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What are the Differences Between Circle-Sawn, Band-Sawn and Planed (S4S) Textures?
Check Out Some Cool Reclaimed Wood Shelving
Looking to Reduce the Cost of a Reclaimed Wood Siding, Ceiling or Other Project?
Wedgelap and Wedgelap with Rabbet
Antique Wood Mantel Finishing Options

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Apr 10
2013
What are the Differences Between Circle-Sawn, Band-Sawn and Planed (S4S) Textures?
Photos and descriptions of circle-sawn, band-sawn and planed (S4S) textures.

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Apr 03
2013
Check Out Some Cool Reclaimed Wood Shelving
One of our customers made some cool shelves out of Trestlewood's 4x13 Willamette Character timbers.

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Tags:   shelves shelving


Apr 01
2013
Looking to Reduce the Cost of a Reclaimed Wood Siding, Ceiling or Other Project?
Using unmilled lumber in lieu of milled lumber can often be one of the easiest ways to significantly reduce the costs of a reclaimed wood or other unique wood installation.

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Tags:   Shiplap T&G


Mar 01
2013
Wedgelap and Wedgelap with Rabbet
Advantages and disadvantage of adding a rabbet to wedgelap siding

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Feb 22
2013
Antique Wood Mantel Finishing Options
Wood mantel finishing options (waxes, oils) + a link to a YouTube video about finishing hand-hewn mantel.

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Tags:   finished mantels


Nov 05
2012
Remember to Vote!
Let's show our gratitude for the great nation in which we live by getting out and voting...

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Tags:   elections vote


Oct 24
2012
Trestlewood's Brigham City, Utah, Facility is Open for Business!
Trestlewood has recently brought a new facility on line in Brigham City, Utah, to better serve its Wasatch Front and other customers. This facility boasts convenient freeway and Salt Lake City airport access, lots of storage space, a Wood-Mizer band-saw, and hundreds of thousands of board feet of wood.

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Oct 11
2012
What is the Difference Between a Board Foot and a Square Foot?
The differences between board foot and square foot measurements are examined; examples are given; and a link to a handy Trestlewood board foot / square foot calculator is provided.

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Oct 09
2012
What is a Board Foot?
Board foot definition, examples and calculator.

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Sep 03
2012
Reclaimed Wood Samples
Samples can play an important role in selecting the right reclaimed or other unique wood product, especially when they are used appropriately.

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Tags:   samples


Aug 03
2012
Reclaimed Rustic Barnwood (i.e., Mushroomwood)
When we are asked for an "extreme barnwood" or an "ultra rustic barn wood," our first thought is mushroomwood. Mushroom wood is a cool product on several fronts.

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Jul 24
2012
Happy Pioneer Day!
July 24th is Pioneer Day in Utah. We salute the pioneers for their contributions, while sharing a couple of connections between the pioneers and reclaimed wood.

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