just outside of athens sits PBR...the piedmont bureau of reclamation. part of the oneta woodworks family, PBR has pile upon pile of old (but very useable) wood waiting to be turned into something special. a series of old buildings houses the whole operation, and a pecan grove and old-growth muscadine vines add some vegetative beauty; the whole landscape is a fitting backdrop for PBR's daily purpose of salvaging old lumber for furniture and interior spaces.
words & photographs by rinne allen