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  • @jennykiest169
    @jennykiest169 Рік тому +248

    The gentleman who passed would be so happy to know that someone got his stockpile who apprrciates as much as he did!

  • @sunkissed5889
    @sunkissed5889 Рік тому +46

    What steal on all that beautiful lumber ! Build a beautiful kitchen table with benches for yall to enjoy during your meals ! ❤

    • @tmjb00
      @tmjb00 Рік тому +1

      I was going to suggest that too.

    • @bettrho2490
      @bettrho2490 Рік тому +3

      That was indeed my first thought... a gorgeous dining room table! Something worthy of the fantastic meals prepared by Meg!

    • @erindixon2877
      @erindixon2877 Рік тому

      That was my thought too!😀

    • @cherylsalmon2559
      @cherylsalmon2559 Рік тому +1

      Might be time to barter a trade with Jason from SowThe Land and make a nice table!

  • @kathywills3244
    @kathywills3244 Рік тому +34

    That wood would make a nice dining room table for the family. You got a great deal!

    • @heatherannekennedy9368
      @heatherannekennedy9368 Рік тому +2

      I was thinking the same thing!! A gorgeous table to enjoy Meg's magnificent meals around! I can see it now!

    • @mariayelruh
      @mariayelruh Рік тому +2

      I agree, but the advantage of what they are using now is it can be easily moved or shifted.

    • @Smacsek
      @Smacsek Рік тому +3

      He said a lot of cherry wood and my first thought was that I will be so jealous of Meg's cherry table once it's built

    • @kathleenoverton3263
      @kathleenoverton3263 Рік тому +1

      @@heatherannekennedy9368 - their space, right now, is tiny. The table they currently use is moveable. Until they build new or build onto their existing home it doesn’t make sense to build a table. It would have to be a small vs a big table for family and company. One day. Good thing that, if kept dry, clean and out of direct sun, this wood will still be around when that day comes.

  • @tinatippin5705
    @tinatippin5705 Рік тому +84

    What an incredible blessing! It will be fun to see what you and the boys will do with the lumber. You can never have too much bricks either. Endless possibilities. One of those boards alone could cost $50. Happy for you. Meg did well too. Congratulations!

    • @studentoflife2484
      @studentoflife2484 Рік тому +5

      spoons are coming..❤

    • @renaebettenhausen3611
      @renaebettenhausen3611 Рік тому +3

      Well done with the wood! I hope you and the boys use the really stunning stuff into gorgeous spice boxes, and sell them for Christmas presents.

  • @kathycortez232
    @kathycortez232 Рік тому +30

    Ok Meg now you can get your farmhouse kitchen table I know Ben would make it beautiful ❤

  • @kelleyheard5790
    @kelleyheard5790 Рік тому +32

    What a score on the wood you are one lucky man.

  • @jackd.ripper7613
    @jackd.ripper7613 Рік тому +11

    When you first showed the wood, I was (as a guitar player) thinking "Luthiery!" Any instrument makers in your area will be slavering over some of that stuff!

  • @hardenmama1800
    @hardenmama1800 Рік тому +40

    Wow! You guys really scored at the estate sale! The wood is amazing. I can’t even imagine the retail value of all of that lumber. That huge stock pot will be so useful when processing meat. I’m sure Meg will have many uses for those bricks.

    • @studentoflife2484
      @studentoflife2484 Рік тому +4

      that HUGE pot tho second hand LOOKS better than the brand new now a days made in slave labor country

  • @faithrada
    @faithrada Рік тому +26

    Love seeing all the 'simple' but essential daily chores and projects.. but there is something truly special about gathering for dinner. Food is sacred, food is LIFE.
    Well done All you Hollars..❤

  • @terelhutto8604
    @terelhutto8604 Рік тому +27

    Buggie is so adorable and precious with her head bowed during the giving of thanks for the meal. Be blessed of the Lord.

