Own a Piece of California State History All of our wood is clear all heart salvaged old growth redwood. This salvaged sunken redwood has ax-shaved ends, meaning it was cut before the late-1800s. Originallyharvested between 1850 and 1910, this redwood falls into three distinct time periods: 1) A V-shape or "beaver-cut" meant that a log was felled with an axe between 1850 and 1876, when the labor- and time-saving raker-tooth saw was invented. 2) Logs cut with a saw and dragged to the river by mules or oxen were first shaved or edged around their circumference to prevent snagging. Learn more... |
Fine Craftsmen and WoodworkersWe gladly interface with owners, contractors, architects, builders, designers and/or their agents to provide you our beautifully colored salvaged redwood. We know old growth redwood and what it can do. We hand select every piece of wood we sell, and we absolutely guarantee its quality. Redwood Salvage Sales arranges custom milling to any specifications you define in vertical, flat or mixed grains, and ship directly to your home or workplace. We can ship domestic and internationally. Our orders are shipped to you with no waste at all, every stick usable for its intended purpose. Learn more... |
Brewery Gulch InnFournded and built by Arky Ciancutti with his eco-salvaged redwood, Gourmet Magazine (August, 2002) said, "this stylish new hotel sets a SoHo standard for design..." Wine Enthusiast (March, 2003) said that, partly due to this wood, the inn is "A masterpiece of style and design." Sky Magazine (Delta Airlines) wrote in June, 2003, that ...."wood connoisseur Ciancutti used the wood as lavish trim, a worthy tribute to those ancient trees." Learn more.... |
Myrtlewood AvailableAll-burl Myrtlewood is available here at Redwood Salvage Sales. We have Myrtlewood slabs 2-1/4" to 3-1/4", all 10' long, up to 44" wide, all book-matched. Air-dried 6 years indoors. One of a kind pieces. Some beautiful furnishings and items have been created by our local craftsmen. |
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In The NewsMagazine articles about Redwood Salvage Sales by Robb Report Luxury Home; BUILDERnews; Sawmill & Woodlot Magazine; and The San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine. Check it out! |
The Salvage StoryA man's journey from doctor to innkeeper in Mendocino County began with dredging sunken timber out of Big River...the recovery of a lost treasure of Northern California! |
Green Benefits and Durability of RedwoodRedwood repels termites and its ability to resist rot enables it to last for generations—superb green architect resources for your green dream home! Learn more... |
Dining and Conference Table Wood
Crafted redwood conference table with mixed clear all heart vertical old growth. Two 23-inch pieces sandwiching cats paw burl. |
Some of our table top redwood: clear, quarter sawn, vertical, all heart, full dimension, 2"-3", live or straight, to 24" wide. | Clear, all heart, quarter sawn, vertical grain, book matched, great color, to 24" wide. | 2.2" x 18"-24" vertical grain. |
We provide our unique, salvaged old growth redwood to custom mill to any specifications you define in vertical, flat or mixed grains, and ship directly to your workplace. Our orders are shipped to you with no waste at all, every stick usable for its intended purpose.
We Can Work with Owners, Designers, Builders and Other Professionals
Work directly with knowledgeable Principal. We gladly interface with owners, contractors, architects, builders, and/or designers who seek information and honest answers and are authorized to make or help make decisions. We provide wood for tables of all descriptions, plus fine furniture, paneling, wainscoting, trusses, custom doors, slabs and beams complete kitchens, luthier billets and much, much more.
We have been successful for over 20 consecutive years finding and purveying the very best in salvage, never used, old growth redwood to achieve your masterpiece. We know old growth redwood and what it can do.
We hand select every piece of wood we sell, and we absolutely guarantee its quality Orders are shipped to you with no waste at all, every stick usable for its intended purpose.
Your Specs Are Our Specialty
We arrange custom milling and handle only ecologically salvaged old growth redwood, clear all heart, all quarter-sawn, all fully air-dried correctly, never used before.
We arrange custom milling to any specifications you define. We also have thousands of board feet in quarter-sawn cants, from 30" x 24" and down, of all sawlog lengths. We have decks of quarter-sawn full dimension timbers from 12" x 12" down.
All our lumber has been air-dried at least 1 year per 1" thickness, years of correct stickering, storage and rotation right here on our property. No splitting or cupping later!
We will work with you, your architect and/or your builder to provide redwood in actual dimensions of lumber; and siding in vertical, flat or mixed grain. We arrange cutting 1 x 6 T&G redwood lumber, or dimensions you specify. See tongue and groove paneling pictures.
Timber buyers in north east, and importers seeking US suppliers: We are your supply center! Peruse our Web site for California redwood lumber photos and the unique quality of our salvaged, sunken old growth redwood.!
Guiltless Eco-Salvaged Old Growth Redwood
Our redwood is ecologically sound; having been cut by original loggers of the mid-1800s and lain at the bottom of Big River over 135 years, this lost-treasure was salvaged by hand-wench and lift of the tides, raising the water-logged giants from the river bottom 35 feet below. Our redwood is not from second-growth harvesting.
The appeal of our redwood is that it is first growth, a different animal than 2nd-5th growth redwood. Why? Because subsequent growth, once the old growth is cut, grows from the original roots, and therefore many, many times faster, resulting in lots of small "sucker" trees, a very pulpy wood (wide growth rings, due to the rapid growth, since the roots are already established), not the dense old growth with tight growth rings. So our old growth, tight grain redwood appeals to the fine woodworker who, in my father's words, want to build something really beautiful "guiltlessly."
Although one of the lightest of softwoods, redwood provides adequate strength for many uses, as well as superior insulation values. Redwoods minute cell structure, with thousands of air filled cavities, enables redwoods thermal insulation values. Redwood is easily machined, easy to saw, nail, glue, and has superior finish-holding ability. Redwood is known for its easy maintenance and beautiful color. Redwood is often used where high moisture levels are a problem with other types of wood.
Our redwood is so beautiful, we don't just sell redwood—we well AWE!
Dining Tables:
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Coffee Tables:
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End Tables:
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Entrance Tables:
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Conference Tables:
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Desk Tops:
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Bar Tops:
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Kitchen Island Tops:
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Burl Tops, live & straight edge: 2 - 3 inches thick to 12 1/2 feet long. Check out our Myrtlewood Slabs
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The Great Adventure Behind Our Redwood
A river runs through it... History from 1849, and the salvage story of a man's journey from doctor to innkeeper in Mendocino County began with dredging old logs out of Big River. Learn more...
Unrivaled Shades of Color
Sinker wood is unique in its colors and grains, from deep rich purples through rich red and rosewood tints, also blond, burgundy and cinnamon brown, as shown in the pictures on this site. The result of more than 135 years in the mineral-rich water of Big River, this redwood is extraordinarily beautiful, with its tight grain and unusual variegated shades. Paneling and wainscoting is a popular use of sinker wood because of its unusual coloring. (The background image in this section is Redwood Burl.)
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