Sawkill Lumber LLC NY 11213

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Jonathan Nelson

Alan was not only a supplier of some of the finest reclaimed wood I could find, but also a great collaborator. He took time to understand what kind of project I was doing and helped me to figure out the best approach. He’s also got good prices that compete with new custom mill work. Amazing experience and I couldn’t be happier with the result.

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Carla Albergo Rodrigo

We found Sawkill while looking for reclaimed barnwood for our renovated kitchen. We visited the small showroom in Bklyn and Alan told us all about the wood and showed us samples. We ordered the reclaimed oak planks in various widths, skip-planed, which he explained would allow some smoothness and some of the rough distressing. It took a couple of months for them to source the wood and deliver it to us in LI, but it arrived as promised. Our contractor installed it and my husband and I sanded and finished it using Waterlox Trutone natural sealer and finish. You don’t have to sand it, but we wanted it a little lighter after testing the finish. We decided to fill in holes with epoxy, but in hindsight didn’t need to, and it was a lot of work to sand it smooth. Otherwise it was pretty easy. We LOVE LOVE LOVE our floors! The wood is gorgeous and so unique. Alan knows all about reclaimed wood and even wrote a book about it, which we bought. He kept in touch, answered all our questions and helped us with advice on finishing. Highly recommend Sawkill and Alan!

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If you’re looking for some beautiful wood for your shelves or any home project, this is the spot. We were greeted by Alan, who was super friendly and let us pick out the piece we wanted. He even cut it right there for us What was really cool is that we got to sand our piece with Alan's help. It felt like we were getting a little workshop training. Plus, we left with a certificate, which was a nice touch! All the wood is reclaimed from old houses in New York, and ours dates back to 1890! Overall, we had a fantastic experience and can’t wait to show off our new piece!