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About Moldings
Over the decades, I have found the one major thing that distinguishes exceptional houses from the plain and ordinary: the moldings. When I first started remodeling and building in the early 1970's, door and window casings were either clamshell (ranch) or colonial, in...
Big Sale! 30% Off! One Day Only!
Saturday 9/28 | 8am–2pm | All Slabs and Everything Else! That's right, 30% off EVERYTHING we have in stock! Since I bought the company in 1978, we have never had a sale ever! I never had sales because I never liked them. I felt that they were unfair to customers who...
Boules, and Wood Flooring
A "boule" (I thought you'd never ask!) is a whole butt - or base - log that has been sawn into boards or slabs, and stacked sequentially in the sequence they were cut. A few mills will sell them like this, rather than sawing the logs in whatever way produces the most...
Need Walnut? We’ve Got It!
Ever since I started in construction in the mid 1960's, there have been many trends in the use of various woods for interior finish. When I was converting a Back Bay townhouse into condos in 1973, all the existing doors and trim had long been painted white. Some of it...
SLABS!!!
A "slab" is generally described as one piece of wood, the width of the tree from which it was sawn, with or without "live edges" (the natural shape of the tree sides), and usually quite thick. Barney and Carey has been selling slabs for years, while always seeking new...
Shorts, Cookies, Discs, and Hardwood Oddities
As written here in a previous blog, about eight years ago I took on two partners and decided to make a radical change at Barney & Carey. The location in Sharon had functioned pretty well as a small, "full service" lumber company, but had really outgrown its tired...
Unveiling the Holiday Spirit: Welcome Holly Wood!
Hey there! Guess what’s happening at the lumberyard? We've got something new in the mix, and we have no doubt it will sprinkle a bit of holiday cheer into your woodworking projects. Introducing Holly Wood, the latest addition to our lineup. This one's sure to bring a...
The Awesome CNC Machine
Many of our clients are quite familiar with CNC Machines, and many are not- including myself, to a large extent. "CNC" stands for Computer Numerical Control, which automates the usage of machinery, such as our router, through the use of preprogrammed software to run...
You’ve Never Seen a Shipment of Hardwoods Like This Before
I have mentioned many times how difficult it can be to source high quality hardwoods. We have been diligent at keeping a good inventory of them—both domestic and exotic—in stock. However, sometimes, I just can't find what is needed. Recently, one of our three owners,...
We are at The Weymouth Farmer’s Market!
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...
“Big Box” Stores vs. Smaller Independents
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...
More on the Amazing CNC Machine!
About a year and a half ago, I did a blog on our CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine and promised another blog on the services we can provide...
History!
While our experts do a lot of furniture restoration, we rarely get to work on a piece that is almost 150 years old! We were recently entrusted by...
About Moldings
Over the decades, I have found the one major thing that distinguishes exceptional houses from the plain and ordinary: the moldings. When I first...
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