Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide

ISBN-13:	9781419738180
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	652,579
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

The first handbook on reclaimed wood, combining useful information, rich history, and design ideas Wood reclaimed from old houses, factories, barns, water tanks, and boardwalks has become a valuable commodity, treasured for the patina that gives witness to its history. Our ancestors built well, using locally sourced lumber that expressed the culture and natural history of their region: oak and pine in the Northeast; hickory and cypress in the South; Douglas fir and redwood in the West. Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide is the first complete visual handbook to this popular resource, covering history, culture, salvage, sources, contemporary uses (in buildings and furniture), and practical advice.