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How old is this Reclaimed Beam?

The New & Reclaimed Flooring Company
7 years ago

Do you think you can guess the age of wood jut by looking at it? If so, we challenge you to write down your guess =)

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  • Najeebah
    7 years ago
    I'm curious, Robert, and the weeks just over :)

    Comments (34)

    • Emmeline Westin
      7 years ago

      Wow, that's so difficult! 150 years? Don't shame me if I'm too off, please ;)

    • E D
      7 years ago
      Easy. 226 years, 4 months and 2 1/2 weeks. Roughly.
    • PRO
      MBH Carpentry and Joinery Ltd.
      7 years ago
      I guess as old as it feels! Around 500 yrs old.
    • PRO
      Nellie Vin
      7 years ago

      I can say -very beautiful! :-)


    • Juliet Docherty
      7 years ago

      I reckon it's not that old, you've been clever with it?

    • moiraford
      7 years ago
      Two weeks??? Come on what's your secret...in suspense here!
    • PRO
      User
      7 years ago

      Possibly the two thinner planks in the middle are of a different age to the two either side of them. ????

    • Najeebah
      7 years ago
      I'm guessing anything within 100 - 150, but I wouldn't be surprised if I was out by far... when do we get the answer?
    • PRO
      The New & Reclaimed Flooring Company
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      We will disclose the age by the end of the week... can't say we aren't enjoying this =)

    • Carol Weston
      7 years ago
      I can't tell - if someone did some hard core beating the wood up in the last week then it could be made to look old. But who would do that to some very lovely and, not to mention, expensive oak. I assume it's flooring from interior design trends and availability, of course, the wider the board the older it is. Is it tongue and groove flooring? I can't see nails so it could be as early as Georgian. I'm sure someone very knowledgeable about wood would know but I'm sure they'd take other things into account too.
    • jenniwatson
      7 years ago

      5 years

    • Robert Griffiths
      7 years ago
      It isn't a beam... Trick question. A beam would be made of one continuous section of timber, unless it is glulam... Looks more like timber flooring...
    • Robert Griffiths
      7 years ago
      As for age, I would say new. No nails holding it down
      So perhaps secret nailed or bonded, most likely engineered with a T and G edge profile as the joints are very tight, almost machine cut straightness with no deflection, machine smoothness with some additional added distressed areas .... But I could be wrong...
    • Robert Griffiths
      7 years ago
      Looks like oak flooring by Generations flooring
    • katecarpenter
      7 years ago

      They haven't shrunk apart, in fact they fit very closely so I would suspect it is recent and has been aged, perhaps to match/replace other floors/woodwork in a really old house. Maybe these are even a mixture. However it's been beautifully done. New oak would look odd in an old house. If it was simply old, would you have thought to ask the question?

    • lynneamandahayes
      7 years ago
      The outside is genuine possibly 300 yrs old the centre piece has fake saw marks and is very recent possibly within the last year but colour is good.
    • jamesanddeirdre
      7 years ago

      1826 - outside boards, inside board new.

    • Bebe Price
      7 years ago

      400. Tell me I win!

    • Kiya Kelly
      7 years ago

      Hmmm, I think the left side looks new and the right side maybe around 200 years?

    • PRO
      Rob Crawshaw Photo
      7 years ago

      Total random guess here... 230 years!

    • Najeebah
      7 years ago
      @katecarpenter "if it was simply old, would you have thought to ask the question?" LOL :)
    • Carol Kosy
      7 years ago

      Modern 'aged' oak flooring ?


    • Carol Weston
      7 years ago
      Yes katecarpenter it very probably is a 'patch up' job. As you say - well done.
    • Ocean Clarke
      7 years ago

      Everyone is in suspense over here!

    • lynneamandahayes
      7 years ago
      I have a feeling this is going to be an anticlimax !!!
      The New & Reclaimed Flooring Company thanked lynneamandahayes
    • PRO
      The New & Reclaimed Flooring Company
      Original Author
      7 years ago
      last modified: 7 years ago

      This beautiful wood belongs to one of our favourite lines. These genuine antique boards are at times up to 300 years old. Sourced from barns, country homes and manors in France. This wood was sanded and oiled (Air Dried Hard Wax Oil).

      https://www.reclaimedflooringco.com/product/antique-reclaimed-french-oak-planks-sanded-clean/

      The use of secret nails made this a difficult guess. However, many of you were really close.

      We hope you enjoyed playing with us. =)

    • Najeebah
      7 years ago
      ah great, thanks! It's beautiful wood, by the way.
      lynneamandahayes was spot on! well done :)
    • Carol Weston
      7 years ago
      Hehe thanks. Glad I wasn't completely out although Georgian covers a big lump of time
    • lynneamandahayes
      7 years ago
      Well I nearly got it right
    • PRO
      The New & Reclaimed Flooring Company
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      Yes! It was really tricky. Since the wood was not only reclaimed but treated as well. Well done!

    • Emmeline Westin
      7 years ago

      This was a great one @Reclaimed Flooring! We'll happily play again!

    • moiraford
      7 years ago

      Love it!!! Very clever. Kept us all in suspense.

    • PRO
      BFM Specialists
      7 years ago

      Love it :))

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