Reclaimed wood - Every piece tells a story

This is some reclaimed douglas fir that we used for interior trim.  We salvaged the materials from a home we deconstructed.  I love seeing the old nail holes, it makes me smile

Do you see the lighter colored strip?  That is where this piece of wood used to sit on top of the roof rafters of the home we deconstructed.   Before this wood was interior trim, it  was once the skip sheathing.  This nail hole in the middle of the light colored strip was put there in 1971 when the home was built.   That carpenter used a hammer to do it, no power tools on the job then.  I love to think about that day in the past.

Above is a close up of the wood I used when I built this custom kitchen table.   Could anything be more beautiful?  The material is 2x6 tongue and groove that was once the meager sub-floor of a house. The owners walked over this wood for 40+ years and I can guarantee you no one ever had the thought - "Maybe someone will recycle this home into a kitchen table someday."