Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide

The first handbook on reclaimed wood, combining useful information, rich history, and design ideas

Wood reclaimed from old houses, factories, barns, water tanks, and boardwalks has become a valuable commodity, treasured for the patina that gives witness to its history. Our ancestors built well, using locally sourced lumber that expressed the culture and natural history of their region: oak and pine in the Northeast; hickory and cypress in the South; Douglas fir and redwood in the West. Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide is the first complete visual handbook to this popular resource, covering history, culture, salvage, sources, contemporary uses (in buildings and furniture), and practical advice.


Author: Klaas Armster, Alan Solomon
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781419738180
ISBN10: 1419738186
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork | General
- Architecture | Adaptive Reuse & Renovation
- Nature | Natural Resources

About the Author
Klaas Armster and Alan Solomon are partners at Sawkill Lumber Company, a leading Brooklyn-based supplier of reclaimed woods. The son of a mill owner/architect, Armster lives in Guilford, Connecticut. Solomon has spent a life in salvage, starting with a family scrapyard in the Boston area. He was profiled in a New Yorker article in 2008. He lives in Brooklyn. Michel Arnaud's books include Detroit: The Dream Is Now and Design Brooklyn, both from Abrams. He lives in Chatham, New York.