Our Story
While other businesses are built in boardrooms, ours was born in the swamps of Louisiana, where thousand-year-old Cypress trees and 500-year-old pine trees once pierced the sky.
Reclaim the beauty of antique wood
These giants of the ancient forests have long been revered for their close-grained heartwood, making them highly coveted by the traditional craftsman looking to build sturdy warehouses to keep up with the demands of the industrial revolution of the 1800s.
Today, these beautifully built warehouses are being torn down and replaced.
To say we’re passionate about what we “do” would be an understatement.
You see, the last virgin-growth forests have long since been cut down, making it impossible to duplicate the quality, durability, and affordability that was once readily available.
As I began to build my family’s home, I committed to the look, feel, and quality of the tight-grain, heartwood found only in antique lumber. Since reclaimed building materials like these were not easy to come by, I had to ask myself:
What could I do?
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I followed a vision of reclaiming the antique lumber of days past, a journey that would forever change the lives of my family and me.
Tracing the history of the original lumber forests, I found that many turn-of-the-century commercial buildings, now being torn down around me, were built from this high-quality lumber.
From the remnants of these abandoned buildings, I salvaged antique heart pine and cypress, which became our family’s home and the birthplace of Albany Woodworks.
A home and office built by my own hands from reclaimed, antique woods. I honestly can't think of a better representation of what we stand for here at Albany Woodworks:
Family. Craftsmanship. Preservation.
Everything we do focuses on those three words. I'm always proud to share this project with my wife, Judith, and our two daughters, April and Alissa, who are now helping to carry our mission onward.