— SOLD TO Rex in Georgia 10/24/2016 —
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This is a very simple, but very nice white oak barn beam mantel. This piece has some very nice even color except for a little line of sapwood on the top back. Because the top of a mantel is often not seen, that little sapwood line is probably just fine. (although we can darken it a bit too). The front face shows of some quartersawn nature. There is an original tenon on the left end. Finally, the mantel has not been sanded particularly aggressively but rather brushed to keep some nice great texture.

The wood for this beam came from an old barn near Green Isle, Minnesota. We think, but have not confirmed that this is an old Pinske Barn. We know Pete Pinske, who was a 3rd generation barn builder. His grandfather started building barns in the late 1800s. The Pinske’s were early pioneers of doing hip-roof barns. The hip-roof allowed the farmer to store more hay in the building. Pinske’s were probably building the hip roof barns 20 years before they were popular. The Pinske’s were also very good about selecting trees for lumber in the winter time. This gave them an advantage to build more barns in the summer time with better lumber. Pete recently helped build a house for his grand-nephew where they reclaimed wood from one of the original barns that Pete’s grandfather built. They used material for cabinets and other decor. So the wood ended up traveling 5 generations. A nice article about Karl Pinske’s house can be found on-line.

Note, this white oak is 100% natural color. There is a finish coat of a penetrating oil – Rubio Monocoat, but there is not any stain applied. This natural color change very pronounced in white oak in particular.

The mantel is priced at $85 per LF for the 73 inches (which excludes the tenon). We can cut the length down and reduce the price by $7.08 per inch, up to a $85 discount.