Our Reclaimed Lumber Mill featured in Wood-Mizer Way Magazine!

Crossroads was featured in Wood-Mizer Way Magazine #70, in the article “Reclaiming the Past.”

An excerpt from the story:

“Forests fell and, sometimes, men died, in producing that lumber,” [Marc Mandel] says. “Workers invested their lives and skills manufacturing it. It seems wrong to waste the labor and energy of the past when we can, today, reuse the wood to provide continued benefit to our community.”

 

Click here to read about our humble beginnings in reclaimed wood, and our commitment to salvage historic lumber in the WoodMizer Way article “Reclaiming the Past”.

Wood-Mizer Way Magazine
Wood-Mizer Way Magazine

Posted: January 31, 2012 by

Video: Resawing 2X6 Doug Fir at Crossroads Lumber

Check out our guys Merkell and Ray as they resaw nominal 2X6 Douglas Fir Tongue & Groove into 1X6 Ship-Lap for the Blossom Hill Whole Foods in San Jose, CA.  Our wire-brushed old patina 2X6 has been very popular in the last year!

Posted: January 25, 2012 by

FOR SALE: 12″ X 24″ X 32′ Reclaimed Timbers Large-Dimension Structural Douglas Fir

12″ X 24″ X 32′ Reclaimed Timbers Large-Dimension Structural Douglas Fir

Actual net dimension 11″ x 23″ x 32’ originally S4S

Call for pricing 559-877-3645 or 888-842-3201

Nice brown color.  Multiple photos on request.  Price will go up as inventory goes down.

We have dozens of these beautiful beams.

 

Posted: January 25, 2012 by

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Crossroads Lumber!  The New Year is a time for changes, for fresh starts.  Our inventory is regularly changing as old wood finds new life in our customers’ projects, and as deconstruction is chosen over demolition, diverting beautiful and structural lumber from the landfill to our yard.

 

We’ve got some great new inventory coming in the next month, and are reducing prices on other units to make room.  As our friends and customers look forward to additions, renovations, and new construction in 2012, these tributes to the past may be the perfect fit in future projects.

 

Click here for more information about our sales items, and keep an eye out for future deals and updates here, on our Reclaimed Wood News Blog!

Posted: January 11, 2012 by

For Sale: 2X12 and 2X6 Recycled Lumber, for Exterior Use

Full dimension 2″ rough-cut Douglas Fir Reclaimed Lumber, for outside use.

2x6x11’ to 12’  and 2x12x11’ to 12’  Rough-cut Douglas Fir $1.50/BF ($18 each for 2X6X12, $36 each for 2X12X12), $300 minimum purchase.

These are salvaged from a Papermill in Hollister, CA.

There is some type of oil on them, so they are no good for interior use, but very nice stock for exterior.

 

 

Posted: January 11, 2012 by

“Remaking the Way We Make Things”

‎”The question before us is not growth versus no growth, It is: what would good growth look like? And this is a question of intent, of design. What if we grow health instead of sickness, home ownership instead of indigence, education instead of ignorance?” -Architect William McDonough

 

William McDonough is one of our favorite authors/visionaries here at Crossroads.   Read about his book Cradle to Cradle, and we highly recommend watching his movie, The Next Industrial Revolution.

Posted: December 22, 2011 by

The Many Faces of Reclaimed Wood

Posted: December 8, 2011 by

Our First YouTube Video: JR Salvages 12X12s for Crossroads Recycled Lumber

Posted: November 30, 2011 by

Recycled Lumber from Warner Bros Studios

Cropped from the trailer of "The Petrified Forest" (1936)

As much as our company is about natural resource conservation and providing beautiful, quality lumber, we are also dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of our built environment.

Crossroads has a limited supply of wonderful Douglas Fir from the 1936 Warner Bros. prop and studio Building 89 deconstructed in 2008. This lumber has seen many of the greats of the silver screen over nearly 80 years.  We are proud to offer this bit of motion picture history in our inventory, thanks to the recycling efforts of Warner Bros. Studios.

The vintage Douglas Fir beams from the 1936 building include:

  • 2″X12″X14′ full dimension rough sawn: These were the floor joists from Building 89
  • 8″X14″X11′ originally surfaced four sides: These were the girders holding up the 2X12 joists.
Continue reading Recycled Lumber from Warner Bros Studios

Posted: November 29, 2011 by

Sustainable Architecture

Sustainable Architecture
Nice Example of Sustainable Architecture

Sustainable Architecture Materials

Architects, Planners, and Builders, Crossroads Recycled Lumber LLC is a resaw and planing mill in Central California.  Promoting sustainability has been a central tenet of our business since its foundation in 1981, and we are actively seeking professionals advancing sustainability through their work.

Crossroads provides quality old growth lumber, timbers, flooring and finish materials to homes and commercial projects.

Keep us in mind as a source for recycled materials in your next LEED-certified, or otherwise ecologically-conscious project.

Please consider sustainable building materials for your projects.

Browse our site for more information, and call or email with any questions you have about our reclaimed wood products.

559-877-3645 info@crossroadslumber.com

Posted: November 6, 2011 by