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This site is dedicated to Old sawhorses, gates, and other wooden things. Useful and elegant, the sawhorse serves many purposes. It is easily recognized and frequently overlooked. So, too, the garden gate. Weather-beaten examples can be a real pleasure to look at, no matter the weather, no matter the place or time. What is a sawhorse? It is a framework for holding wood so that you can saw it or split it or chop it. Sawhorses are roughly used farm equipment. You make a new one once the old one can no longer hold any logs. Builders and some wood-stove owners tend to use fancier equipment and, sometimes, to use it with more care. What is a gate? It is a doorway to an enclosed area. These are all rather plain items. But with so many ways to make the wooden versions of them, most are really rather far from plain, no matter their age or condition. About corncribs: Livestock corn and other grains for winter feed used to be, and sometimes still are, stored in corn cribs. This outbuilding is usually located near the barn. Loosely fitted boards allow for air circulation to prevent spoilage. About pitchforks: these items are used to throw, or pitch, harvested crops, such as wheat, hay, corn, or barley, into piles or onto wagons or up into barn lofts. They are also handy for cleaning up garden debris and for handling manure. About swings: Popular for summertime relaxing, old wooden swings bring fond memories for many. Such furniture can age gracefully, although you may have to test a really old model before taking a chance on sitting. About hayricks: Wild or cultivated grasses are cut, dried, and cured to make hay which is needed for cattle- and horse-raising. A hayrick or hayrake is useful in turning the drying hay in a field and, later, in forming it into piles for easier pick up to take to the barn or storage site. The rick could be pulled by a horse or by one or more persons. On plows: old ones, with wooden handle bars and metal (iron) digging parts are rarely used today in this country but they still exist in barns and gardens and basements. Simple and utilitarian, they remain one of the great inventions. |
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