How to Select and Source the Best Wood for Your Project
In the construction industry, there is great demand for specific wood types which lend character and interest to your home or building project. Some woods are quite commonplace and are used as a matter of course, but for more high-end projects, many people choose [...]
If you’re looking for the type of river reclaimed cypress that is recovered from rivers and referred to as deadhead cypress, sinker cypress, or deadhead sinker cypress, you have come to the right place.
We have a huge inventory of old growth cypress lumber for sale. You can purchase virgin cypress lumber or we can mill [...]
Mahogany Doors, Moulding and Millwork
Rich mahogany millwork, moldings, paneling, flooring or doors really set the tone in any room. Solid mahogany doors make a grand entrance for any building or home. The weight and density can be sensed while the look is less that of a door and more like a piece of furniture.
An all [...]
by Good Millwork on November 17, 2009
in TimberSIL
Kid and Mom invented–EPA approved. The product that is virtually fireproof, rot proof, and is so green, that if you wanted to drop your Metamucil intake and eat this, you could!
The patented product is called TimberSIL. BuildingGreen, and other sources can’t hymn enough praises for this wonder material.
Considering Santa Barbara’s remarkable susceptibility to wildfires and [...]
Genuine mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) or African mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) would have both been fitting for our latest customer living just over 2,000 miles west in a small town made famous by movie stars and posh living…Beverly Hills, California.
Unfortunately we’re not at liberty to share the specifics or the the name of the customer (but you [...]
by Good Millwork on April 11, 2009
in TimberSIL
Good Millwork: TimberSIL Fire Rated Wood Siding, originally uploaded by Good Millwork.
We’re always up to a challenge when taking on a “new and improved” wood product. Our slightly skewed, twisted mindset is to throw the marketing lit in the can and start slicing and dicing (we’re old school and the new stuff just doesn’t cut [...]
Good Millwork: Deadhead Pecky Cypress Ceiling Paneling – 3, originally uploaded by Good Millwork.
Manufacturing of deadhead (also known as sinker) pecky cypress ceiling panel for custom home in Tallahasee, Florida. In addition to the pecky cypress being used in the ceiling, the interior designer selected a black deadhead cypress random width floor to compliment the [...]
For over 20 years we have imported and manufactured architectural moldings and millwork from genuine mahogany, a traditional wood used in furniture and boat building for centuries. The word Mahogany is a Hindi/Sanskrit word which is made of two basic words Maha+Gony, which means great (maha) qualities (gony).
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Reclaimed wood is a rich resource for designers. Our best suppliers acquire buildings and reclaim every reusable resource – not just wood, but also bricks, copper, hardware, steel and any other materials for which there is an existing market. Good Millwork manufactures architectural moldings and millwork from vintage wood reclaimed from a variety of sources [...]
by Good Millwork on February 5, 2009
in TimberSIL
Good Millwork: TimberSIL Fire Rated Wood Shutters, originally uploaded by Good Millwork.
Wood that Won’t Burn? Contradiction? We questioned it as well. The distributor on the other end of this inquisition probably felt like Colonel Jessep. We CAN handle the truth, but we’re not pushovers and it wasn’t going to be easy.
Here’s the rundown:
1. Doesn’t Burn [...]