Salvaged Antique Wood
We supply vintage recycled building materials in chestnut, oak and pine. Antique beams, boards, joists, etc. can be used for either decorative or structural purposes, such as cathedral ceilings. We have a variety of salvaged antique wood in stock; please email or call us to discuss your application and needs. Subscribe to my mailing list for periodic e-mail updates on this and other inventory.
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For Sale: Updated 3/10/10
Chestnut Joist Set#5 NEW Six, decorative, chestnut handhewn beams approx. 4" x 8" x 17'6" More Details |
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Wide Pine Wall Boards #9 NEW These boards came from an early NH house. Most were never painted; one was carefully stripped and another has some light paint. Widths range from 17.5" to 21". Lengths are 7' to 7'10". More Details |
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Wide Pine Wall Boards #8 NEW The widths range from 15.5" to 20.25". The boards were originally horizontal, beaded paneling and would cover an area approx. 8'6" x 9'. More Details |
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Summer Beam Frame System #3 This complete ceiling frame system, including summer beam, joists and bents, is from the oldest house in Hancock, NH, circa 18th century. It would fit a room approx. 14' long x 15'wide with the joists going in the 15' direction. More Details |
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Summer Beam #3 This 18th-century hand-hewn summer beam is 15' without the dovetail or tennons. It measures 9.5" x 13" and has a great patina. More Details |
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18th Century Wall boards #7: These early, wide but short wall boards are painted and came out of the earliest house in Hancock, NH, know as the Hancock House (18thC.). Total area is 42.5sf. More Details |
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Black Walnut Board #1: This single black walnut board might have been stair case trim. It appears to have been stripped and has a slight crown to it. Measures 17" wide x 10' long x ~1" thick. Great color and grain. Would make a nice bar top or 5' table top. More Details |
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Antique Pantry Wall Boards #2 125 sf of hand-planed, early 1800's pantry wall boards. Only a few boards are partially painted. Boards average approximately 10" to 12" wide. Great patina. More Details |
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Antique Veneer 2,000sf of antique veneer (Carpathian Elm, Redwood, Rosewood and Walnut burl). Most of the "books" are 14 to 16 sheets of consecutive cuts. Many of the edges are cracked and have been accounted for in the measuring. More Details |
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Wainscot boards #2: Nice set of 2-board wainscot. Unpainted and hand planed. Salvaged from same house as Wall Boards #6. 25" wide total with cut out for window by 12'10" long. Great patina. More Details |
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White Pine Wainscot Boards These two white pine wainscot boards were salvaged from an early 19th C. MA house. Dimensions: 19"+ x 12'6"+ and 19&1/2"+ x 12'2"+ and are both a full 1&1/4" thick More Details |
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Handhewn Beech Beams These antique hand-hewn Beech beams are 8"x8" and slightly larger and approx. 12' to 22' long. These would work as decorative structural beams or for a rustic mantel. More Details |
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Antique Tiger Maple This material came from an early Wisconsin Barn. It is highly figured tiger maple. All but one of the planks is 16'+ and they are approximately 2" x 6" (range 1&3/4" to 2&1/4" x 5&3/4" to 6"). More Details |
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Pine Flitch These 3 consecutive white pine boards are new, live edge and have been kiln dried and milled. They are all 5/4 thick. The measurements are as follows: they are all 5'6" tall; 38" wide (30" heart), 36" wide (27" heart), 34" wide (24" heart). More Details |
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First Period Summer Beam c.1682: This summer beam was removed from a first period house in Wabam, MA, recently during 'modernizing' renovations. It has all the markers for the period, including Tusk tennons, a bevel with lambs tongue with no bark edge and scribe marks. More Details |
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African Babinga Wide, long and unusual 'wave' figured Babinga slab. This is the largest piece of wood I've ever seen in person. It measures 54" wide x 12'+ long x 2" thick. 113 board feet! More Details |
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African Sapele SOLD This is a large piece of highly figured Sapele (African wood similar to Mahogany). It is milled on one side and kiln dried. It measures 21" wide x 9'6" long x 2.5" thick. 42 board feet. More Details |
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African Mahogany #4 This piece is older and darker than #1, 2 & 3 (below) and has some grain patterns. It measures 36" wide x 73" long x 2" thick and has been kiln dried but not milled. More Details |
