We love wood slat walls! They make great room dividers and wall accents. Our customers have used this layout with our reclaimed wood in their offices, restaurants, and homes. Naily Fir. Private Home Heart Pine. Longleaf Office in Maine
KENTUCKY We love the old mill buildings and barns that bequeath their lumber to us when they are deconstructed. But it’s exciting when our salvaged lumber comes from a new, interesting source. One of our more recent lots of lumber traveled north to us from a Wild Turkey rickhouse. Also known as a rack … Read More
FREEPORT, ME ~ 1940s When L.L.Bean reimagined their flagship store and campus, a robust renovation was part of the process and softwood beams from this deconstruction traveled south to us in Berwick. Being able to mill flooring, paneling, and beam stock from these salvaged beams and extend the legacy of the lumber from this … Read More
Our reclaimed table stock lumber is available in many species – all beautiful and ready to be crafted into a surface that will be loved and used for generations. They range in color, tone, and character and can be found in a range of thicknesses, widths, and lengths. We’ve pulled together six specific lots … Read More
Salvaged lumber comes into the yard at our Maine mill, carrying the metal used to connect pieces in source buildings. Hardware of all shapes and sizes adorns beams and decking from deconstructed buildings, and all of it needs to be removed with a denailing process before the lumber can be milled. WHAT OUR DENAILERS SEE: … Read More
Few images invoke a sense of Americana more than a barn situated in a rural setting. The American barn symbolizes work, life, growth, and harvest. A closer look at the history of the architecture of barns also reveals a connection to the ideas of resourcefulness, economy, health, and evolution. HOW DOES THE AMERICAN BARN CONNECT … Read More
Summer is in full swing. Farmers’ markets are up and running, offering their unique shopping experience with a range of products sold by local vendors in a spirit of connection and fun. Reclaimed wood lumber mills are kindred spirits to these farmers and makers. We start with “seeds” of salvaged lumber, which we nurture into … Read More
RICHMOND, VA ~ 1908 In 1871, R. A. Patterson in Richmond, Virginia, introduced a brand of chewing tobacco called Lucky Strike. Thirty five years later, that same name would transition to the cigarette that can still be purchased today. R.A. Patterson was acquired by American Tobacco Company which commissioned a new warehouse in 1908 … Read More
Seventeen years ago, Longleaf procured a large number of salvaged Live Oak ship frame timbers which were buried in a quay at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Believed to have been replacement pieces for the Constitution class frigates built in the late 1790s*, but never used, the timbers were basically landfill until discovered during a construction … Read More
Longleaf Lumber has been reclaiming lumber for over 25 years, but the history of re-using materials extends back to the early eras of human kind. Archeologists have discovered recycled tools dating back hundreds of thousands of years and re-used architectural material from the Neolithic period, when humans began to settle in permanent villages. Just … Read More
