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The Maryland Tobacco Barn
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The Maryland Tobacco Barn

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The Maryland Tobacco Barn

Kevin Boyd2022-12-22T00:05:13-05:00October 10th, 2017|History|

One of the facts that we all learned in history class in school was that the colony of Virginia was founded because of the viability of harvesting the tobacco crop. When one thinks of tobacco you probably think about North Carolina as well. Did you know that Maryland was also founded because of the tobacco [...]

George Washington and a barn
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George Washington and a barn

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George Washington and a barn

Kevin Boyd2022-12-22T00:05:41-05:00February 21st, 2017|History|

One has to wonder if John Washington had any thoughts about what his place would be in history when he settled in Virginia’s Northern Neck in 1657. Like nearly every settler in the rural colonies he took up clearing and working the land and as was common in the Virginia Colony he raised tobacco. The [...]

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Aged Woods, Inc, was started in 1984 by Donald Sprenkle, Jr. as First Capitol Wood Products, Inc. He had been restoring an old stone farmhouse in southern York County and wanted to use cypress in his bathroom and shower. He contacted a local “used wood dealer”, as they were known then, and contracted to buy a small quantity of cypress removed from mushroom houses in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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All planks are kiln-dried to under 10% (typically 8% +/- 2%) moisture content prior to milling to minimize seasonal movement. Wood does absorb and expel moisture depending on its environment causing changes in shape and dimension; all movement cannot be eliminated. Certain species in particular and wide planks in general are more susceptible to this movement and gaps may occur during the heating season. All planks are precisely milled and graded to ensure a high quality finished installation while preserving the exceptional character inherent in each species, especially the weathered Antique Distressed® products.

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