Like River Recovered® Midnight Heart Pine, our Midnight Heart Cypress originated straight from the shadowy waters of the Savannah River. When General Oglethorpe laid out the port town of Savannah, Georgia in the early 1700s, antique heart pine and heart cypress were perfect for dock pilings. Heart cypress repelled water and insects and withstood the elements to become one of the building materials for the town.

Just like Midnight Heart Pine, Midnight Heart Cypress is also increasingly rare, and remains a very popular grade for flooring and lumber. Its rich colors are generally darker than the River Recovered® products. The patina of this warm wood evokes hushed whispers of lurid chocolate chestnut tones.

Characteristics

• Midnight offers unique shades even for heart cypress; dark chocolate with chestnut markings.
• Available in select grain, a blend of arching grain patterns and vertical pinstripes.
• 100 percent heartwood
• At least 8 growth rings per inch
• No knots over 1-1/2"
• 690 on the Janka scale comparable to Douglas fir (660)
• 100 percent dense growth and.

Dimensions

• Floor and paneling, widths from 2-1/4" to 5-1/4" face or custom
• Treads, laminated 11-1/4"
• Lumber up to 2" x 6"
• Architectural Millwork is full thickness, e.g., Crown: 3/4x5-1/2

Milling

• Flooring is ordered by the square foot and is trimmed to provide 100 percent usable material for the grade. Standard lengths are random from 1' - 9' and standard milling is tongue and groove in 'flooring match' with more wood above the tongue, a back relief pattern and a nail groove over the tongue to ease installation.
• Paneling standard lengths are 3' and longer and milling is available in V-joint, Single-bead, Double-bead or custom.
• stair parts include handrail, treads, balusters, newels, newel caps, stringers and risers and come in many antique patterns as well as all standard ones.
• Architectural millwork is full dimension and is based on the 8000 series patterns last published in 1925. Goodwin offers a complete line of mouldings including base, shoe, cover or scotia, crown, step, picture, panel, thresholds, quarter round, casings, rosettes, picture frame, reeded and more.
• Full dimension lumber is available in many of our grades of wood.
• Custom milling patterns and specific lengths are available for an additional cost.