Category Archives: Barn

The doors. Part I

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin

There are barns and there are barn doors.  And then there are doors made from barns. In Westford, I remember making the first set of downstairs doors on the day the carpet installer was there. I made them out of … Continue reading →

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Using old wood

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

When I started out working wood, I used only ‘perfect’ boards. Straight grain, knot free, smooth-planed wood. Nice stuff. The first time I stepped ‘out of the box,’ I needed a board to enclose the lights above the kitchen sink in Westford … Continue reading →

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Meet the Barn

Posted on August 23, 2012 by admin

In particle physics, the cross sectional area of a uranium nucleus , about 10-28m2, is called  a ‘Barn’ because, in that context, it’s huge:  ‘As big as a barn.’ (And, according to the Zurich Naming Scheme for Nuclear Cross Sections, … Continue reading →

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