Restoring a 1915 barn (with pics) and a poll

[Himark]

The barn looks great. Does the knife happen to say Marples Gladstone on the blade by the hilt? I have a 1911 Marples Gladstone knife that looks similar.

I dont know..I will check that!

 

[zr600]

I say keep it original.

 

[Himark]

getting closer, here are some updated photos. I got the bathroom framed and floor finished up. Now time to build the bar and keep working inside since to cold outside.

 

[whitegold46]

Great job!!!!!

 

[IGOTGAS]

Great vision!!

 

[Himark]

Always have to have my son helping me...he is 14 now and anxious to learn more about things. Here he is helping me get the framing and metal work done. We are making the bottom section with old rough sawn cedar and galvanize roofing, above that will be 1x12 old barn siding on inside.

 

[Himark]

Some updates on the BARn... I added about a bazillion yards of dirt to the back or at least it felt like it and got a road built up to it last summer. Plus got all the outside done and painted in the darker original color as most voted for. I was really glad went to that. Also have the bath near done and the upstairs getting the poly on the floor. Had to take a break in add on to the house but now back on this project...Just thought i would throw some new pics up.

My view off the back deck!!

 

[Himark]

reclaimed barn wood vanity.

Just one session or routing batten strips. Had piles like this all the time, burned up one Porter Cable router in process.

 

[allied1]

A 98 year old life lesson in your back yard! AWESOME! Nice job!

 

[BigFish BC]

wow nice

 

[Scott]

FRICKEN COOL!!!!!

BTW, is that knife a K-bar? My dad has an old original K-bar that looks really similar to the one in the picture.
if the guard between the handle and blade were larger, it would be almost certain to be a K-bar.

 

[Himark]

I looked for any old stamping or engraving and without buffing it I can not tell...

 

[BLITZKRIEG]

Nice job!

That pond looks like a good water skipp'n pond.

 

[Himark]

That pond looks like a good water skipp'n pond.

haha...Oh it is and had to pull some sleds out of it SEVERAL times. Once yardfarmers sled spent the night on the bottom! had a heck of a time finding it the next day in 11 foot deep water.

Had to pull this Exploder out of the shallow end as the owner THOUGHT he could make the 100 yards across....I lost two chains that night before knocking on the neighbors door at 3 a.m. to get cable. He was NOT a happy dude. (either of them)

 

[coyoteman]

haha...Oh it is and had to pull some sleds out of it SEVERAL times. Once yardfarmers sled spent the night on the bottom! had a heck of a time finding it the next day in 11 foot deep water.

Had to pull this Exploder out of the shallow end as the owner THOUGHT he could make the 100 yards across....I lost two chains that night before knocking on the neighbors door at 3 a.m. to get cable. He was NOT a happy dude. (either of them)

Ha Ha. Why don't you tell the recovery story of the sled with the extension cords.

 

[Steelman]

Its nice to see people restore these. So many of them just get pushed in a hole. there is a lot of character in these.

 

[cowboy181d]

Down right amazing work himark!

 

[Himark]

Hoping to have it all done for the 100 year party. Should have some grass drags pond skipping and beer drinkin for that event.

 

[Himark]

got the bath door done in the old fashion out house style. Put a obscure glass in the moon so it would light up when in use

 

[Dirty Steve]

Way cool. When I was a kid I helped my aunt and uncle clean up and fix up an old barn into a repair shop. The people that lived their before had raised sheep for years and never cleaned the manure out. The mix of hay and manure was 4' thick and had been sitting like that for about 20 years. The pen was about 15' x 40' and there were only small doors, so no access for a skid loader. We had to use a chainsaw to cut it into squares and shovel and pitchfork it into the spreader.

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