Salvage: v. the act of saving or rescuing property from danger; n. something extracted as valuable or useful. OBERT KULP'S EYES sparkle when he talks salvage. While he explains the process used to fashion the old corrugated glass from a C&O railroad repair station in Clifton Forge into new windows and light fixtures, you hear his passion. When he remembers that the kitchen island includes metal salvaged from a circa 1910 barn in Winchester, and you ask about his cataloging system, he chuckles. And when he speaks of building deck rails of the teak from a 1970s Navy Yard Patrol craft, he positively gleams. That very passion pulled the trigger on him and partner Mike Whiteside to start Black Dog Salvage in 1999. And all these "acts of saving or rescuing property from danger" were done as part of the renovation job of The Stone House, BDS' new historical venue available as a short-term rental. TheRoanoker.com SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 55http://www.TheRoanoker.com