
Wormy chestnut lumber prices. Chestnut lumber prices per board foot as of jun 03 2020. Antique lumber refers to wood that has been recycled or reclaimed from old homes barns and other buildings. Wormy chestnut in particular is usually salvaged from old barns and other structures and reprocessed and sold as reclaimed lumber. We measure every board individually on a net tally we do not add shrinkage like many suppliers or block tally charging for air spaces between each board.
Perfect for furniture trim and many other applications. If it is reclaimed or salvaged lumber you are looking for call us. They are making lumber out of chestnuts that fell prior to 1930 by going back into the forest of appalachia and pulling out what are called sogs or trees where the outside is soft but the inside is solid. Reclaimed wormy chestnut lumber.
Chestnut has been extinct since the 1930s and what made the wood wormy is what caused its extinction. Prices are likely to be high for a domestic hardwood. The heartwood is a light to medium brown darkening to a reddish brown with age. Wormy chestnut in particular is usually salvaged from old barns and other structures and reprocessed and sold as reclaimed lumber.
Although larger trees are no longer available for milling we have wormy chestnut reclaimed lumber from historic barns to be refashioned into furniture flooring cabinets and other woodcraft items. Reclaimed wormy chestnut lumber. Available in 44 or 84 thicknesses. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.
Wormy chestnut wormy oak and wormy maple are the most common types of wormy wood available in the southern appalachians. Reclaimed wormy chestnut lumber. Chestnut is rated as very durable against rot.