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It is another one of those years. Wildfires rage, torching homes and whole towns. These wildfires move very fast and are so powerful they create their own weather. Many times, there will be one or two homes that seem to have withstood the fire without major damage. Sometimes that is luck, but sometimes it is [...]
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Deadhead sinker cypress is wood that sank to the bottom of rivers and canals 150 years ago. It has been raised, dried out, and sliced into boards, molding, and anything else wooden you can think of. To feature this great wood, Good Millwork presents a roundup of five articles on it: The history of deadhead [...]
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. That has become the mantra of ecologically conscious people everywhere. At Good Millwork, we think a fourth R should be added: Reclaim. There are resources waiting to be used that can be reclaimed from the water that covers them. Deadhead sinker cypress lies at the bottom of rivers and canals. It has [...]
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Customers often ask what the best wood is for their architectural moldings. The answer, of course, is that it depends. That isn’t terribly helpful, so here are some guidelines. They are just guides, however, so feel free to color outside the lines if that works best for you. Will the product be used inside or [...]
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Stradivarius violins are said to be the best in the world. They were made by Antonio Stradivari in the late 17th century. He also made other stringed instruments, such as the cello. His instruments sell for over a million dollars, as there are only about 665 left. Scientists have been studying the instruments for years [...]
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Good Millwork: Deadhead Pecky Cypress Ceiling Paneling – 3, originally uploaded by Good Millwork. Pecky cypress has a unique look and feel to it that no other wood can duplicate. Here it is being milled for a ceiling. Pecky cypress is wood that has been eaten through with insects. When the wood is cut, the [...]
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At Good Millwork, we talk a lot about how cypress in general, and deadhead sinker cypress in particular, is rot resistant. Since cypress grows in swamps, it has to be able to withstand being in water or it will die. It makes sense that the cypress tree has developed some way to keep from rotting.
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Good Millwork works with a lot of deadhead sinker cypress. It is a beautiful wood. Sometimes, though, we get to work in something even more special. Deadhead pecky cypress is, like regular sinker cypress, wood that is pulled from a river or canal after being submerged for over one hundred years. Pecky cypress, though, was [...]
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Sinker cypress runs rings around common cypress. Let us explain. When a tree grows, it not only grows up toward the sky, but out as well. Cells are added underneath the bark in a fairly even layer all around the tree. This process continues throughout the tree’s lifetime. This continual growth is one reason for [...]
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We at Good Millwork have mentioned several times that deadhead sinker cypress is a green product. It was harvested a hundred or more years ago when virgin forests were being cut. The cut logs were floated to the sawmill for processing. Some of these logs, perhaps ten percent, sank on the way. They have laid [...]
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