West Branch Heritage Timber (Millinocket, Maine), a company that recovers sunken timber, has launched a line of engineered reclaimed flooring. The company operates on Quakish Lake, part of the west branch of the Penobscot River, and says its reclamation project is the largest in the history of New England.
"The West Branch of the Penobscot was once the Interstate-95 for delivering wood to the lumber mills," said Tom Shafer, manager partner. "Not all the wood made it." The recovered birch, oak, pine, spruce and fir is milled by hand, and features an assortment of grays, blues and reds, according to Steve Sanders, partner.
The company is offering three collections of reclaimed prefinished engineered flooring: its "1899" line of red oak and yellow birch wide plank, Penobscot line of wide-plank pine, and Riverdriver collection of 40-inch spruce and fir. It also offers reclaimed lumber.
More information can be found at www.westbranchheritagetimber.com. (Photo courtesy of West Branch Heritage Timber.)
