Redid, Redone and Reclaimed

-The new side of a 24 year old reclaimed redwood 2x6

Reclaimed wood is apparently (as a member of the in-crowd might have said back when my Ain't Monie was in high school), all the rage. If your wood came off an old barn, shed, or maybe even an old house, your reclamation is likely going to set you back more than had you acquired the same material new at Home Depot or Herman Lumber. If you decide to reclaim some long ago claimed wood off an old house, you might first want to make sure no one's living in it-especially if you do most of your wood reclaiming in Arkansas. Imagine the embarrassment if your truck is loaded to the top of the cab with wood you've just "re-claimed" off a raggedy Ol' house and as you're ratcheting down the last strap, some big strapping lad with a Betty Boop tattoo in the middle of his forehead comes running out of the house with a half empty 32 oz. Milwaukee's Best in one hand and a 12 gauge shotgun in the other screaming, "Hey, Hey Hey: what the "blank" are you doing to my house!" Anyway, you get the picture.

I'm using quite a bit of re-claimed wood on my project to finish off the inside of my barn. I have a lot of "RECLAMATED" redwood left over from my deck remodel project from a few years ago. The amazing thing about old weathered redwood is, about all you have to do is scratch the surface of the old wood and it's as  good as new-better in my opinion because now I can refer to it as reclaimed. Which reminds me, I'm in the market for a reclaimed Chevy Blazer-circa 1972 or better. I bet if I call my cousin "Duster Man", he'll be able to put me onto a good one somewhere in South Central Missouri. Maybe I'll be able to find one that was originally purchased by one of my Aunt Dee's former California High School classmates, like one of the Dunham, Burger or Kerkoff kids. If so, they'll probably want a premium if they find out I'm a history buff....DANGIT!
I'll keep you posted....