CYPRESS WOOD
Expect this wood to last over 150 years. The reason for this durability is it's natural preservative oil, known as cypresseine, which gives the wood resistance to rot and insect attack. Cypress timber also has very tight growth rings. This makes it denser and increases the stability and durability. These very traits are what make Cypress attractive to architects & interior designers.
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Go Green With Sinker CypressSinker Cypress are cypress logs that have been submerged in water. These trees were cut during the late 1800s. Many of these logs were ax fallen from virgin forests during the industrial cypress harvest from 1880 to 1930. They were 150 to 1500 years old at the time of harvest. After the logs were fallen they were then hitched to oxen and taken to the rivers for transport to the nearest riverside sawmill. Some where lost and today they are retrieved by divers.
Use wood that was cut over 100 years ago instead of harvesting the wood that is grown today. When cypress trees are replanted today, it will take over 1000 years to grow as large as our river recovered timber.
There are no existing trees of that size today.( http://www.sinkertreasures.com/going_green.html )
Gorgeous! That entry-doorway is fabulous! Thanks for the information-I had no idea! You are always such a great source.
ReplyDeleteWish I was closer-we really could meet up for coffee...or wine! We could chat about Rockland-Camden-those wonderful coastal Maine villages we love!
I have pecky cypress on my walls in my den and the beams also. The house was built in 1967 and the wood has been painted which I like but am thinking about glazing it to give it a more natural look....Great post Renee!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to be under water all that time and resurrected. Wonderful texture!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! On so many levels!
ReplyDeleteDebra, i wish we were closer as well.
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mimilee-
ReplyDeleteyou are so fortunate, i love this wood.
and you have beams too !!
it must look great !
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ooohhhh, that is love-er-ly. I want some! Thanks for all the good info!
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