We were excited to find this great article from the website S.V. Cambria about how they re-caulked their teak decking on their yacht. Their blog is really well written, beautiful, and they sum it up as: This is a story about a couple living their dream aboard a 43-foot sailboat. To get here, we sold everything we owned…
I was reading the book The Republic of Pirates and was fascinated with how much affect wood rot had on the progress of the Pirates. They would need to constantly stop to repair their ships, and sometimes the ship would only last one round trip because of effects of the rot and wood worms. Below, he…
We just completed these solid Reclaimed Teak Bench Blocks that are now installed at the Chicago Riverwalk. They were beautiful and impressive pieces once completed. Our staff was able to make sure that the block was assembled so that no imperfections or markings inherent in reclaimed wood were visible once the benches were installed. The…
We are excited to announce that we now have a printable Ipe Decking Datasheet available on the Ipe Decking Page. It offers basic information about Ipe decking along with a listing of our standard sizes we offer. It is great for sales or just as a reference for a project you are working on. We…
Our salesperson, Marion Hamilton, shared these photos of the beautiful teak interior woodwork on Aspen Power Catamarans. Aspen Power Catamarans is based out of Burlington, WA. Aspen Power Catamarans include the Patented Power Proa Hull which offers the softest ride, best fuel economy and accommodations of her class. Aspen’s robust hull is designed to slice through heavy…
Our salesperson, Jeffrey Rogers, shared these photos of custom woodwork by Release Marine, Inc. Release Marine, Inc is based out of Savannah, GA but also has a showroom in Palm Beach. Release Marine has been building “The World’s Best Fighting Chair” for over 27 years; a fighting chair is a fixed chair on a boat used by a person…
We wanted to share some great content from Thompson Mahogany Company as well as some other resources which we thought may be helpful and interesting to our readers and customers. Why Hardwood Changes Colors? Everything you need to know about Bubinga How to improve your Wholesale Lumber usage? 5 Reasons to Love Wenge Lumber Board…
Our salesperson, Matt Medlin, shared these photos of custom woodwork by Oliveri Millworks in West Palm Beach, FL. Oliveri Millworks makes sure they get all of their teak and ipe from East Teak Fine Hardwoods. Here is more info about Oliveri Millworks: Oliveri Millworks is a family owned business operating in West Palm Beach, FL, who…
Our salesperson, Marion Hamilton, shared these photos of custom furniture built by Jose Bejarano Custom Furniture in San Ysidro, CA. Jose purchases his Teak through a wholesaler in Southern CA, and he makes sure they get all of their teak from East Teak in Washington State. Here is more info about Jose Bejarano Custom Furniture: Jose Bejarano…
We wanted to go into detail about our weekly Seattle Area delivery route that we run from our Sultan, Washington location. Since we have so many customers in the Seattle Area in the Retail Hardwoods, Yacht Manufacturing, and Yacht restoration business, we offer our truck delivery for convenience to make sure our customers are always stocked up with the best hardwood lumber…