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Press Releases
Sunken Treasure—Gold in the Rivers
January 1, 2000
Gold in the form of rich hues and grain of aged Heart Pine and Heart
Cypress has been submerged for hundreds of years in the Suwannee and
other Florida Rivers. This year these highly treasured trees will surface,
thanks to ecologically aware people like George Goodwin, who petitioned
and won the privilege to retrieve them without disturbing the surrounding
Eco-systems.
When the trees were initially hewn, it was the oldest and most dense
trees that rolled off the logging rafts and slipped into the darkness
of the Suwannee. Most of the trees recovered by Goodwin and Company
are hundreds and sometimes thousands of years old. The wood colors range
from golden honey to a rich burgundy red. The well-defined grains are
works of art ranging from select arches to vertical pin stripes to curly
or burl grain. The wood is carefully sawn, slowly air-dried, then kiln-dried
and meticulously milled to the specifications of the particular project
and the customer’s needs. Goodwin follows the 1904 grading rules
for Heart Pine and Heart Cypress and sets the standards for antique
woods today.
Whether for restoration or for the beauty of the wood being used in
modern design, Goodwin’s recovered Heart Pine has starred in PBS’s
This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop. It has played a role in
HGTV’s Dream Builders and has been a notable in such magazines
as Women’s Day, U.S. News and World Report and Fine Homebuilding.
Most recently, Goodwin was featured in Southern Living, December, 1999.
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