If you ever get a chance to mill up some 500 year-old beams you don't even own, even though you're not sure you'll ever get paid, just take the chance.  We did, and it was worth the price of admission!  It has been a process that took a couple years to come to fruition, but has climaxed in a matter of days.  We just finished 600+ cubes only 2" small ( but had to be milled to a 1/32" tolerance!) and seemed to take hundreds of man-hours, and some amazing monolithic benches that should grace the Boston Waterfront for generations to come.  Much too difficult to fully explain in a simple email, so you better come see us to get a better grasp on this project.  (Hint: they were Live Oak Timbers buried before the Civil War at the old Charlestown Navy Yard).  Here is a quick pic:

Finally, if you've made it this far, it seems you might appreciate what we do.  Thank You!  Our Bread and Butter is milling vintage beams into some of the finest antique flooring you can find.  Our next best attribute is finding just the right surface for your project:  Wire-brushed Ash, custom hand hewing on any wood, specialty Fir and Cedar boards & beams, the best vintage barnboard available, or just the coolest chunk of vintage granite for your landscape project.  Thanks again, and please come see us again, for the very first time.  

Sincerely,

Tom Mann
President
T.S. Mann Lumber Co, Inc.