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Weathered Wood – CFFC

Dan Antion
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Cee gave us “Weathered Wood” as the Fun Foto prompt for the past week. I’m going to see if I have some weather wood photos in the archive.

Please take a few minutes to visit Cee’s page. Her photos are wonderful, and there are links to more photos and galleries of weather wood across the blogging community.

Old weathered park bench
Laying out the base after bending and welding. I need to position the legs on this weathered slab.
This might be the front door of the house, I love the weathered look.
This is the slab I purchased. I was optimistic that I could salvage some of the rotted area.
This is a wooden deck overlooking the river. To the left is a planter.
One of my favorite tools. A reciprocating saw with a demolition blade goes through old wood, joist hangers and nails if necessary.
South of Jacob Wirth’s is a set of similar doors, set in as book ends. I love old wooden doors, and I don’t think you can have too many.
This car was taken out of service. It was later purchased by a man who turned it into a hunting cabin. He took it off its trucks and moved it into the woods.
Boston and Main wooden boxcar
Tough Duty
The rot was not confined to the sagging area. almost all the supports on that level were rotted.
This was the support. This is pressure treated wood, but…
The old steps were still fairly well attached. It took a while to remove.
The portions of the ramp boards were fairly easy to remove.
This would be the right side of the clock. There might be room to bury a clock mechanism under that depression
Now that I’ve sealed the holes they were boring into our porch, I hope this will attract the Carpenter Bees.
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70 responses to “Weathered Wood – CFFC”

  1. willowdot21 Avatar
    willowdot21

    Amazing photos Dan you certainly love your wood 💜

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I always have, Willow.

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  2. I. J. Khanewala Avatar
    I. J. Khanewala

    Not so hard to find weathered wood after all :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Nah, there’s always some lying around.

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  3. Damyanti Biswas Avatar
    Damyanti Biswas

    Wow! Those doors are lovely. I think my favorite is probably the one at the top–the weathering pattern is so interesting!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That one is at Old Sturbridge Village. It dates back to the mid-1800s.

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  4. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    You found lots of it. I love the idea of a clock in that piece of weathered wood.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I hope to get to that project this summer. It’s not going to be easy, but I think it will look great.

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  5. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    You and I could have a long conversation about this because we have an old 1800’s barn which you would find pretty interesting. The boards on one side have weathered and there is a pink color showing while inside the stalls we have some rot in the floors. Oh, to be able to talk with you about it. :-)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Old barns are amazing. I was so sad when they tore down about 15 tobacco sheds to build an Amazon warehouse.

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      1. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
        Liz Gauffreau

        Just what the world needs, more Amazon.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          :-(

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  6. wrookieschu Avatar
    wrookieschu

    What an interesting photo prompt! I really like the wooden bridge.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Wayne! This was a fun search.

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  7. willowdot21 Avatar
    willowdot21

    It’s shows Dan 💜

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  8. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    Doesn’t it always seem as though wood has a story to tell? My favorites here are the ones you describe as south of Jacob Wirth’s. The old wood with the gold numbers and the fancy painted columns look like a place where no one ever heard of a smartphone. I like it.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Those doors are still there, Maureen. Sadly, Jacob Wirth’s (favorite German restaurant) is no longer. Wood does seem to carry a story with it.

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  9. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    You certainly know your weathered wood! The slab in the second photo looks like termite damage?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m not sure if it was termites or some other insect, Liz, but it took forever to clean out those holes (and I didn’t want to think about it). It made a wonderful coffee table.

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  10. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Wonderful weathered-wood photos in your archives, Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. It was fun searching for these.

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  11. GP Avatar
    GP

    I hope Cee didn’t think they were making the prompt a hard one – little do they know, we love weathered wood!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      She could run this one again, GP. I have more ;-)

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      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        Agreed!

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  12. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    What a great selection of weathered wood. The park bench is so sad, but the first weathered door is just beautiful!

    The train car that was repurposed into a hunting cabin and given a new home in the woods….I’d love to see it now. Can’t wait to see your clock later this summer! Times-a-wasting Dan, git ‘er done!🤗

    I agree with Maureen….there are so many stories behind weathered wood, just as there are in the wrinkles of an elderly person’s face and hands.
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Ginger.

      That train car is in a Trolley Museum in Western PA. From what I could tell, there were no plans to restore it. I haven’t gotten a good start on projects this year. I need to ramp things up pretty soon.

      The weathered wood, especially doors, always makes me wonder about the years of service those pieces saw. How many people walked through those doors?

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  13. hilarymb Avatar
    hilarymb

    Hi Dan – it’s always interesting looking at weathered wood – and the sculptured uses that it can be put to. They found a 5,000 +/- year old piece of Fenland Oak … which they’ve turned into a table – of a mere 13 metre length – it’s in Rochester Cathedral at the moment. Sorry – had to mention it! Cheers Hilary

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Hilary! That must be an amazing table. You’d need a cathedral (or a castle) to find a home for it, but it must be beautiful. How the wood changes in nature and then what people do with it is an interesting process.

