Our Products

Please note: We are currently out-of-stock on all our product. Please contact us to pre-order for the upcoming season.

Now you can order fine, old-growth wood whether you wish to create your own true antique reproductions or other fine works. "Antique Lumber" has the same fine grain and look of furniture and musical instruments made 100 to 300 years ago, in fact they come from the same forests! Most of our logs are the oldest river-recovered in North America.

Old Growth vs. New Growth The annual rings in the new growth of today’s trees have as few as 5 to 10 rings per inch while the rings in an old growth tree numbers from 30-40 with some even higher. The main reason for this is that the original virgin forests grew very dense and the trees were in constant competition for light and soil nutrients, this affected the hardwood deciduous trees the most as they grew under the canopy of the softwood conifers. Old growth is desirable because of its fine grain and unique beauty.

A Brief Analysis of Submerged Wood

After wood has been submerged for some years, a change takes place in the cells of the wood. Anaerobic bacteria eat the substance within the cells - the hemicellulose and other starches. This leaves a hollow cell chamber thus improving the acoustic qualities of the wood. When regular wood dries the cells close and become deformed, this the great violin maker Stradivarius, among others, understood well, and consequently we now know that he soaked his wood for years before making an instrument.

underwater photograph of submerged logs

Product Definitions
reclaimed antique beams	"Submerged Antique Lumber" is available in a variety of species to fill your request. Hard Maple (bird’s eye, curly and regular), Yellow Birch (flame and regular), Red Oak, Ash, Beech, Eastern Hemlock, White Pine (clear) and Spruce. Some are available in limited quantities and some varieties are even more rare and have not been commonly available for years such as Elm, Butternut and Basswood.
	"Reclaimed Antique Lumber" is reclaimed wood salvaged from turn-of-the-century buildings such as factories, churches, schools and barns. The few nail holes provide an historic character to the re-milled antique lumber.
	"Green Lumber" is made from trees that are saved from reclaimed wood and other sources such as shipping pallets. This wood is perfect for flooring.

Our niche is in providing one-on-one service to people who create custom products and understand the value of "antique" wood

Our products are carefully sawn and air-dried, slowly kiln-dried and milled to your exact specifications and the highest Canadian industry standards. We want to work with you to ensure you are satisfied with your order. Please feel free to contact us for a price quote, as well as shipment and payment information.