  • @anchorageprepper9008
    @anchorageprepper9008 Рік тому +1

    Sell one of those pieces and you can recoup what you paid for the lumber and blocks in one shot. Deal of the decade! 👍👍

  • @bettrho2490
    @bettrho2490 Рік тому +15

    Actually, I would really like to see Ben and the boys start making guitars and other beautiful instruments with that haul!

    • @drekfletch
      @drekfletch Рік тому +1

      I've been waiting to see which of the Homestead-tube Kids would end up musical first. I was expecting one of the Rhodes, but maybe not.

  • @deirdre444
    @deirdre444 Рік тому +2

    Could I just make a suggestion? I've been acquiring wood of all kinds for several years and have found that leaving wood outside--even under something with a roof--and wrapping it with tarps sounds like protection in theory, but what actually happens is the tarp holds in moisture, whether from rain or humidity or both, and causes a hugely regrettable mold/mildew situation on and in the wood. Your best solution would be to get it inside somehow: in a barn, in a pole building, etc, and leave it exposed to the air. Tarps trap moisture and ruin the wood. By the way, we love your channel. :)

  • @territn8871
    @territn8871 Рік тому +22

    What beautiful lumber, Ben!! Could a deck or addition to the mobile home be in it's future?!! Little Buggie is definitely a daddy's girl!!❤ Reminds me of me and my dad. I was the baby of 4, and I had daddy wrapped around my little finger! Meg, your dinner looked so delicious! Meatloaf and mashed taters are a favorite at my house too. Makes the yummiest leftovers😘.

  • @justincase9463
    @justincase9463 Рік тому +4

    With that fine wood you could build those early American style rocking chairs like Mel Gibson did in The Patriot. 😅

  • @debbiedempsky8160
    @debbiedempsky8160 Рік тому +8

    Time to take that beautiful hardwood and build Meg an equally beautiful dining table!

  • @TalkingThreadsMedia
    @TalkingThreadsMedia Рік тому +26

    “Bless me father for I have sinned” is how we start Confession - you got such a good deal on the wood and bricks that you practically “stole” it. Kudos. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 5/9/2023.

  • @srqlisa7881
    @srqlisa7881 Рік тому +23

    Omg that wood is gorgeous, congrats. So many possibilities. If the boys make anything feel free to share.

  • @yerneedsry
    @yerneedsry Рік тому +2

    Good job guys keeping that wood dry..She loves her daddy, thank you for being such a good daddy many are not in this world...

  • @barbaramix1683
    @barbaramix1683 Рік тому +8

    That was not a mistake. It's just hard work. Wood is so expensive right now. That is beautiful stuff.

  • @veronica1863
    @veronica1863 Рік тому +6

    My grandpa grew fig trees in NY, he used to wrap them in burlap over the winter to protect them for years. When he couldn’t anymore they still lived and produced an abundance of figs. You may want to try it.

  • @cherylmoran5134
    @cherylmoran5134 Рік тому +9

    Lumber is always a SCORE on the Homestead. 👍

  • @angelzhomestead
    @angelzhomestead Рік тому +27

    That's a great score for both of you. The cedar would make excellent raised garden beds.

  • @SandraNelson063
    @SandraNelson063 Рік тому +9

    It's Millie's job to be up to no good. Given time and enough practice, she will excel at it.
    Oh, you are going to DREAM about that wood! All the projects!

  • @StoneKathryn
    @StoneKathryn Рік тому

    That's furniture making wood! Love that you got all that for such a good price Ben. Meg did great getting all those bricks too. I'm so glad you found a good place to keep the wood. It's great that the boys are helping. So great you could use some of those exotic woods for knife handles. Meatloaf, potatoes, and casserole for dinner. Whoa, gravy too! Meg, I sure hope you have leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. T wood posts with cattle panels for a trellis, such a clever idea. That should look great with all the cucuzzi squash hanging down. I like how you got the cattle panels tighter and less sagged. Nice to see your fig come up. Thanks for this video Hollar family!

  • @laurajanyoung3187
    @laurajanyoung3187 Рік тому

    Ben and Meg, your small army of men are so much fun to see learning and growing on the homestead. I love how they all pitch in and help.

