Progress: Time-honored timber: Antique lumber finds new life at Big Wood Scars left by axes swung before the Civil War show the work of skilled builders who shaped timbers for use in homes, barns ...

Q: We acquired a Knabe baby grand piano from a neighbor whose grandfather purchased it in the 1920s. The wood is really dull, and we’d like to be able to polish or refinish it without damaging ...

Wood gates can create privacy. “You can’t see through a solid wood gate,” Beall said. “But sometimes we add metal bars to peek out or so dogs can see out.” Metal gates ...

A once‑dilapidated cement‑block shoe‑repair shop on Kamas’ Main Street, then Artique, home to local artists, now houses what ...

Real Antique Wood was founded in 2011 by Gary and Lisa Horvath. Since then, the business has had a hand in dismantling more than 120 barns, most of which are more than 100 years old, in places as ...

SUGGESTED USE: An antique to enjoy in your early-20th-century home. Or, if you’re up for the grunt work, install it as a functional cook stove in your kitchen.