A word about reclaimed wood...

Most reclaimed timber was originally sawn from old growth trees which were much larger, slower growing and had tighter growth rings than trees cut today. Compare the growth rings of reclaimed old growth with wood in your local lumber yard and you'll usually see much finer grain in the recycled wood.

    The wood has been fastened in place in a structure usually from 40-120 years having air dried and seasoned to a stable condition. Thus when a building is deconstructed the posts, beams, joists, purlins and rafters usually maintain their straightness. If we do get a twisted timber we can saw it straight and square. Because the wood is seasoned, 99% of the re-sawn pieces stay straight.

    The look of aged and antiqued lumber and timbers has a warm and tasteful quality. From golden brown to light gray patinas, there's something soothing in the old wood.

Pictured above is a timber frame building from the Sugar Pine Lumber Company in Pinedale, CA, circa 1921 before deconstruction in 1998.