Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
some contact information for you.
DL
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:08:00 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
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>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:14:21 -0700 (PDT), TwoGuns
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
>>>remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
>>>all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
>>>are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
>>>1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
>>>on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
>>>live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
>>>[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
>>>some contact information for you.
>>>
>>>DL
>> Most pews are OAK.
>
>Except for the ones that are not
>http://www.pewman.com/productpews.htm
>These pews are constructed of either solid oak or maple hardwoods of the
>finest grades. Other woods can be used for pew construction (such as cherry
>and mahogany) upon request.
>
>http://www.churchtownpews.com/
>Pews: 1. 1 very old pine pews, 8 ft.
>7. White Chestnut pews. They have been stained dark
Not too many walnut or mahogany though-----
I've seen lots of (mostly backless) backless pine "benches" in old
mennonite meeting houses but the majority of older (1920-1960) wooden
"pews" in this area are oak. Some elm. Some of the newer ones are
Maple or ash.
I guess the locale would have some bearing as local hardwoods would
often be used. In the middle eastern states American Chestnut may well
have been common - and perhaps Cherry - but up here those woods would
have been "exotic", and although Black Walnut was "native" and "local"
it was generally used for fine furniture and veneer.
Oak seams to be pretty well universally available for furnishings in
the Northern Hemisphere.
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> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:08:00 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>
>><[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:14:21 -0700 (PDT), TwoGuns
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
>>>>remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
>>>>all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
>>>>are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
>>>>1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
>>>>on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
>>>>live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
>>>>[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
>>>>some contact information for you.
>>>>
>>>>DL
>>> Most pews are OAK.
>>
>>Except for the ones that are not
>>http://www.pewman.com/productpews.htm
>>These pews are constructed of either solid oak or maple hardwoods of the
>>finest grades. Other woods can be used for pew construction (such as
>>cherry
>>and mahogany) upon request.
>>
>>http://www.churchtownpews.com/
>>Pews: 1. 1 very old pine pews, 8 ft.
>>7. White Chestnut pews. They have been stained dark
> Not too many walnut or mahogany though-----
> I've seen lots of (mostly backless) backless pine "benches" in old
> mennonite meeting houses but the majority of older (1920-1960) wooden
> "pews" in this area are oak. Some elm. Some of the newer ones are
> Maple or ash.
> I guess the locale would have some bearing as local hardwoods would
> often be used. In the middle eastern states American Chestnut may well
Ayah, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain ... ;o)
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:51:23 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:14:21 -0700 (PDT), TwoGuns
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
>>remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
>>all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
>>are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
>>1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
>>on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
>>live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
>>[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
>>some contact information for you.
>>
>>DL
> Most pews are OAK.
I thought you put your Ash in a pew.
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> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:14:21 -0700 (PDT), TwoGuns
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
>>remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
>>all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
>>are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
>>1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
>>on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
>>live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
>>[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
>>some contact information for you.
>>
>>DL
> Most pews are OAK.
Except for the ones that are not
http://www.pewman.com/productpews.htm
These pews are constructed of either solid oak or maple hardwoods of the
finest grades. Other woods can be used for pew construction (such as cherry
and mahogany) upon request.
http://www.churchtownpews.com/
Pews: 1. 1 very old pine pews, 8 ft.
7. White Chestnut pews. They have been stained dark
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:14:21 -0700 (PDT), TwoGuns
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
>remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
>all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
>are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
>1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
>on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
>live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
>[email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
>some contact information for you.
>
>DL
Most pews are OAK.
Might take a little work - but if it is real solid wood, might be
a source of old growth - wide boards that have stabilized.
Hate to see something like that happen - might have been a gift
from a cattle man years ago - and now a new group goes for Stainless ?
Martin
TwoGuns wrote:
> Just a few blocks from my apartment an old church building is being
> remodeled and updating their seating arrangements. They have about ten
> all wood pews about 15 feet long stacked outside their building. These
> are probably the original pews from when the church was built in the
> 1920's. They appear to be solid wood (Walnut or Mahogany?). It rained
> on them Friday night and that can't be a good thing. If any of you
> live in the Lincoln, Nebraska area drop me an E-Mail < R-D-
> [email protected] > and I will tell you where they are and try to get
> some contact information for you.
>
> DL