Our team only use the best 100% genuine reclaimed wood
The wood we use is aged between 50 all the way to 200+ years old and comes in many sizes and thicknesses, when wood is delivered to our factory we have to go through many processes to get the wood looking fantastic for our customers.
The images shown are a few of the processes that we go through each and every day when we perfectly select the timber required for the furniture we need to make for our customer’s needs.
The first steps
The first job is to begin De nailing the wood to remove all metals and to also protect our machinery from damage for example Blunting the blades of our saws and equipment, the nails of the past are mostly rusted and fragmented within the timber so this job can take a very long time as most lengths have between 20 to 40+ nails. This process can only be done by hand, there are many replicas such as (ruff sawn) or (plank rustic furniture) but they have artificial markings and claim to be “real rustic furniture” but actually have no history and in fact are causing deforestation at an alarming rate because the wood is Newly cut.
Additional information about reclaimed timber
Reclaimed timber is processed wood retrieved from its original intention and use.
Most reclaimed wood’s come from timbers and decking rescued from old barns, factories and warehouses, although some companies use wood from less traditional structures such as boxcars, coal mines and wine barrels. Reclaimed or antique lumber is used primarily for decoration and home building, for example for siding, architectural details, cabinetry, furniture and flooring but now furniture also.
The wood once functioned as the primary building material long ago because it was strong, relatively inexpensive and abundant. Today, many of the woods that were once plentiful are only available in small quantities through reclamation.
Buildings hospitals and old football stadiums are one of the most common sources for reclaimed wood in the uk. Those constructed through the early 19th century were typically built using whatever trees were growing on or near the builder’s property. They often contain a mix of oak, chestnut, poplar, hickory and pine timber. Beam sizes were limited to what could be moved by man and horse. The wood was often hand cut with an axe or 2 man hand saw.
The final coat
Everything has hand waxed and buffed to a high sheen with great care, spray guns are great but the wax needs to be hand soaked into the wood to give it the desired look and protection for the wood.
The team can’t wait to meet you here at Roy Walker Furniture.
