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<p>[QUOTE="Charles Dupree, post: 11336548, member: 96581"]It’s really difficult to judge this piece without seeing in person how hard this wood is. I’m counting over 40 rings per inch. The last two photos show remnants of saw marks on the surface that match the underside. This was rough cut at one point and is now worn smooth. It’s almost wavy. Theres also at least 3-4 types of hand wrought nails that i can see. The saw marks are most likely from a 17th-early 18th century water powered mill. They lack the uniformity of later mills and are clearly not hand cut as there wouldn’t be parallel lines. I’m pretty positive it’s at bare minimum 200 years old.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Charles Dupree, post: 11336548, member: 96581"]It’s really difficult to judge this piece without seeing in person how hard this wood is. I’m counting over 40 rings per inch. The last two photos show remnants of saw marks on the surface that match the underside. This was rough cut at one point and is now worn smooth. It’s almost wavy. Theres also at least 3-4 types of hand wrought nails that i can see. The saw marks are most likely from a 17th-early 18th century water powered mill. They lack the uniformity of later mills and are clearly not hand cut as there wouldn’t be parallel lines. I’m pretty positive it’s at bare minimum 200 years old.[/QUOTE]
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