We are very fortunate at Crow's Nest to have very talented staff and contractors working on our building restorations. In between projects this morning I went over to see Luke DiBerardinis forging the hinges for the barn doors. If you want to see some great photos of Luke blacksmithing go to professional photographer Jared Castaldi's website.
Then at lunchtime I went to take a photo of a set of Luke's hinges just installed on a door on the wing of the barn. I caught the low winter sunlight reflecting off the driveway on the other side of the barn. Luke, his father Scott, and Steve Holmburg and Bob Johnson built everything you see in this photo except the 1915 silo on the left.
Then I dug through some older photos and found this photo of the barn and wing in December 2001, five years ago almost to the day. The before-and-after photos alone don't tell the story of how much work this project has been. The interior workshops are nearing completion and will provide space for storing and maintaining equipment and woodworking.
