Old barn wood is getting a new purpose in Buda, Illinois. In his shop, Ron Skaggs turns reclaimed lumber into something few farming families ever expect to plan for: a custom casket. His handmade ...

A student’s completed work is seen following a wood barn quilts program in the Exploration Commons classroom on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The students learned the basics of color mapping in laser ...

After decades of serving as flooring in expensive West Coast and mountain estates, dismantled Ohio barns are finding a home in the Buckeye State. More Ohioans are using the old wood in their houses, ...

Weathered barn wood shelters a Madison County mill that was built in 1865 and went out of business in the 1930s. It has sat vacant since then with most of the steam-powered mill’s equipment intact.

(WBIR-North Knoxville) If you want to build something out of wood, you could always head down to your local hardware store or big box retailer to find some two by fours. If you want another option, ...

The barn had a rustic charm. But the nearly century-old building no longer was practical. It has no drains, no plumbing. Brian Blankenberger, the property owner, couldn’t even change his car’s oil in ...

They say that fate works in mysterious ways, but for Angie Crouse, it was more on the heavy and dirty side. Crouse, the owner of Reclaimed Barns and Beams, had grown tired of all the travel required ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa — Drive any back road and you’ll see them, sagging sentries of an era past: barns with curves and barns with gables, barns painted white or red or gray. Some with proud peaks jutting ...

2002 - A tour of some of Vermont's picturesque timber frame barns. 2002 - A tour of some of Vermont's picturesque timber frame barns explores the history, construction and preservation of the ...