Bruner Lumber Company

Sinker Cypress Big Logs

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:23:59 +0000

Preserved underwater for more than a century, Sinker Cypress Logs are prized for their dense heartwood, bright colors and fine grain. This wood is especially desirable for high end decking, flooring, paneling, furniture, molding, table tops and more. Our Sinker Cypress Logs are approximately 28 feet long and were cut around 100 years ago by hand, using an axe. We estimate these logs would make about 2500 to 2800 board feet of lumber each.

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Curly Sinker Pine

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:11:22 +0000

Curly Sinker Pine is one of the most attractive species of lumber due to its unique curly grain pattern. Because the wood fibers are curly instead of straight, Curly Sinker Pine can cause the light to reflect in many interesting ways, and offers a spectacular effect that can be used to enhance the appearance of furniture, plus wooden complements and fixtures.

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Corbels & Brackets

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:59:46 +0000

Corbels have been used in architecture for hundreds of years. Beginning in the Early English period, wood has become the favorite material in corbel construction. Because wood is incredibly versatile in its ability to be carved in innumerable fashions, many designers and homeowners alike have found the wooden corbel to be the perfect accent to any piece of furniture. Corbels and brackets have the versatility to be elaborately carved, are decorative, and are great architectural accents.

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Pecky Sinker Cypress

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:49:22 +0000

Pecky Sinker Cypress is a rare lumber that has holes or pockets throughout. This only occurs in occasional logs, and is not discovered until the log is cut. It forms from the inside out in a circular pattern following the tree’s rings, and when milled, the pattern of holes is completely random. Pecky Sinker Cypress tends to have larger, rougher holes due to the logs’ underwater stay, and like all cypress, Pecky Sinker Cypress is beautiful to look at and extremely durable, resistant to both rot and insects.
Pecky Sinker Cypress can be used for paneling, furniture, beams, and cabinets or furniture. It can be used in combination with other cypress or your lumber of choice for accents.

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Sinker Cypress Wide Cuts

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:47:34 +0000

Wide Cuts are just as the name suggests – wide, flat pieces of Cypress lumber. These Wide Cuts are actually rare, as the pieces are only found in the dead center of raw, un-milled lumber that boasts a substantial width. Wide Cuts are perfect for the applications of large, flat solid wood surfaces as it enables craftsmen to use just that one piece of lumber instead of gluing together several smaller pieces. It provides a continuous grain pattern throughout the piece of furniture for a stunning visual effect.

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Longleaf Pine

brunerlumber — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:52:37 +0000

Longleaf Pine is also known as Antique Pine, Heart Pine, and Pitch Pine. This reclaimed lumber is sturdy with a tight growth-ring pattern, making it a favorable choice for interior trim, beams, exterior paneling and flooring. Using rediscovered wood helps preserve our forests by utilizing timber harvested hundreds of years ago while also providing a higher quality lumber.

Longleaf Pine is a popular form of lumber, and even the Longleaf Pine needles that cover the forest floors of the south-eastern United States have today created a multi-million dollar wholesale industry – with the “Longleaf Pine Straw” being harvested for garden mulch. Longleaf Pine lumber itself is extremely affordable, durable and, as is the case with all reclaimed lumber, offers a unique range of attractive color variations.

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Figured Sinker Cypress

brunerlumber — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:44:12 +0000

Just like Sinker Cypress lumber, Figured Sinker Cypress lumber is a specialty lumber that has been recovered from the woodlands and rivers of northwest Florida. This virgin growth timber is also first generation, Cypress lumber, and is used for both historic restoration and new construction. Figured Sinker Cypress lumber differs slightly from the Sinker Cypress in that it consists of hand-selected cuts that possess a unique or differing grain and/or color characteristics. The combination of these factors and the subsequent color differentials make this wood an exceptionally beautiful product. No two cuts are alike, allowing for visually appealing, unique lumber that can be used for numerous purposes including interior and exterior paneling, trim, moldings, table tops, ceilings and beams.

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Sinker Pine

brunerlumber — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:04:01 +0000

Sinker Pine, just like Sinker Cypress, is a recovered virgin growth wood that has been buried in the muddy bottoms of northwest Florida’s rivers for many years, and has been retrieved for use in both historic restoration and new construction. Originally cut as far back as 1890, Sinker Pine logs and lumber were transported from the woods to the sawmill by river, where during their journey, many of the larger logs either broke away from the others and sank to the river bottom, or were simply too large to pull from the water with the antiquated handling systems of that time.

The logs would be marked with a number or symbol to determine ownership and differentiate the lumber, with many still visible on the logs today. Bruner Lumber Company is fortunate to own at least 20 of these marks and brands from the original owners of these logs, the JJ McCaskill Timber Company, based out of Walton County in Florida. These brands were officially recorded in Walton County between 1890 and 1920. Sinker Pine is a very hard, sturdy wood, and makes excellent flooring products. In addition to flooring, Sinker Pine is used as rough lumber, tongue & groove, trim, molding and beams.

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Sinker Cypress

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:52:46 +0000

Sinker Cypress is first generation, river retrieved lumber that is also known as deadhead cypress, river reclaimed cypress, river recovered cypress, old growth cypress, and virgin cypress. This quality old growth lumber was cut from 1890 to 1930, and then rafted down the rivers of northwest Florida to different sawmills in the region. A certain percentage of the lumber was lost or sunk on its journey, and these recovered sinker logs are now sawn into Sinker Cypress lumber for both historic restoration and new construction.

Using rediscovered wood helps preserve our forests by utilizing timber harvested hundreds of years ago while also providing a higher quality lumber. This old virgin cypress timber has very tight growth rings, making it denser while increasing stability and durability. Sinker Cypress is used primarily for interior and exterior paneling, tongue & groove, trim, ceilings, moldings, table tops, and beams.

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Tidewater Cypress

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:37:51 +0000

Tidewater Cypress lumber grows in local river swamps in Northwest Florida, where the trees have learned to adapt to the most unfavorable conditions and the high humidity. These conditions can cause factors such as rot, decay, mold and fungus, but Tidewater Red Cypress naturally protects itself by creating a highly concentrated natural oil substance called Cypressene. This substance is present throughout the wood, and because of this, no chemical treatments are ever necessary. Thanks to the Cypressene, Tidewater Cypress has a tight grain pattern, is decay resistant, and is an excellent product for both interior & exterior applications.

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