{"id":14370,"date":"2020-01-23T10:30:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/?p=14370"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:43:27","slug":"urban-barnwood-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/blog\/urban-barnwood-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Urban Barnwood Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sustainable, warm and unique, barnwood furniture is making its mark. At DutchCrafters, our Amish woodworkers take pride in their sustainable practices and crafting with reclaimed wood embraces sustainability on a whole new level. While there\u2019s no doubt barnwood furniture is beautiful, the story goes much deeper than just knocking down barns and making furniture out of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Reclaimed Barnwood Hartland Server<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Urban Barnwood Collection here at DutchCrafters is in high demand, and when Jonathan Fell, the sales manager of Urban Barnwood, came to visit, we jumped at the opportunity to talk to him about the origins of Urban Barnwood and what brought this exceptional furniture collection to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan Fell of Urban Barnwood with Product Manager Steve Doe.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan shared with us the details of how Urban Barnwood began with a romance and resulted in a whole new line of solid wood furniture with unique appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Urban Barnwood Sample display at DutchCrafters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Part of the Urban Barnwood sample display in the DutchCrafters Showroom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Romantic Barnwood Story: How Urban Barnwood Began Making Barnwood Furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2013, Marion Yoder decided to surprise his girlfriend with a gift. He had gotten a few pieces of old barnwood from a friend, and he decided to build her a coffee table with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A local dealer happened to see Marion\u2019s barnwood coffee table and was so taken with it, he asked the Yoders to make him a dining table using barnwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dining table sold immediately, word spread and Urban Barnwood\u2019s\ncollection of wood furniture made with reclaimed barnwood took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marion and his girlfriend are now married, and they still have the coffee table that started it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Timber Ridge Coffee Table design,<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We went on to talk to Jonathan about the Urban Barnwood\nwoodshop and what it takes to make furniture with reclaimed barnwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Urban Barnwood Woodshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Owner:  Ray Yoder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years in Business:  19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodshop Location: Sugar Creek, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Woodshop: The Urban Barnwood woodshop is state of the art, occupying 30,000 square feet. All of the furniture is Amish made, and it has its own finish shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Amish Reclaimed Wood Bar Stool<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Background Info: Owner Ray Yoder originally built log homes, then transitioned to log furniture. His son, Marion Yoder, grew up working for his father, and it was his coffee table design made of barnwood that set everything in motion for their barnwood collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working With Reclaimed Barnwood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan explained the challenges of working with reclaimed barnwood. It\u2019s not a quick process and is very much one that supports the Slow Furniture Movement<\/a>, where time and care are taken to tend to every detail and ultimately produce the best quality. The wood is oak, ( a mixture of white oak and red oak that is one-half quarter sawn and one-half plain sawn), and it must be collected from old barns. Urban Barnwood has multiple crews that bring down barns located in Ohio and Kentucky, collect the barnwood and bring it to the supplier. There the process begins to de-nail and kiln dry the wood and to exterminate any bugs, eggs or fungus. The barnwood is also graded for color and cracks. This two-week long process involves the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n