how they are put together. It's gonna be like playing Jenga, can't risk breaking these. Hahahaha

 

[VolNExile]

I met the owner and finalized the deal on the "beam" barn today. I have NEVER seen or heard of hand hewn beams this size in a Tennessee barn. The main support beams are approximately 37' feet long, and they have faces that are 14 " to 15" inches across and 8" inches thick.

The main support beams are 11" x 9" inches and 13' feet long. All are hand hewn and straight as can be. No twist.

It the roof had been kept up, the king beams would have been a single 50' feet long hand hewn beam, but the roof leaked and they are bad in spots.

I'm thankful that I am getting the opportunity to save what's left before it just rots away and disappears forever.



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This is beautiful! It’s a shame it can’t be restored and put back to work, but I’m glad you’re able to rescue the bones and let someone put them to good use.

 

[Tin Man]

The "bones" will be treasured. Great get, @buckfama!

 

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[buckfama]

I hope you can & will start YouTube channel. You're taking down history a board at time with some amazing backdrops.

Your last project pics, there was an open front barn in the background with a Chevy in one end stall & a Ford in the other end stall. Have you come across any unusual "barn find" vehicles? I grew up with the mid to late 60's muscle machines. Not interested in anything, just askin.
Slice is sorta lookin for a 3500 PowerStroke beater

I haven't seen any cool cars , at least not yet. I have found some original tin signs dating back to the 40's. I found a post mark stamp that had the date June 15, 1894 still set as the postmark date. That was in the original county seat of Hickman county when I reclaimed it.

Just odds and ends like that. I always give the owners a chance to take anything that they might want to keep, because once.i take possession and begin the process anything I find is mine. I make sure to tell them that.

This barn was magnificent at one time. The owners let the roof come off on each end. So instead of there being 4 of those huge, beams there are only 2 left. It's a shame. This is truly a unique barn.

And they are gone because of an all too familiar story I hear. "We were gonna fix it up but never got the time.".

Folks, I would have paid 3 times what I am paying him if it had been intact or cared for properly. If you have a barn or a building of significance, keep the trees away from it so it can stay dry, the roof intact, and kill every groundhog you see near it. Groundhogs are responsible for the death of as many barns as bad roofs are. They tunnel under foundations and once they weaken and shift it's too late.. it's almost impossible to repair one from that damage. You might be able to put some Band-Aids on it to repair the symptoms, but it will continue to go down hill from there.

I removed most of.rhe roof from the 1860 house today. I have one long section and one small section over the front porch to remove and the tin is off.

The the lathing under the tin and the roof rafters. I should get all of that done tomorrow and maybe start on removing the poplar siding.

It was a little nippy today but productive. No pics.. phone died because of the cold. Haha

 

[Tin Man]

Wussy phone...

 

[buckfama]

Wussy phone...

Hahahaha.. tell me about it. No music for the last part of the day.. it sucked!!

 

[Plano Vol]

Get a metal detector and run it around those sites and be sure to check under the structures.