  • @gretaknebel8495
    @gretaknebel8495 Рік тому +6

    I see a very nice kitchen table being made from that great score of lumber you got at the auction.

  • @bjgigout9832
    @bjgigout9832 Рік тому +2

    Every time I see you and your precious family hold hands and honor God for His bounty, I pray God’s continued blessing and favor over each of you. To see your little precious bow her head is adorable.

  • @shamancarmichael5305
    @shamancarmichael5305 Рік тому

    Oh the possibilities of all that gorgeous wood! Those exotics are just calling out "Hey Ben, make something beautiful out of us! You know you wanna carve us, polish us, make our grain shine! Forget about your chores, come hang out with us!" 😏

  • @carriem7832
    @carriem7832 Рік тому

    You could take the scrap wood you don’t want from the wood you bought and build some t supports for the fencing rather then burn the wood…..or cut some locust limbs and make some supportive structures in between you t poles…just a thought.
    Make cutting boards out of the scraps….I have some really nice ones my husband made from scraps and we gave all our children one for Christmas a few years back. I make planters from scrap wood and seal them so they can go out on my deck.
    Make Meg some wooden bowls for bread….hand hewn would be awesome and future inheritance gifts for your children when they go homesteading.
    Scrap wood also make great crates for storing veggies and also when lined great garden planters.
    Please show us how you’ll be laying the bricks in Megs garden….😊

  • @adelbertlundberg7411
    @adelbertlundberg7411 Рік тому

    I too am in agreement, the person who passed away, would be very happy that you got that wood and I know you will put it to good work. That wood is worth 1000's of dollars. Be blessed.

  • @sarameitner6770
    @sarameitner6770 Рік тому

    Used brick, beautiful wood, an incredibly useful pot, a fabulous meal and gorgeous hair. What more could one ask for?

  • @southloupriverhomestead4696
    @southloupriverhomestead4696 Рік тому +13

    I,m glad you were able to get a wonderful bargain on that wood! Meg what a great meal! Thanks for the video!

  • @kathleenczachura3421
    @kathleenczachura3421 Рік тому +1

    I vote for a lovely farmhouse table for that hardworking momma, and she will continue to bless you with those yummy meals!😋 Probably enough wood for benches too for the kiddos!👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👧

  • @SuesSecretGarden3
    @SuesSecretGarden3 Рік тому +10

    The meal looked wonderful Meg. Buggy wants to work in the Greenhouse

  • @lindagoodwin3908
    @lindagoodwin3908 Рік тому +14

    Nice pot Meg! Perfect for your needs cooking and canning for your large family! 👍⭐️ Beautiful cherrywood!

  • @thaliahelene
    @thaliahelene Рік тому +11

    There’s a lot of good trouble you can get into with your new wood pile. Looks like some fine furniture wood. Heck even if you just resold most of it and bought tools you got a great advantage. Looking forward to Meg’s brick pathways!

  • @kennethgibbons366
    @kennethgibbons366 Рік тому +14

    Great score on all that wood! Buggy is sure growing up... but she still likes her "dad pick-ups". Have a great week guys.

  • @kimberlyhughes4515
    @kimberlyhughes4515 Рік тому +13

    Nice estate sale haul, Ben! Great prices on the lumber and bricks! I'll bet the boys are happy, too!

  • @dianegentry3255
    @dianegentry3255 Рік тому +2

    Wow! Great deal! Can’t wait to see what y’all build! Love seeing how helpful your children are! Sweet family.
    💙💖💙💙💙💙💖

  • @carolpoole2220
    @carolpoole2220 Рік тому

    Ben, the lessons you and Meg are teaching your boys and girl are priceless.

  • @Scipiogirl
    @Scipiogirl Рік тому +1

    My grandfather made each one of his children a bed. About 85 years ago he had made my dads bed with burlwood. He polished it with glass, no finish, just glass burnished. It’s absolutely beautiful. My older sister has it right now. It’s a wonderful heirloom to remember our family by.
    I am eager to see what becomes of all the beautiful pieces that you can construct from your new stash.

