Hand hewn timbers still bear the ax marks left by workers in the 1800s. In some cases, the giant timbers - carved from even bigger trees - once held up hay mows in pastoral settings or warehouse ...

Unless you have been trapped under a rock for the past decade, anyone interested in woodworking is already well aware of the meteoric rise that reclaimed wood has seen. Reclaimed wood offers a number ...

Building with reclaimed wood is a green building practice that reuses old wood recovered from a variety of sources. It is usually taken from existing structures like old barns or homes in the process ...

Using reclaimed wood in home decor is very popular, whether repurposed from an old farm in Nevada or from a new fire cooling in California. “The wood we find has a distinct quality and history that ...

Don Stephens uses salvaged American chestnut to make striking interior trim and furniture. When woodworker Don Stephens buys material for his interior trim and furniture jobs, he often buys it in ...

(WBIR-North Knoxville) If you want to build something out of wood, you could always head down to your local hardware store or big box retailer to find some two by fours. If you want another option, ...

In an orange dumpster one recent Sunday morning, between old bricks and trash bags, Heather Olsen struck gold: rustic wood beams that once held the floor of a 100-year-old house. A nurse, mother of ...

WORCESTER - Recycling isn’t just for paper, glass and containers. For Holden native Marc Poirier, beams, siding and other parts of buildings targeted for demolition or renovation are the perfect ...