Wormy Chestnut Lumber Buyers

Wormy chestnut is not a distinct species of chestnut but rather refers to american chestnut castanea dentata trees that were killed by the chestnut blight of the early 1900s which were subsequently damaged by insects leaving holes and discoloration in the standing trees.

Wormy chestnut lumber buyers.

Our wormy chestnut wood comes in custom widths and lengths and 97. Antique hand hewn beams. Antique heart pine beams. 13 reclaimed wormy american chestnut boards 24 long 5 to 9 wide nails removed.

Antique circle sawn beams. This wood species is not listed in the cites appendices or on the iucn red list of threatened species. Available in 4 4 or 8 4 thicknesses. Grading of wood is lot specific not piece specific.

As an example a customer ordered full 2 thick wormy chestnut lumber 12 wide. Antique douglas fir beams. We were able to fill the order by using antique wormy chestnut framing which was almost always full thickness or thicker. Mountain lumber company buys wood from around the world and remakes it into exceptional quality wide plank antique flooring.

At the turn of the 20th century american chestnut came under distress from the chestnut blight and by 1920 almost all of the chestnut trees were dead. Norton secured powered by verisign. Do not sell my personal information and adchoice. Wormy chestnut in particular is usually salvaged from old barns and other structures and reprocessed and sold as reclaimed lumber.

The trees were then subsequently harvested and converted into lumber. Prices are likely to be high for a domestic hardwood. Or call 828 528 5533. Material is graded on 1 side only.

I e the total overall look. Current lumber sale items. We sell beautiful antique and reclaimed wormy chestnut lumber. Antique timbers beams.

Remember 2 x 4 s cut 100 yrs ago were usually 2 1 8 thick x 4 1 8 wide not today s 1 1 2 x 3 1 2. If you have salvaged wood decking and or timbers to sell from a building constructed before 1910 we would be interested in hearing from you. Moore is the best in wormy chestnut and supplies. Antique wormy chestnut farm table.

Perfect for furniture trim and many other applications. Most chestnut lumber is reclaimed material cut from old timber beams. Wormy chestnut lumber and other reclaimed antique lumber products.