Ideas on how to reuse this beam?

[Mrs McG]

As a result of the remodelling I’m doing at the back of the cottage (knocking two extensions into one space) I will not need this lovely beam that was installed when the extensions were built in 1997. There’s no obvious place to incorporate it in the new layout so I wondered if anyone had some good ideas on how to make use of it? It’s around 200 x 200 x 2500.

 

[Toby Newell]

Niiice, pippy, almost tiger oak.

Would make lovely legs and stretchers for a table, the carved face as two end 'legs' with open wedged tenon and stretcher at bottom.

 

[a twig]

Trebuchet?

 

[Mrs McG]

I’m leaning towards a bench seat version of what Toby suggests, but I have to admit I’m rather enjoying the mental image of a trebuchet!

 

[Mrs McG]

I found a more practical use for the beam as a replacement for a steel RSJ over the french doors and I’m very happy

 

[LadyArowana]

What? you mean no trebuchet, disappointed