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Item: Sinker
Cypress Lumber
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this item
Dimensions: 1"x4" to 2"x12"
Prices are detailed on
www.KrantzRecoveredWoods.com
website.
Description: light tan to light green to
cinnamon/brown in color
Can be milled to different
patterns
Sinker cypress is the term used for recently
recovered virgin cypress trees cut down around the
big lumber boom of 1900's. These logs have
recently been recovered and offer a unique
purchasing opportunity.
Harvested from virgin, old-growth cypress
forests, these mature cypress trees were
anywhere from 300 to 1000 years old. After being
cut down, they were floated on water to a sawmill or
loading area, but some of the timbers sank in route
or while waiting for transport.
The minerals from the silt and mud they rested in
for over a hundred years has caused the wood to take
on a unique tint. The colors can be a uniform
hue or appear in contrasting streaks of olive,
tan, and/or cinnamon or brown.
Old growth cypress has very tight growth rings,
often 16 to 30 per inch. This slow growth has
created a wood with high insect and weather
resistance, and great stability and beauty. It
lends itself perfectly for work like fine millwork,
furniture and high-end construction projects.
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