We have pine thresholds--the ones that are left.  I'm sure my ancestors
used what was available and easy to work.  With all the doors here there
were lots of thresholds.  Does anybody know where my thresholds would have
gone and why?  Ruth



At 9:53 AM -0400 10/19/02, John Leeke wrote:
>Leland writes:
>> You use eastern white pine for thresholds by choice, convenience or
>> because it is a historical replacement match?
>
>In the case I had in mind (my first assignment as a preservation carpenter
>back in the spring of 1971 in Colrain, Mass., for an 18th cen. farm house)
>the Eastern White Pine was an historical match. Given a choice I might
>choose a denser wood that would hold up better to wear and tear. I happened
>to visit the house this past summer and the thresholds showed very little
>wear--not unexpected given the light use. A hardwood would stand up better
>to the grind of heavy institutional or commercial use.
>
>John
>
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