Archive for December, 2009
Where to buy old wood
There are many places to buy old wood. If you are interested in purchasing old wood, please contact the business below to discuss your project needs.
Old Barn Wood Company – Old barns dismantled, recycled and reused as timber beams, siding, wide plank flooring and special architectural uses.
Old Grain Reclaimed Wood Specialties – Reclaimed wood to [...]
December 18, 2009
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Repurpose Rustic Barn Wood
Recovered wood, or wood salvaged from old barns, buildings, and other places, has become more valuable than ever. This wood is often used in many everyday products—from furniture making to home construction and renovation. Learn the basics of salvaging wood from a reclaimed wood specialist and give something old a new life.
December 18, 2009
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Reharvesting the Urban Forest
The Reclaimer, LLC began when Gary Schwirblat was working as a contractor in LA and realized wood from demolished buildings in LA was going into landfills ground up for fertilizer, releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Plus, the wood was mostly 100 yr old Douglas Fir, superior quality to new growth wood.
Reclaimed wood [...]
December 18, 2009
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Wastecycle Wood Recycling
Wastecycle offers discounted disposal prices for wood which is segregated from other waste at source.
December 18, 2009
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Reclaimed wood project
Hennessy reclaims the past and preserves the future by, reusing 80 year old heart of pine lumber from a 1925 schoolhouse during a LEED certification renovation. This Reclaimed Pine came out beautiful.
December 17, 2009
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Old Lumber Reborn
This Pulse video travels to North Carolina to visit the Whole Log Lumber mill, which purchases wood from demolition sites, fires, and trash heaps in order to revive and resell it. This place is the fountain of youth for worn out lumber, and the high quality of the semiprecious hardwoods that are routinely uncovered takes [...]
December 17, 2009
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The value of old wood
An old crumbling barn or outbuilding may be an eyesore to some, but it could be worth big money. Old barn wood has high value in the reclaimed wood market. Here are a few basic tips for estimating the value of old wood.
December 17, 2009
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Metal Detection in Reclaimed Timber
I came across this security device recently and to all intents and purposes, it is exactly the same as the metal detectors sold in woodworking shops for 2 – 3 times as much. This video is a brief look at the detector in use.
December 17, 2009
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Welcome
We need our living trees to help clean our air and sustain our life here for many generations to come. The purpose of this web site is to support and promote the recycling and re-use of building materials with the goal of reducing our overall consumption of our precious forests.
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December 17, 2009
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Where to find Old wood
You can find old wood virtually everywhere. Recycled Timber can be salvaged from:
Demolished Houses
Old Buildings
Old Sheds
Old Warehouses
Old Docks and Wharves
Old wodden boats
Old power poles (available through some electricity authorities
old railway sleepers
Wood washed up on beaches
December 17, 2009
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