220 Years Gone In 30 Minutes

[ovrszd]

It is amazing to think this barn was in use during the War of 1812, Civil War etc. If it could talk, the stories it would tell.

Yep. My interest would be the simple little things inside a structure like that. Maybe a nail partially driven in a post? Wonder what they used that for? Wear marks on posts or doorways, wonder what made those?

 

[Jstpssng]

Interesting thread. We had the house torn down a few years ago where several generations of my family lived or grew up, no idea how old it was but my grandfather- who was born there in 1898- claimed it was pre-Revolutionary era.
A lot of the boards in it were 23” wide... back then every tree over 35” diameter on the butt belonged to King George so you were in deep “””” if you had wider boards.

 

[clemsonfor]

Interesting thread. We had the house torn down a few years ago where several generations of my family lived or grew up, no idea how old it was but my grandfather- who was born there in 1898- claimed it was pre-Revolutionary era.
A lot of the boards in it were 23” wide... back then every tree over 35” diameter on the butt belonged to King George so you were in deep “””” if you had wider boards.

After the revolution they no longer belonged to the king. Now if it predated that then that story makes sense.

 

[Jstpssng]

After the revolution they no longer belonged to the king. Now if it predated that then that story makes sense.

Isn't that what "Pre Revolutionary" means?

 

[fried1765]

Interesting thread. We had the house torn down a few years ago where several generations of my family lived or grew up, no idea how old it was but my grandfather- who was born there in 1898- claimed it was pre-Revolutionary era.
A lot of the boards in it were 23” wide... back then every tree over 35” diameter on the butt belonged to King George so you were in deep “””” if you had wider boards.

Yup....lots of "king boards" in my old house.

 

[clemsonfor]

Isn't that what "Pre Revolutionary" means?

Yep. I must of missed that part.

 

[BoylermanCT]

OK, here's the time lapse of the barn demolition. Compressed 30 minutes down to 1. Enjoy.

Barkhamsted Barn Demo Dec 13 2019 - YouTube

 

[Jstpssng]

Good video, thank you for sharing it.

 

[Threepoint]

That is amazing, both your video and the operator's skill! :salute:

 

[ovrszd]

I've got a good friend that can operate almost anything. I hire him to do Excavator work frequently. He's a treat to watch. I've often rode in his bucket to get from one side of a culvert trench to the other. His machine is that size or maybe one size bigger. He says the bucket is simply his hand.