There was this
Elegant Elm catalog Elm-21
Quite something to look at. Even better to work on.
Come One, Come All
We even welcome four-legged visitors
Sky stopped by with her dad to view some wood
Discussing wood for a table project
Stained Yellow Pine Conference Table
Just delivered and installed this stunning Yellow Pine conference table to a Midtown office
106 x50
Customer stain which matches perfectly
Upper East Side Pick up
No, not what you think...got these from an 1875 building on 74th St.
Yard Sightings 12-15-15
At the yard today
Restaurant Addition
A favorite dining establishment in Ardsley, L'inizio, is extending its space and is using wood we sourced from Second Avenue and 80th Street. Coincidently, the owners used to own a restaurant in that neighborhood.
At work
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.