  • @DJCharlesworth
    @DJCharlesworth Рік тому +6

    That has to be the biggest meatloaf I've ever seen lol!!! And dang, it looked good!

  • @lindagoodwin3908
    @lindagoodwin3908 Рік тому +11

    It would be interesting to know the story behind how he acquired the exotic wood.. Nice score!

  • @sandycordle1277
    @sandycordle1277 Рік тому +3

    It's so awesome to see family meals and those bowed heads are just beautiful GOD be with you all❤

  • @esthers9140
    @esthers9140 Рік тому +11

    I don't know much about home renovation or wood lol but my sister lived in a mobile home years ago and they put beautiful cherry wood floors in their living room and dining area. If you ever plan on expanding your mobile home like you said you might I'm sure that cherry wood would get some good use and it was a great price😊

  • @patriciaherman6499
    @patriciaherman6499 Рік тому +6

    Ben, awesome score on the wood, bricks and huge pot.
    Love estate sales and auctions. Meg, dinner of course looks delicious which im making meatloaf tomorrow and love meatloaf sandwiches the next day.
    Ben, from what I've heard you may get some nasty weather tomorrow or Thursday be safe.
    Meg, can't wait to see what you do with the bricks .
    Blessings to you all. 😊🇺🇲

  • @kimkerley4218
    @kimkerley4218 Рік тому +1

    Birds eye maple is my favorite wood!! Wow ❤❤❤

  • @denisewilson8367
    @denisewilson8367 Рік тому +1

    Estate sales are the best place to shop. You and Meg got some great deals. Those exotic woods are very expensive a friend of mine uses zebra wood & the purple heart. Of course the rest is a great deal too. Cherry, oak & cedar foe all kinds of projects to come. Can't wait to see what it becomes.
    Great meal, Meg. I miss meatloaf , greenbelt casserole and brownies bcuz of no oven.

  • @patriciablanton6243
    @patriciablanton6243 Рік тому +7

    Looks like enough cedar for a blanket/ hope chest for Meg or Buggy. Beautiful bunch of wood. Meg's kitchen garden is going to look lovely.

  • @camicri4263
    @camicri4263 Рік тому +10

    Cherry and Walnut are my favorite woods in furniture and stuff! Big score! I have been waiting a live edge dining table for a while! Have fun!❤🤗

  • @dandan8333
    @dandan8333 Рік тому

    Indeed, you're the wood winner!
    The best part ... anyone could have secured this loot, but it went to a person who would compliment its being.

  • @tubularguynine
    @tubularguynine Рік тому

    My late dad was a gunsmith, and this old man wanted a stock and forearm for his dad’s shotgun, so daddy made him a first-class set from black walnut, and the old man gave dad about 20 slabs of walnut, about the size of that big one of yours, in trade…daddy made stocks, and pistol and knife handles for the rest of his life from that deal! Great grab, Ben! 👍🏻

  • @yorkshirecroftus3417
    @yorkshirecroftus3417 Рік тому

    BEN, BEN, BEN!!! You should have seen the look on my woodworker husband’s face when you revealed the price you paid for the hardwood. You hit the jackpot!! Just please don’t let the covering be air tight. What a blessing for your family!
    By the way, sheep eat poison ivy!

  • @dianadriverasbury9130
    @dianadriverasbury9130 Рік тому +8

    Loving Meg's fence. Beautiful wood. Wow. Another epic dinner.

  • @blueangelsfan4072
    @blueangelsfan4072 Рік тому +4

    I luv seeing that I'm not alone in my love of wood and estate sales😅

  • @diannabreedlove9793
    @diannabreedlove9793 Рік тому +4

    I think Meg would love a cherry dining table !

  • @heatherk8931
    @heatherk8931 Рік тому +6

    Loved hearing that little voice echo, "mom where are you?" The evening glow with little insects flitting in the cool of the evening❤
    It going from 60s to 90 on Friday. TOO FAST!

  • @waveman69
    @waveman69 Рік тому +4

    W you got ahold of a lot of furniture quality wood there. Project time!