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  14. bushboy Avatar
    bushboy

    Great gallery Dan :)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Brian.

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  15. John Hric Avatar
    John Hric

    A good extension cord and the reciprocating saw also work well on large tree roots creeping into the garden. Once dirt is out of the way…

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I learned that lesson when trying to run conduit and drain tile through our yard. ;-)

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      1. John Hric Avatar
        John Hric

        Amen !

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  16. Kim Smyth Avatar
    Kim Smyth

    I have so many questions, Dan!
    Is the wood weathered like than due to the amount of rain y’all get, or do you live near the ocean, or both?
    Is that slab you purchased the old one you made the clock out of a while back?
    I had no idea there were wooden trains! That’s so cool that the guy used one for a cabin. ☺️

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Most of the damage around here is due to moisture. Paint fails (or was never applied), water gets in, insects follow and after a few decades, the cycle is complete. The slab at the top is one I turned into a coffee table. The initial story is here – https://nofacilities.com/2013/06/23/listening-to-a-slab-of-wood/ – My boss loved that table. He retires a few years before me, and I gave it to him. The other long slab is one I made into a coffee table to replace that one. When I retired, I gave it to a friend at work you can see more about that one here – https://nofacilities.com/2019/03/24/coffee-table-made-from-trees/

      The chunk at the bottom is one I hope to turn into a clock later this summer. I haven’t made a good start on that yet.

      Wooden train cars were popular until the early 1900s.

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      1. Kim Smyth Avatar
        Kim Smyth

        Wow! Thanks for all the answers and info! Here at the coast, it’s almost all weathered wood, what that isn’t brand new condos or other buildings.

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  17. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    Lots of great weathered wood here, Dan, some of which are quite unusual. I wish I weren’t looking at them on my phone so they would be bigger.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I often have that issue, Janet. Especially since my phone is fairly small.

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  18. lois Avatar
    lois

    These are pretty wonderful, Dan. The older sections of our downtown still have doors like ‘south of Jacob Wirth’s’ and ‘tough duty.’ I’m not sure if they are part of the historic district or what, but most of the people that own the buildings now have kept the wooden doors. Thankfully.
    I am so looking forward to see your clock project this summer!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I like it when people keep the old doors. It adds a lot of charm. I hope to get started on that clock and one other project in July.

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  19. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    What a fantastic post filled with weathered wood. There is no way I’m can begin to pick a favorite. I notice you even displayed a little project you did. Way cool Dan. :D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cee. I’ve made a few things out of weathered and insect eaten wood. It has a certain charm.

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      1. Cee Neuner Avatar
        Cee Neuner

        I can imagine it would have a lot of charm :D

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  20. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    Of course you have weathered wood photos. I love the doors and rail cars. I’d love to make a room out of one of those.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Wouldn’t that be cool ?

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      1. dweezer19 Avatar
        dweezer19

        Extremely.

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  21. misifusa Avatar
    misifusa

    Beautiful photos Dan! I have been out of the loop for a long time now…love that you’ve published 3 books already! Congratulations!!!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks. I was happy to see a post from you in my inbox. I though WP had dropped me.

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      1. misifusa Avatar
        misifusa

        Nope, just me being really busy and not writing! Glad to see you are!! :)

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          After I retired, I finally had enough time.

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          1. misifusa Avatar
            misifusa

            So happy for you!!

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  22. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    When I lived in Connecticut, I remember having to discourage carpenter bees. Those guys made a mess. Great tie into the weathered wood prompt.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They do make an awful mess. We only have two of three trim boards (on the porch) that aren’t PVC. I plan to replace them the next time they need to be painted.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        Good idea.

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  23. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    I love the look of old weathered wood. Rotting wood… Not so much.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      There is a difference, but there’s often not much time in between those two states.

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  24. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    Did you ever see the cabin that man made from the old train car?I’m curious about how it looks. Did the carpenter bees go for your piece of wood instead of the house?

    Great series and excellent images of old wood.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That cabin is in a Trolley Museum in Western PA. I took that picture 😊 the bees did go for the wood, but it broke into pieces. I have the give them another one.

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      1. circadianreflections Avatar
        circadianreflections

        😀

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  25. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Dan, I love seeing photos of your woodworking projects. I don’t remember the one about a clock. Whether project or random photo, these were all a treat. Hugs.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The clock hasn’t been started yet. I bought the wood at a show in January. I hope to build the clock this year.

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  26. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    This is right up your alley. Well done on the prompt, Dan. I loved the photos.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jennie. It was fun searching for these.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        I bet you had many from which to pick!

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  27. Kirt D Tisdale Avatar
    Kirt D Tisdale

    Gotta love it, Dan!! Awesome pics of “weathered wood”!! Unfortunately I can identify with some of them…….

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Some of those are things you don’t want to see on your property.

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  28. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    HI Dan, some great pictures for weathered wood.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Robbie

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  29. Manja Maksimovič Avatar
    Manja Maksimovič

    Beautiful! Unsurprisingly, I love all the door shots the most. And that bench! Have a good doorliday!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Manja.

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