Folks,
I've been looking at some "sunk" wood for a project. For those who have
not encountered this lumber - it's logs that were being transported via
ship or were being floated to a sawmill 100+ years ago and didn't make
it. For one reason or another these logs sunk to the bottom of the
river or lake and have only recently been salvaged. The sunk lumber
I'm encountering is usually cypress or pine and the cost is $5+ per
board foot.
Many of you folks used any sunk wood for you projects? What was your
experience? Thoughts, recommendations?
Mark
I saw an article on TV a couple weeks ago about "submerged" timber in BC
Canada. The story said that whole old-growth forests were submerged when
dams were built for hydro-electric power. A company uses robot submarines
equipped with grippers and chain saws to harvest the lumber. The volume of
lumber waiting to be harvested was huge.
-JBB
"Mark Teller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Folks,
>
> I've been looking at some "sunk" wood for a project. For those who have
> not encountered this lumber - it's logs that were being transported via
> ship or were being floated to a sawmill 100+ years ago and didn't make
> it. For one reason or another these logs sunk to the bottom of the
> river or lake and have only recently been salvaged. The sunk lumber
> I'm encountering is usually cypress or pine and the cost is $5+ per
> board foot.
>
> Many of you folks used any sunk wood for you projects? What was your
> experience? Thoughts, recommendations?
>
> Mark
>
>
Here is an excellent write up done by NCSU about policy
of getting sunken logs....
http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Facts/log_salvage_report.pdf
Mark Teller wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I've been looking at some "sunk" wood for a project. For those who have
> not encountered this lumber - it's logs that were being transported via
> ship or were being floated to a sawmill 100+ years ago and didn't make
> it. For one reason or another these logs sunk to the bottom of the
> river or lake and have only recently been salvaged. The sunk lumber
> I'm encountering is usually cypress or pine and the cost is $5+ per
> board foot.
>
> Many of you folks used any sunk wood for you projects? What was your
> experience? Thoughts, recommendations?
>
> Mark
>
>
This company used to have some.
http://trestlewood.com/
Dave
"Mark Teller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Folks,
>
> I've been looking at some "sunk" wood for a project. For those who have
> not encountered this lumber - it's logs that were being transported via
> ship or were being floated to a sawmill 100+ years ago and didn't make
> it. For one reason or another these logs sunk to the bottom of the
> river or lake and have only recently been salvaged. The sunk lumber
> I'm encountering is usually cypress or pine and the cost is $5+ per
> board foot.
>
> Many of you folks used any sunk wood for you projects? What was your
> experience? Thoughts, recommendations?
>
> Mark
>
>