  • @debragonser745
    @debragonser745 Рік тому +8

    I think it’s time to build a deck! Lol would any of it work for cutting boards?

  • @sherryblankenship9162
    @sherryblankenship9162 Рік тому

    Oh my...oh my...all that beautiful wood. My mind was exploding with ideas. As crafty as you are Ben you could make decorative bread board's with the Hollar homestead logo on them. At your classes these could be for sale. Sign's with wording farmhouse word's. You're sitting on a fortune.

  • @jillthomas4926
    @jillthomas4926 Рік тому +2

    You hit a gold mine with that lumber! 👍

  • @janetfeldman9723
    @janetfeldman9723 Рік тому +1

    You could build her a beautiful table for mothers day with the wood or a deck

  • @ritabaker3113
    @ritabaker3113 Рік тому

    The short haircut looks so good and refreshing. And lots cooler, I’m sure. Meg is a gem. And Buggy too. Blessings

  • @janhatchett7834
    @janhatchett7834 Рік тому

    I bet the boys could take some pieces of different woods and make an amazing, fancy cutting board for Meg’s Mothers Day!

  • @evalinawarne1337
    @evalinawarne1337 Рік тому +1

    My mom made the BEST meatloaf. It was great to see you make one with mashed potatoes and.gravy. green beans and 🍞. Yum yum yum
    One of my favorites. Meatloaf cold sandwich with
    Mustard👍🤟🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸BEN making 🎸🎸
    The purple wood, natural grows purple. Makes a nice table. That I can hardly wait to see, Zebra wood is cool to look at it's markings. My dad made furniture and woodcarver, I love the smell of cedar. GREAT for closets. ENJOY dear Family ❤️
    From s.e. Michigan ❤️🌹🙏🀄🛐🎉🌻👍🇮🇱💕

  • @maryloomis8075
    @maryloomis8075 Рік тому +1

    Ben you bought a treasure! $50! Wow! Hardwoods are very expensive. We put red oak trim in our house and it's not unheard of to pay $50 for one board! You lucked out. Purple heart and zebra wood! OM Goodness! What will Meg do with chimney bricks?An outdoor grill/ fireplace? The possibilities are endless.

  • @paperchaser9565
    @paperchaser9565 Рік тому +6

    Can you store the wood in the red house? Glad to see you lifted and fixed that overhang. Good storage spot

  • @deannewilliams3321
    @deannewilliams3321 Рік тому +4

    So glad that lean-to is all fixed up, it really stuck out in videos. I’m so jealous of the bricks and wood lol. And I just love love love meatloaf for dinner!! I’m having to replant most of my garden grrr. More cameras needed!!

  • @bjo867
    @bjo867 Рік тому +1

    Some benches or picnic tables. Patio furniture. Outdoor tables.

  • @calicocowacres
    @calicocowacres Рік тому

    Ohhhh boy! All that cool wood and guitar blanks! Taylor is going to be sad we didn’t go to that auction when he sees this😅😂

  • @lararabb8888
    @lararabb8888 Рік тому +3

    I am so glad you know your limits of heat & sun. It can be tricky for those who has suffered from heat exhaustion.

  • @veronica1863
    @veronica1863 Рік тому +2

    You got the mother load of deals on that wood and also the brick!

  • @marking-time-gardens
    @marking-time-gardens Рік тому +4

    Wow! What a blessing for sure! So happy for the Hollar family!! Blessings on your day Kiddos!🥰🌻🐛💕

  • @murrrriel
    @murrrriel Рік тому +1

    Knife handles! Dinning room table! So many possibilitiesa

  • @karionhawkins3091
    @karionhawkins3091 Рік тому

    Your trailer full of wood made me smile ❤️😃
    Meg got a good deal on the bricks, happy for her😀

  • @jerrybrady9103
    @jerrybrady9103 Рік тому +6

    Wow! What a score on the lumber, very surprised on the price ya'll got it for! 😮

  • @graciegolden2290
    @graciegolden2290 Рік тому +2

    Thanks Ben. Children showing up. Love you all so. Thank you, Meg, for sharing what you do in the kitchen.

