One of the great things about reclaimed lumber is it has a history that is often as rich as the beautiful colors in the wood itself. Here we have compiled the known histories of different wood types that we use, as we use more types I will add what history I can find about them. Sleeper Middles These timbers came from a dairy barn that was built in the early 1860s. Conventionally these pieces were used between the basement and the first floor and were called "Sleepers." In the table types we have cut the faces off of the sleepers and called them simply "Sleeper Middles." In some cases we leave the outside edges of the Sleeper Middles intact adding to its rustic appearance. All in all the final product is an entirely unique table with strong historic roots reaching back over 140 years. One of the advantages of "Sleeper Middles" is that due to the wide use of these timbers they can come from many locations and types of historical barns.     More Hand-Hewn Timbers These timbers come from Hand-Hewn rafters from an 1860s era barn in Ohio. However in most older style barns utilized Hand-Hewn timbers so it is a reasonably common source all over the nation. Nearly all the barns that we get these timbers from are from the mid 1800s era and come from many sources. Due to the number of sources out there it would be impossible to list all of them but this type of wood can come from all types of barns, small to big, old to ancient.     More Pickle Wood The Pickle Wood line of lumber was salvaged primarily from a Heinz Pickle Works plant in Isleton, California (on the Sacramento River Between Sacramento and San Francisco.) The Isleton plant was built in the 1916-1920 time frame by Heinz. Heinz abandoned plant in the early 1970s. The plant was later sold to an olive processor who used it for a short time (this company did not make use of the pickle vats which remained on the property.) By the early 1980s, the plant was scheduled for demolition. Duncan McCormack happened upon the project and worked out an arrangement with the demolition contractor which allowed him to salvage the approximately 60 pickle vats which remained (up to 10 vats had already been destroyed.)     More Hand-Hewn Roof Rafter Poles These Poles were salvaged from an eastern Canada Barn. Such poles were used as a roof support in the old style barns. Again thus this type of wood can be from many barn sources, from small barns to large, old to ancient. As such it is impossible to name all sources for these poles.     More Barn Wood Siding Description Pending    More Circle-Sawn Barn Wood Siding Description Pending    More Barn Wood Knee-Braces Description Pending    More Circle-Sawn Barn Wood Knee-Braces Description Pending    More