Northend Hardwoods

Custom Hardwood Floors

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:43:10 +0000

Northend Hardwoods produced these two beautiful hardwood floors in the Lyndonville, VT mill, as well as the window casings, door casings, sashes and baseboard.

Installation and finishing were completed by the team at our sister company, Pin Oak.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or ideas you may have about your custom molding or flooring project.

Presenting the Dawn of Radiology

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:59:13 +0000

Northend Hardwoods recently received a set of photos of a beautiful Walnut Case designed and built by Joe Shields, a regular customer of our Williston store.

Prompted by a discussion with an influential and helpful graduate professor, Joe, a hobbyist woodworker, offered to design and build a curio cabinet to display historical items related to Radiology. “The professor had collected quite a few radiology artifacts over his career; some dating back to the origins of radiology, over 100 years ago,” said Joe. “The building that he was storing the items went up for sale last year and he wanted to bring the items “home” to the radiology department here at UVM/Fletcher Allen.”

Joe laid out a spectrum of woods from White Oak to Teak, and the professor chose North American Walnut. Working nights and weekends between December 2009 and March of 2010, Joe was able to complete this beautiful piece.

“All the wood (solid walnut, walnut ply, and birch ply as a secondary on the interior of the base) came from Northend Hardwoods as did the glue. The joinery is mostly mortise/tenon, dado, and biscuit construction, so there are very few metal fasteners. The glass came from Riverside Glass (locally) and the brass-works and lights came from Rockler online. The finish is a satin poly for durability as the cabinet now sits in a public space.

The base of the cabinet has two large full extension drawers that serve as locked storage and the glass shelves up top are adjustable to accommodate varying sizes of the displayed items. Panels viewable from the front of the case are book-matched. The cabinet was built in two parts (base and glassed top) to allow for transport. Dimensions are 7 feet tall by 5 feet long and 2 feet deep.”

Joe added, “be sure to extend my thanks to Adam for all his help, advice, and patience as I was piecing this project together.”

The cabinet and artifacts are currently on display in the Radiology Department at Fletcher Allen in Burlington, VT.

New Life for Forgotten Redwood

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:26:43 +0000

Each year, David Tanych, owner of Northend Hardwoods, travels to Humboldt and Mendocino counties in northern California to hand select unique pieces of salvaged timber, which are collected and offered for sale at our two locations in Williston and Lyndonville, Vermont and can be browsed online. These pieces of Redwood, Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir and Myrtle lumber have been salvaged and selectively harvested.

The method used to originally harvest vast tracts of Redwood forest at the end of the 19th century left large stumps and burls sitting on the ground. Loggers stood on spring boards and felled the Redwoods and Western Red Cedar from a height of up to 12 feet from the base of the roots. At that time the demand in the marketplace called for long, straight grained Redwood. The process of stumping and milling the base of the tree was not economical. These Redwood burls and stumps were abandoned where they had grown.

Now, a century later, this highly figured Redwood is being selectively unearthed and milled. Northend Hardwoods is privileged to bring back some of the finest and impressive Redwood slabs and burls to the East Coast and supply a variety of sculptors, woodworkers, architects and contractors with this unique and storied lumber.

Our stock of Redwood tops, blocks and burls are constantly changing. Please contact us for more information about any particular piece or to discuss sourcing Redwood slabs or burls for your specific needs.

Reclaimed Western Red Cedar Counter Top

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:30:14 +0000

We’re always excited to see our unique and hand selected pieces of wood used in creative ways.

Northend Hardwoods owner and sculptor David Tanych takes yearly trips to the West Coast to meet with loggers and hand-select impressive pieces of Reclaimed Redwood, Myrtle and Cedar. Our Western Red Cedar comes from salvaged stumps in Humboldt and Mendocino counties in California.

This piece of reclaimed Western Red Cedar was recently installed during a Vermont home renovation project. The 3″ thick piece was utilized to create a kitchen bar counter top. Originally cut from a single 14′ long board, the counter has been carved into the shape of Vermont. The simple oil finish beautifully highlights the rich color and character of this impressive piece of Cedar and adds warmth and stability to the room.

We have a selection of distinctive, reclaimed timber in stock at our Williston and Lyndonville, Vermont mill and retail locations which can be browsed online or in person.