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Bayou Boards™ Featured in New Orleans Magazine “Best of Barbecue”

Bayou Boards™ featured in "Best of Barbecue" for their unique grilling flavor! Perfect gift for grillers! Try them with our Grilled Salmon recipe! #BBQ

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Bayou Boards™- 1,000 Year Old Cypress Grilling Boards

Discover the best ways to use Bayou Boards™ on the grill! They make a great gift for grill lovers. Order now and elevate your grilling game. #borntogrill

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Beauvoir Restored with Antique Heart Pine

Jefferson Davis' House, built in 1848, restored with Antique Heart Pine after Hurricane Katrina’s damage. Preserving history with Albany Woodworks. #historic #restoration

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Before and After: Sinker Cypress Transforms into Stunning Home Accents

At the bottom of rivers and lakes throughout the South lay a hidden treasure from a past era of industry, giant logs of sinker cypress.

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Bousillage Construction in Louisiana, 1700s

The tradition was brought to New Orleans from France by the Acadienne. The technique also has Native American influences.

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Brackenridge Lumber Company Calls Albany, Louisiana Home, 1889

Richard Woods discovered deep connections between Albany Woodworks' antique Heart Pine & Cypress and the area's rich lumber history, shaped by immigrant farmers.

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Brief History Of Harvesting Southern Cypress (1700–1960), Part 1

Early cypress logging (1700-1960) involved rugged "swampers" harvesting trees in Louisiana bayous, navigating challenging conditions to extract valuable cypress logs for lumber.

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Brief History Of Harvesting Southern Cypress (1700–1960), Part 2

This is the story of the original axe men, and their self-taught logging practices that allowed survival in the harsh reality of 1700s frontier life.

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Building One Of The First Sustainable Homes In The US

We recently sat down with sustainable building expert Richard Woods, CEO of Albany Woodworks, to see what inspired him to build a green home for his family nearly 40 years ago.

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Surface Treatments

We take care to maintain the integrity of these fine old beams and their natural character.

Our old pine beams can be supplied with a variety of surface treatments from historically rustic to refined and sanded, allowing our beams to be a distinctive addition to any room in the house. We carry a large inventory of sizes and lengths so we may quickly meet your needs.


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