  • @highroad3580
    @highroad3580 Рік тому +5

    Our hardy Chicago fig tree took a number of years to establish strong enough roots to make figs and last year it produced many figs before the first good frost stopped it. Hope yours fruits this year!

  • @pikehomestead
    @pikehomestead Рік тому +3

    Man, all that wood for $50? Great haul. I gotta start hitting some local estate sales!

  • @caroleewalker5546
    @caroleewalker5546 Рік тому +1

    What a smart thing to do!

  • @docjoe6927
    @docjoe6927 Рік тому +2

    what a find. I used to buy construction grade lumber at those auctions, always got it for pennies on the dollar.

  • @bbel2717
    @bbel2717 Рік тому +1

    I hope you make a nice dining table for the family with the wood!

  • @SharonKarkara25
    @SharonKarkara25 Рік тому +3

    What a great blessing all that wood and bricks are. I see so many things happening soon like, deck, making your own guitar, tree forts, benches, potting shelves, crafts. The list is endless with your creative ideas ❤🎉

  • @greenbankreptiles
    @greenbankreptiles Рік тому

    Sorry to say this Ben.. I got a bit of a man crush on your stunning locks.. probably the nicest hair I've seen in a long time! Megs, a lucky lady. Much love and respect to you all

  • @mattdavis7256
    @mattdavis7256 Рік тому +5

    Wow! That’s a great find, as someone who has just built a chicken coop......lumber is crazy expensive and that’s a GREAT find. Well, I’m going out to work outside again, y’all have a blessed day!

  • @lararabb8888
    @lararabb8888 Рік тому +3

    OMG my husband would go nuts for that wood. 😊

  • @karenladwig3856
    @karenladwig3856 Рік тому

    I can see your boys drooling over the wood! I believe they have shown an interest in wood making!

  • @lunachic03dh
    @lunachic03dh Рік тому

    Wow!!! $50. FANTASTIC DEAL!!! Worth all the work stacking!! All the great things you will build with that amazing lumber!!

  • @debrezo58
    @debrezo58 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful wood 💖 beautiful family!

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 Рік тому +1

    Hey Hollers,I take it your not allergic to Poison ivy? Yikes I'd be sick with it 🫢!
    Nice wood haul I'm sure you and the guys will come up with some cool builds with it👍.
    I gotta make a meatloaf ,thanks for reminding me ☺️.
    JO JO IN VT 💞

  • @irmibullinger1421
    @irmibullinger1421 Рік тому +4

    Wow, what a fantastic price! You can make furniture out of those wood planks and I know you always need bricks!

  • @janetwithers7427
    @janetwithers7427 Рік тому +1

    Nice lumber pile. 👍💖

  • @jenniferlroberts5994
    @jenniferlroberts5994 Рік тому

    The lumber is just great! Those big slabs are too. People make the most beautiful tables with those. Sometimes incorporating epoxy resin or acrylic in them. What a great haul!

  • @juststeph6940
    @juststeph6940 Рік тому +3

    Wow that’s a steal. We are always on the hunt for deals like that. We don’t mind having to move and load stuff to get a good deal.

  • @susanharrell984
    @susanharrell984 Рік тому

    May I suggest you make your sweet little angle and her mommy special boxes from the bird's eye maple with dove tail corners and put music box workings inside. Fun to explore all those wonderful woods. Maybe do some inlay work. The possibilities are endless.

  • @plansimplifysave1044
    @plansimplifysave1044 Рік тому +1

    You should make a kitchen table top with that! Great memories making it and then using it for years to come.

  • @sandyc6569
    @sandyc6569 Рік тому +9

    WoW Ya'll hit the jackpot on the bricks and all that lumber for sure! Meg's cooking always looks so yummy!! 😋😋Things are looking good out there! Good work!! ❣❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❣

  • @tammyhunter8295
    @tammyhunter8295 Рік тому +1

    Some of that wood would make an amazing Kitchen table. 😍

  • @tuliplangel4624
    @tuliplangel4624 Рік тому +1

    Kitchen table!!!!❤❤❤❤