Hi All, We purchased a new property and need to take down a old Barn that is getting bad. Found about 20 boards in the Hay loft in a corner. Barn was built around 1900. I think these boards may be Mulberry but no expert so any help would be greatly appreciated. We live in the Missouri Ozarks.
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Looks like the first cut and unsold live edge boards ever made.
Welcome to the Forum. My first thought was BACON!!! :D
Eastern red cedar.
I made my first trip to Stockton a few months ago. I had never fished in Lake Stockton before, but I definitely will again. We caught lots of great smallmouth bass and even a walleye.
Quote from: Southside on December 03, 2019, 10:55:36 PM
Welcome to the Forum. My first thought was BACON!!! :D
I like the way you think!
FF is exactly right. Eastern red cedar.
Not that Danny needs any backup, but ERC was my first guess too.
hmmm, now I want some bacon.
Jon
Thank you all, Looks like Cedar is the winner. Have cut a lot of Cedar but this looked different, I guess because so old. Rest of the Barn looks like Oak and Chestnut and some Walnut. Going to try to save what I can.
You are right, the Fishing is why we purchased the Property to retire and start fishing. Will probably have more questions in the future as there is also a old store to come down built in 1860. It may be more than I can handle, we will see.
Thank you all for the Help and have a great Christmas and New year.
If it smells like cedar then it is cedar. Based on the picture , it could be apple wood or pear as fruit wood has dark hearts and white sap wood and varied colors at times-but it's hard and doesn't smell like cedar.