Great story!

Beautiful.

very neat, and a great backstory as well!

I went back to our old family farm in Canada when I was a kid. Similar table but it's also where my grandma and all 12 of her siblings were born!

Cool table.

If the house it's coming out of is its contemporary, there's probably a lot of valuable wood in it. Don't just let it demo and rot by neglect. If you don't want to do anything for a while, put a cheap roof on it, cover broken windows, etc.

I did not expect so much interest. So here is the other piece we saved.

This is the bench that goes with the table. While not as old it also has a story. Built by a family friend Gerhard in 1978. He immigrated from the home country (Germany) and came to Texas, because my family was the best contact he had some years before building this bench. My Grandpa was able to secure him a job with his employer, despite Gerhard not knowing a word of English. My Grandpa would act as translator and help him navigate working with customers and English speaking coworkers in order for him to keep his job.

As a way to show his gratitude he built this bench as a replacement for the original bench that was beyond saving.

While not the highest quality antique by many standards, it was built with the best materials he could afford and signed on the bottom.








As for the house. Sadly it is beyond saving at this point. We have taken much of the high value wood out of it at this point, but it is a matter of time before it falls apart. We have no intention of putting more into it, but hope to save as much as possible before it goes.

Agreed. Never met the man, but I like to hold on to things that were his. I'm told he was a great man.

Love the history

Do you have any pictures of the old sawmill equipment?

I have them somewhere. The blades are 3-4' in diameter and they use to run it off a belt from a tractor.

I bookmarked this and will take a photo next time I can.