Oldies but goodies

Last night we picked up a 1930's or 1940's gas oven/stove, the "Grand Oven" model, that Juliana had spotted on craigslist. It was manufactured by, "The Cleveland Co-Operative Stove Co," a small manufacturer that has since closed. The factory where our oven was made seems to be under threat of being torn down. As of March 2009 a historical restoration group in Ohio was attempting to save the building, the city of Cleveland wanted to build a new middle school on the property, but I have not been able to find more current information on what has happened since then. The oven is aesthetically beautiful and it's design is simple enough that I should be able to do any minor repairs that it needs. The man we bought it from only wanted $50 and I found the same model on an ebay auction starting off at $995 so I feel like we got a pretty good deal. It will need some basic clean up but overall is in great condition for a 70-80 year old stove.

On Saturday night we received an unexpected donation of lumber. While I was at work a man, who had seen the materials wanted flyer we posted at our local recycling center, dropped off a truck load of barn support timbers and tongue and groove pine flooring. Several of the barn timbers are heavy 12' 3x8" boards and I think may be hard wood. We have decided to put a hold on salvaging any further lumber until we can catalog our current wood pile. I think that we will probably hold off on the 16' rafters until we get down to the NC GA area and see what is available. I am hoping to find a pine timber operation where we can get the rafters as cheap rough cut boards or pole like limb timber scrap.