Sounds like some of the 'remodeling' done to the house my parents have now. The rickety, shallow shelves in the 'pantry' I could handle but someone, sometime, ripped the pocket doors between living room to dining room into supports for the garage. *cries* Heavy, solid, dark wood RIPPED into 4 inch wide boards. They obviously had no idea of the value or rarity of that much solid wood.
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