by Keevin Geller | Nov 12, 2025 | Specialty Lumber
Understanding Rough Lumber We sell a lot of rough lumber, both hardwoods and softwoods, at Barney & Carey, and customers ask a lot of questions about it. As a rule of thumb, hardwoods are best kiln dried, as are finish softwoods used for trim, furniture, and...
by Keevin Geller | Oct 9, 2025 | Custom Furniture, furniture restoration
In last month’s blog, I discussed furniture repair, and offered some rules of thumb on whether or not it would make sense to repair an old piece of furniture, as opposed to buying new. It all depends on the quality and value (financial OR sentimental) of the piece,...
by Keevin Geller | Aug 21, 2025 | Custom Furniture, Events, furniture restoration
Back in the 1990s, Barney & Carey accidentally got into the furniture repair and refinishing business. Cindy and I were regulars at the highly esteemed Boston steakhouse, Grille 23 & Bar, and we became friends with the general manager, Tim. One day, he...
by Keevin Geller | Jul 30, 2025 | Events
For the first time EVER, we have taken a booth at a farmer’s market, in Weymouth at the Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, near Weymouth Landing. It wasn’t much money to rent the booth for the season, so we figured it would give us a chance to meet a new...
by Keevin Geller | May 17, 2025 | Live Edge Lumber, Specialty Lumber, Woodworking
When our website manager asked me to write about this topic, I was very happy to do it! The question of which type of store is better is not an easy one to answer, nor is one type the clear-cut winner. Over the years, I have had plenty of experience with both...
