HANDCRAFTED Reclaimed BARNWOOD

Handcrafted Barnwood Gallery

• Only time can produce barnwood with this level of patina and vibrant charm.
  

• Resurrecting the life in timbers that were handcrafted by our Canadian Ancestors.
  

• Handcrafting new and old timbers.
  

• Projects involving the client's artistic and creative ideas.

• Hand-cut timber frame joinery done more than a century ago makes our construction projects unique. This method allows our clients to see and appreciate the hard work that people did many years ago.
  

• We recycle barn beams, posts, boards, stone and metal into building materials for many different purposes such as renovations and furniture.
  

• Barnwood has historical value, modern appeal, and is in itself a form of recycling.
  

• As Canadian farming changes, some old barns must be taken down. At the same time, the demand for reclaimed barn boards, barn beams, and other barnwood is on the rise.
  

• CHR is committed to advancing the barnwood renovations / furniture trend and taking it in new directions.
  

• Reusing Southern Ontario’s barnwood for renovations and furniture is a classy yet rustic option within the sphere of custom work.

• Barnwood was crafted by our ancestors and pioneers, and has dried and aged in unique ways. This cannot be reproduced by contemporary wood drying systems.
  

• Reclaimed lumber such as barn beams, posts, rafters, boards and other structural components have stood up to Mother Nature’s storms and weather patterns, as well as much internal activity. They are completely unique as century old unprotected outdoor structures.

• Every piece of CHR barnwood was made by hand, sawn with handmade inventions (such as river or steam powered sawmills), and moved by horses. Today barnwood gets re-processed using a variety of modern and traditional techniques.
  

• Time is another ingredient that modern suppliers cannot add to their products for any price. Only the CHR mandate of cherishing real barnwood can produce the level of client satisfaction that we are aiming for.
  

• Handcrafting new structures using the traditional mortise, tenon and wood dowel method is a craft more people are beginning to appreciate and choose for modern construction projects.
  

• CHR looks forward to every new project with respect for those who built by hand throughout the ages.

• Using handcrafted wood of any kind in your home or cottage will surely add a unique charm to your living space arrangements.
  

• Everyone loves the look of finished barnwood, not everyone has it.
  

• Barnwood usually has a colourful grain pattern that is without exception, superior to replica woods and fake methods of “creating” a distressed and weathered look. When compared to all other building materials, barnwood is truly unique.

• Purchasing reclaimed barnwood beams Ontario from CHR for your next renovation project saves you the hassle of searching for reclaimed wood from temporary providers.
  

• Purchasing your barnwood from CHR guarantees that your renovation or furniture wood comes from closer to home than options available from large businesses. This means a greener distribution network through less reliance on fossil fuels, zero imported components, use of semi-local reclaimed wood, and the elimination of the need for the landfill.
  

• CHR barnwood comes from colonial-time old-growth forests where trees grew naturally, before the existence of human interference and pollution.
  

• Lake-bottom wood has similar status, and has dried slowly under water pressure for more than a century. Lake-bottom wood is available for customers who make special requests.