One of Longleaf Lumber’s most interesting projects this year has been milling the reclaimed wood shelving, benches, nosing, and countertops for Hampshire College’s newest library space: The Robert E. Seydel Reading Room.
This may be the most remote Longleaf floor to date! Deep in Maine’s North Woods and miles from paved roads, power lines, and the neighborhood Dunkin’, this Skip-Planed Factory Maple floor has traveled more than most.
South Berwick’s own Thistle Pig restaurant didn’t have to travel far for their reclaimed wood bar top.
March was a big month for reclaimed wood flooring and the newsstand! Four of our floors made it to the glossy pages of two home and design magazines, Maine Home + Design, and Old House Journal’s New Old House.
We installed a new (recycled) grinding system at our Berwick, Maine mill this week, enabling us to recycle more of our waste than ever before.
Before the proliferation of the sawmill, hand-hewing was the long, hard road to a square structural timber. As American settlers pushed westward into previously unoccupied forested territory, they cleared land for homes and early agricultural buildings. The process, although time-consuming and labor-intensive, was necessary, as sawmills were often too far from their settled plots of … Read More
This East Harlem fast food restaurant re-thinks sustainability by building with recycled woods and becoming the first LEED gold certified restaurant in New York City.
