Cool water perfectly preserves what are known as sinker logs, which lay on river bottoms for hundreds of years. These magnificent sinker cypress and sinker pine logs are considered to be buried treasure, because once recovered, they yield the richest patina of any wood.

Customers specify both sinker cypress and sinker pine for both commercial and residential projects. Sinker cypress is perfect for siding and paneling, while sinker pine can be milled into beautiful flooring and stairparts.

The video below illustrates how sinker logs made their way down to the river bottom centuries ago:

“The economical way to transport heart pine and cypress logs was to fashion them into crude rafts and float them to sawmills along southern rivers. Sometimes they extended hundreds of yards long. As luck would have it, these rafts would sometimes break apart. The logs would slip away down to the river bottom where they were perfectly preserved from oxygen and light by the cool water.”

Take a look at some of our projects using sinker cypress logs….

Properly Kiln Drying Antique Wood

Properly Kiln Drying Antique Wood

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Rare, antique wood must be handled with great care.  One reason why Goodwin is considered the industry gold standard is our meticulous kiln drying process. There are many reasons for properly kiln drying the wood to a consistent moisture content,…
Sinker Cypress, It Never Gets Old

Sinker Cypress, It Never Gets Old

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https://youtu.be/RrseAaE3qEQ Sinker cypress logs are beautiful and have such a charming mystery about them that seeing these antique River-Recovered® gentle giants never gets old!  Founder, owner and company sawyer, George Goodwin, has…
gorgeous sinker cypress log end rounds

Calling All Woodworkers and Craftsmen!

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We have 300 gorgeous sinker cypress log end rounds available and ready to ship.  We need space in our warehouse and they are priced to move.  This would be an excellent opportunity to take on a beautiful new project! Each piece is…
Sign, Sealed, Delivered!

Sign, Sealed, Delivered!

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Take a look at this sign at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo in Gainesville, Florida. It was crafted by Signs By Tomorrow using five of Goodwin Company’s 1x8 (+/-) sinker cypress boards at 14ft long with one live edge. Unlike new growth…
Antique Wood Design – We Do That, Too!

Antique Wood Design – We Do That, Too!

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Although many of our clients are building design professionals, every so often a homeowner comes to us seeking our antique wood design expertise. Take a look at these photos of a 20 ft. tall ceiling we designed for a home in St. Simons Island,…
Sinker Cypress Here, There and Everywhere!

Sinker Cypress Here, There, and Everywhere!

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We often have building design professionals and individual homeowners contact us desiring to incorporate heart cypress into their homes and/or offices.  You may recall us featuring a sinker cypress ceiling project that involved replacing “pesky…