WORMY BUTTERNUT BENCH
Long benches such as this were rarely, if ever, made in America. If a pilgrim household had a bench such as this, it was
probably brought from England. This is actually a long form of the joint stool. In England smaller joint stools were used
at the ends of the table and the long form was used on the long sides of the table. This bench is made from wormy
butternut that was found in Pennsylvania. The logs that this lumber was cut from, were found outside an old sawmill that
stopped operating in 1950. As a result of sitting on the ground for 50 years the wood became very worm-eaten. After
cutting it was kiln dried (which kills the worms). I have never seen any butternut as rare and beautiful as this.
probably brought from England. This is actually a long form of the joint stool. In England smaller joint stools were used
at the ends of the table and the long form was used on the long sides of the table. This bench is made from wormy
butternut that was found in Pennsylvania. The logs that this lumber was cut from, were found outside an old sawmill that
stopped operating in 1950. As a result of sitting on the ground for 50 years the wood became very worm-eaten. After
cutting it was kiln dried (which kills the worms). I have never seen any butternut as rare and beautiful as this.
