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Originally Posted by Zeke
Oh man, you haven't lived until you work in an 1880's house in AL and pull down a wall cornice of plaster only to be covered in stashed pecans, shells, fine dust and siht.
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My brother was a trim carpenter and framing carpenter for many years, and still lives in Alabama. He worked on some Antebellum houses that were framed of mahogany. Totally termite proof.
He was working in one attic on essentially the third floor and that 150 year old mahogany was so hard normal saw blades just did not work. It was like cutting concrete, so they had to use concrete saws. One new owner wanted an elevator installed in the master bedroom to get downstairs. And to install central air conditioning and heating.