Reclaimed wood products
Man made in 1936 for The World's Fair, Treasure Island, located in the San Francisco Bay, is a California Historical Landmark. It operated as a Naval Station from 1942 until 1997 and has a strong cinematography history as well. Parts of the Matrix, The Pursuit of Happyness, Bicentennial Man, Patch Adams, Rent, and Indiana Jones [...]
From a number of different commercial buildings located on the Alameda Marina, we are offering thousands of board feet of some pretty special rough sawn, old growth reclaimed douglas fir lumber. Measuring a full 2" x 11 1/4" the 2x12 would be perfect for floating shelves or table tops. We also have thousands of board [...]
From the old Memorial Stadium, renovated in 2010-2012, The Lumber Baron is proud to announce the arrival of approximately 3,000 board feet of reclaimed bleacher seats. Painted in safe, latex paint, these 2-1/2" x 5 1/4" boards would make excellent, namesake furniture pieces, desks, side tables, benches etc. Come grab a piece of UC Berkeley [...]
Out of Felton, CA The Lumber Baron is proud to announce the arrival of two 60,000 gallon+ water tanks. Made from clear all heart redwood, these gorgeous 2-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 16' and 20' sticks are ready for their next life. Some of the pieces have some beautiful woodpecker holes, many still stuffed with acorns. [...]
The Old San Francisco Bay Bridge, a landmark architectural piece for the Bay Area, was completed on November 12, 1936. Following the partial collapse of the upper deck during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, construction of a new self-anchored suspension bridge began in 2002 which, according to Guinness World Records, is the world's widest bridge. [...]
With varying shades of grey and brown, reclaimed fence boards can be configured together to make unique accent walls, furniture...even house siding. Reclaimed from various fence projects throughout the Bay Area, our fence boards are saved from the landfill, hand selected for quality, denailed and ready to serve in your next home project.
Early engineers turned to massive beams to carry the structural loads of California’s first bridges. From the Davis Creek Bridge in Willits, CA we have acquired a large amount of massive, old growth, clear all heart, dense structural, redwood beams. Carefully dismantled and cleaned, these 6"x18"x20' timbers are ready to serve in their next life. [...]
From the elevator shafts of the Copper King Mine established in 1881 in Yavapai, AZ, The Lumber Baron is proud to announce the arrival of 6x8 old growth reclaimed Kapur timbers. In search of dense, hardwood to support the weight of the mine shafts, theses early miners trusted their lives to the ancient Kapur trees [...]
From a large, football stadium size, water reservoir in San Bernardino, CA, The Lumber Baron is proud to offer a large amount of clear all heart, reclaimed, old growth redwood in 2x10, 4x12, and 8x8 sizes. The 2x10 and 4x12 redwood served as the rafters holding up the structures metal roof. A full 2” thick, the [...]
The Lumber Baron's Forever Floors Create your own Legacy. Introducing our “Forever Floors,” Doug Fir 2x6 tongue and groove, clear vertical grain, reclaimed from the Sears factory store in San Leandro. The material carries the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Mill’s legendary “4 – SQUARE” lumber stamp, a symbol that came to signify the premier douglas fir product [...]
Our reclaimed clear vertical grain doug fir T&G flooring products are truly exquisite. It's amazing that retailers are able to sell their flooring as "wood" products. Often times made of thin veneer strips on top of plywood, many new wood flooring options today have little in common with the products of the past. Check out [...]
From a large apartment complex deck replacement project in Emeryville, CA we are proud to offer of 7,000 square feet of reclaimed 1x6 IPE decking. IPE is naturally resistant to rot, has a dense grain structure and varying shades of red, brown and orange. Although it probably has affected our bottom line, due to sustainability [...]
From the historic Sunny Acres Orphanage built in 1931, The Lumber Baron was able to reclaim approximately 5,000 board feet of full 2" 2x6 and 2x12 joist boards. With few to no knots, dense edge grain, and lots of figure on the faces, the material would make excellent table tops, shelving, and/or wall paneling. [...]
From the San Leandro Georgia Pacific paper mill in (you guessed it) San Leandro, CA we have acquired a large number of reclaimed Douglas fir old growth beam stock. Hand selected for it's growth ring density, this lumber could be milled to make exquisite clear vertical grain trim or flooring, door and window stock, or [...]
Last year's Sonoma fire storm devastated the area. This 150,000 gallon redwood water tank stood right in the fire's path. The roof burned, as well as the top four feet of all the boards, but the water line, at 16' high, saved the rest of the tank. This redwood water tank endured, like we're sure [...]