August 06
What's new at Barntech??? So much is new and yet everything stays the same!!! Sound familiar?? It would seem that two years has passed us by in the blink of an eye. I would like to say we are wiser...stronger....and expanding however that seems to change from day to day and with our mindset. I think we are wiser in the sense that we have made many, many, many mistakes in our first few years but as the saying goes.....we did not fail, we just found a thousand ways NOT to do something. *laffin* I think we are stronger in the sense that we have had many young employees that can not keep up to us, which brings us back to working without a crew and still getting the job done...I'm not sure if that reflects on us or them. I think we are expanding in the sense that we have a new and greater appreciation for our wood and what exactly can be done with it. So....would we do it all over again??? ABSOLUTELY!! We might do things alittle different and definately gotten more information on running a business but all in all it has been a venture worth taking. When one of us was ready to throw in the proverbial towel the other was there to nudge the other along. I think both of us love Barntech for different reasons. Shawn loves to rip the structures down knowing that the wood is not rotting into the ground needlessly. He takes great pride in knowing that a hand hewn beam that once took one man days....possibly weeks to finish, will be appreciated and admired again for another possible century. For me.....it is different. I love the feel, smell and look that the wood has in its raw form and after it is transformed into something else. From our garden pieces to the rustic furniture to the glorious flooring it captures a place in time. Telling a story of life....actually, of many lives. A time in history when life was simple but hard. Trees were sacrificed to build a home or a barn to house our family or our livelihood. Over time this wood has absorbed a new life......our lives. There is nothing in this world smoother then piece of wood from a barn stall.....more textured then a gainway board....or more colourful then a plank floor. Each piece is beautiful for a different reason. Now after centuries these old structures are being torn down and instead of being destroyed are being given another chance at life. All the advancements in the world can not stand up to the simple yet magnificent strength of wood. And we take great pride in knowing that we had a hand in extending and preserving these pieces of history.
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