May 1, 2011
Time to DWELL on our success
Check out the photo-based feature "A Fresh Angle" in the May issue of Dwell Magazine. The 23.2 House, designed by Omer Arbel Office Inc. in British Columbia, was designed around our as-is timbers. Very cool, if we do say so ourselves.
View a second photo feature on Arbel's 23.2 at Inhabitat Magazine.
________________________Curly redwood slabs
Shown here, 4” thick, 12’ long, $6,000.
Email Pete or call him at
218-727-2145.
Timber Yards
in Duluth, MN, 218-727-2145, Peter
in Edison, WA, 360-766-6253, Brandin
in Seattle, WA , (360) 391-2269, Brandin
Deconstructing History:
Under camouflage for much of WWII,
Boeing plant yields storied timbers
An aerial view, coutesy of Boeing, of Plant 2 under cover during WWII, a deception
to avoid becoming a bomb target. Today, trimming 8x 20s on site.
Plant 2 built-out at a whopping 1.7 million sq. ft. and produced nearly 7,000 B-17 Flying Fortresses that were used in every combat zone. Plant 2 was the first modern assembly line, with 'Rosie the riveters' working three shifts, producing as many as 362 planes in a month.
Cloaked in secrecy, the plant was hidden under a Hollywood designer's faux city, made of chickenwire and burlap. Scaled down slightly from life-size, employees strolled its streets. See the historic photos of this war-time effort.
Duluth Timber will salvage about 250,000 bd. ft. of timbers, much of it shipping direct from the site. Read our full article on Boeing deconstruction project and wood.
In Seattle? Stop by our new Seattle 'micro' yard. Big wood, small lot. Friday, Saturday & by appointment. Email Brandin for a Seattle visit.
Boeing Timbers – 8" x 20" inches, lengths to 25’
Email Max to Purchase from Boeing Plant 2, or call him, 360-201-1211.
Source material (10"x20"s) from what was National, then Newark Paper Co, Stockton, CA. Nominal 3x20s are 2.5" x 19.25".
3x20 slabs (while supply lasts)
8-ft
– $500 ea
15-ft – $600 ea
Email Brandin
or call him, 360-766-6253
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