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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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