All day, every day.
Milling Monday
A good way for us to start the week. Sycamore, Tulip and Red Oak ready for drying.
Holiday Shopping
Stylish Amira, out holiday shopping, stopped by and picked up a gift for her grandad. Happy Holidays!
Our Kick A** Coffee Table Has Found A Kick A** Home
Sold this afternoon to a lovely and very funny couple here in Brooklyn.
Beams and Bricks
We were picking up beams from an UES building (history on the building to be posted by my amateur NYC historian, JT) and came across some interesting bricks.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Hudson River Valley was the epicenter of the brickmaking industry with Haverstraw, NY called the "brickmaking capital of the world". Because of the rich blue clay found on the banks of the river, hundreds of brick yards were established in the area. At its height, there were about 130 brick yards along the Hudson River.
(Source: www.brickcollecting.com)
White Pine and Doug Fir beams
8.5 x 3 and 10.5 x 3
Most buildings constructed in NYC in the late 19th or early 20th centuries used bricks from The Hudson River Valley brick yards.
P & M (Pickering & Malcoff Brick Co.) was located in Glasco, a community in Saugerties, NY. Brick workers first came to Glasco from Ireland then Italy and Germany.
HRB Co. (Hudson River Brick Company) was located in Grassy Point, north of Haverstraw and boasted 26 brick making machines in 1920.
Red Oak
Just one of the trees being milled today. Beautiful grain.
We Move Tables the Old Fashioned Way
Super heavy 106"L x 50"W Yellow Pine table headed to NYC.
Silver Maple
We got a call and as usual, rushed over to get this beauty. This time the pick up was in Throggs (proper spelling) Neck in the Bronx. Boogie-down Bronx got some nice trees!
A Splash of Color
Another mushroom sighting at the yard.
In The Afternoon Sun
JT's getting better at this. Nice shot.
Milling
We have begun milling the big Sycamore featured in our December 2 post. It is yielding 9' boards that are 32"- 42" wide. Take a look.
Sawing is serious business
Spalt
Beautiful grain and color
First several slabs
42" at its widest point
The more we mill, the prettier the slab.
Yard Sightings 12-8-15
Something interesting is always afoot at the yard. Doesn't this stump top look like the face of an owl?
This one we'll keep as is.
Yard Sightings
Not only are there different varieties of wood and mushrooms at the yard, but there are also interesting plants to be found. Below are just two recently spotted. Thanks to Nadine for identification and info on uses.
Mullein - leaf and flower teas have been used for hundreds of years to treat respiratory ailments.
Sweet Annie - known by its sweet, lingering fragrance, it has been used in China since the 7th century to treat malaria and fever. Western herbalists use it in the treatment of diarrhea, indigestion and certain bacterial diseases.
Also Featuring..
A sweet pair of Cherry coffee tables. Reasonably priced, either one will look great in your home. Come to the Brooklyn Flea and pick one, or both up.
Perfect size for any room
Kick-A** Coffee Table
Just finished this stained Yellow Pine coffee table last night in time for the Flea this weekend. Come check it out, or better yet, take it home with you.
Walnut stained, Yellow Pine, roundish/ovalish coffee table. Middle board, which is in various stages of distress, gives this table an aged look and great character. Funky, hand-made, blackened steel legs complete the look.
Almost forgot, there are two butterflies featured in this table. One large and...
and one not so large.
Back to 29 Greene St. for More White and Yellow Pine
Early morning trip to Soho to pick up some shorter White and Yellow Pine beams. We have great plans for these great beams. Stay tuned!
One Man's Tree Trunk, Is Another's Art Work
The possibilities are endless. With some work, this will most likely end up for sale at the Flea. Ideas are churning already...
A Promise of Things to Come
Getting ready to mill a 43 1/2" diameter Sycamore and a smaller 24 1/2" Tulip. Just take a look at some of the spalt and wonderful grain properties they're sporting.
Sycamore
Tulip
Yard Clean Up
We have been making a concerted effort at housekeeping at the mill yard. Resourceful Polo has been doing a bang up job at helping us get organized. We have created even more space to house logs and beams. Bring them on!
Our Favorite Task
We've had a great month with all the trees that we have recently sourced. Yesterday we acquired the two below in our neck of the woods, so to speak.
White Oak 37"x9'
Sugar maple 13'x37"
