“Hobby wood” is just another name for shorter pieces of very high quality hardwoods and softwoods. I never fail to be astounded at some of the completed small projects our customers bring in to show us, from simple cutting boards to magnificent mantle...
We are always on the lookout to purchase reclaimed wood and antique lumber, and will travel considerable distances to get it! This consists of beams, joists, rafters, flooring, and siding from buildings that are demolished or renovated, ideally from mills that were...
We are making room for more pine, hardwoods, and hardwood slabs, and selling off a bunch of items to help out! It’s a long list, including: Premium primed pine (mostly 6″ and 8″)5/8″ x 4″ T&G FirShort lengths of pine shiplap and...
At Barney & Carey, I have always searched for new sources of wide and thick slabs for use in bar tops, large and small tables, benches and shelves, etc., but they are not so easy to get. If we buy them green (not dry), then we apply hot paraffin wax to the ends,...
In addition to stocking some of the finest hardwoods, hardwood plywood, and Eastern White Pine, Barney & Carey Co. also carries a nice assortment of woodworking supplies. For example, we recently started manufacturing our own “Perfectly Square Blocks.”...
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, it was kind of a fad to use live edge lumber on the gable ends of ranch and split-level houses. Many people, myself included, thought this was a total mismatch of architectural styles, but it sure was big for a while. “Live...
