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| Sinker Logs | Buckskin Logs |
| Reclaimed Redwood | Wormwood |
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Logs that sank during transportation down river to the mills. Recently reclaimed, this wood has a beauty all its' own. The mineral deposits that have leached into the wood for the last 100 years or so from the river bottom environment have caused the wood to develop a rainbow of hues. Some of the colors that may be found in sinker wood are; pink, blue, green, purple, black and yellow. These colors sometimes run in streaks, pink and purple being the most common. Due to the salt content in the water that these logs spent the last 75 to 100 years in, a sort of
petrifaction has occurred. This enables unbelievably beautiful flooring to be made out of this material. Sinker Redwood is 10 times harder than buckskins and harder than fir, which has long been accepted as a flooring material.
See Wormwood below and Sinker Logs.
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A high quality, rare material. Our
Reclaimed Redwood is still in log form and has unlimited possibility for
dimension, structural integrity and quality. Salvaged lumber and Reclaimed Redwood are two terms that are used interchangeably but in fact they are two very different types of lumber. While salvaged lumber is sometimes from old growth trees, it is always a product that has been previously used. Such material is usually obtained from old buildings and will bear the marks of structural strain, as well as old connectors like nails, bolts, etc. It is also pre-dimensioned, thereby limiting size availability. We do not deal in salvaged lumber also known as Reclaimed lumber. |
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Buckskin Logs come from Majestic Trees that were cut down in the 1800's or the early part of the 1900's and left on the forest floor. This happened for one or two reasons: the fallers would sometimes get ahead of the crew and there would not be enough trees in the area to make moving the rigging used to haul the logs out of the forest worthwhile, or the rigging simply wasn't big enough to handle some of the giants that were fallen. |
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We also offer a redwood wormwood. The holes 1/4" to 5/8" in diameter are caused by the Teredo worm (shipworm). This is a salt water mollusk responsible for having sunk many a ship. The sinker logs, from having lain in estuaries sometimes bear the marks of this wood eater. Many people find the wood especially attractive for paneling and wainscoting. Hues vary from the typical reddish brown and oranges, to crimsons and purple. |
