The family business is slate, tile and copper roofing, so we work on a lot of old houses. A lot of cool stuff to be found under old roofs. Last week we had a slate roof opened up on a 160 year old house and found this underneath. The house was decked/sheated in poplar a full 1" thick. The smallest plank was 14" wide, the largest one was 20". This one here we had to cut out because of rot near one end. It's 17" wide and over 20 feet long before we cut the rot. 33+ growth rings per inch. Only a few knots, too.
Also pictured is a section of rafter tail. It's quartersawn red oak.
What I would give to have the kind of forest that makes trees that size look like framing lumber...
Also pictured is a section of rafter tail. It's quartersawn red oak.
What I would give to have the kind of forest that makes trees that size look like framing lumber...