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African Mahogany #3 Very large and clear African Mahogany plank with live edges. 42" wide x 47&1/2" long x 1&3/4" thick. 28 board feet. More Details |
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African Mahogany #2 Very large and clear African Mahogany plank with live edges. 45" wide x 5'3" long x 1&3/4" thick. 38 board feet. More Details |
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African Mahogany #1 Very large and clear African Mahogany plank with live edges. 41"+ wide x 7'+ long x 1&3/4" thick. 49 board feet. Milled, kiln dried and very flat. Perfect for island top or table top. More Details |
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Honduran Crotch Mahogany This highly figured crotch mahogany was found in a trailer truck years ago near an old CT based veneer company that went out of business decades ago. It is estimated that this material came into the country 30 to 50 years ago. It is very dense and has incredible color and grain. More Details |
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Honduran Crotch Mahogany This solid, single piece of crotch mahogany measures approximately 30" wide x 53" tall x 4.25" thick. There is approximately 47 bd ft of wood in this piece. More Details |
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Wall Boards (#5) This hand-planed, unpainted wall was salvaged from a 1740's Lakeville, MA, gambrel. There are twelve T&G boards from 7" to 15"+ wide. The wall measures 10'6' wide and is 7'1" tall. More Details |
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Feather Edge Boards (#1) This batch of feather-edge wall boards are from a salvaged 18th century gambrel in Lakeville, MA. It is unpainted and hand-planed, some on both sides. There is approx. 500sf; widths range from 6" to 18". More Details |
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Oak Stock (#1) Approximately 210 linear feet of ~3" x 3", straight sawn, antique oak. Sixteen pieces are 8' or longer, seven are 6'+ long, and eight are 4' to 5' long. More Details |
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Joist Set (#4) Twelve chestnut joist in great condition and with unique pattern. ~2.5" x 7" straight sawn. Eight are 11'5", four are 11'1.5", two are 7'2". More Details |
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Joist Set (#3) Six oak joists. 4" x 6" x 9' +/- (inside to inside). Very heavy. Washed and treated. Circular sawn and in good condition. More Details |
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Rafter Set (#5) Five sets of circular sawn chestnut rafters (10 pieces). 10'6" long (tip to tip) and ~3" x 5" at base and ~ 3" x 4" at top. Freshly cut at a 45 degree angle More Details |
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Chestnut Stock (#1) Three 4" x 6.5"+/- x 9'+/- chestnut beams in great condition. Furniture stock quality. More Details |
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Rafter Set (#4) Seven sets of sawn chestnut rafters (fifteen pieces), 10'6" long tip to tip. ~3" x 6" at bottom and ~ 3" x 5" at top. More Details |
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Rafter Set (#2) Eight sets of sawn chestnut rafters (#16 pieces), ~14' long tip to tip. ~3" x 5" at base and ~3" x 3.5" at top. Washed and treated with boric acid. More Details |
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Rafter Set (#1) Straight sawn chestnut rafter set. 9'6" tip to tip. ~4.75" x 3" at bottom and 4" x 3" at top. Five sets (ten pieces ) + one extra rafter. More Details |
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Cherry Board (#1) This single cherry board is milled to ¾” thick, 10” wide x 10’ long. It is highly figured with some nice sap wood on one edge. More Details |
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Tiger Maple These two highly figured tiger maple strips are ~1” x 3” x 12.5’ long. One is 1” the other is ~ 7/8th”. One strip has bark edge on a 5’ section. More Details |
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18th Century Oak Sheathing Approximately 200sf of c.1780’s oak roof sheathing in good condition and great color. Many nail holes, stains. Would work well as sub-flooring (to see from below) or a rustic wall. More Details |
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Maple Bowling Alley Lanes: Salvaged from the Oh Ho Ho Ski lodge in Woodstock Valley, CT--a popular, local ski hill back in the 1970’s. The lodge was torn down this year. The bowling alley lanes were originally salvaged from a Dudley, MA bowling alley back in the 1960’s. The lane pieces are approx. 42” wide x 16’ long x 3” thick. More Details |
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Misc. wide boards: Wide boards available, painted and unpainted for wainscot, flooring or vertical wall boards. Range of widths shown is 16” to 25” wide x 3’ to 7’ long. Prices vary depending on board. More Details |
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Pine Factory Posts: Factory post#2: NO PICTURE. Identical look to post#1 but measures 7.5”x7.5”x9’4”. Cost $500 |
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White Pine: More Details |
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Brazilian Mahogany: More Details |
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850 sf Brown Board: More details. |
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