Pickled Pecky Paneling
Authentic Pecky Cypress Paneling was used in the basement of 1205 N
Ridgeland Avenue for its natural wood beauty, three dimensional look
and mold resistant qualities. The pickling or white wash
treatment brightens the room while giving it the Old World feel of a
Tuscan Wine Cellar. Besides, isn't it just fun to try and say,
"Pickled Pecky Paneling." You can spend time in your media room
or playroom surrounded by the same quality as the Egyptian Pharaohs,
Kings & Knights, the Priests & Monks in elaborate cathedrals and even Noah on his Ark.
Cypress.
Beautiful inside.
Durable outside.
Remarkably distinctive.Cypress
is superbly workable, easily installed and readily finished. It makes a
unique statement about each environment it distinguishes, residential
or commercial.
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)
grows in the swampy areas of the Southeastern United States - from the
Carolinas into Texas. Careful forestry management ensures that this
cypress resource will be continuously renewed.
It is said that the oldest living thing on earth is a
cypress tree at Rio del Tulle, Mexico, estimated to be 5,000 to 7,000
years old. With beauty and versatility, cypress today keeps on giving a
spirit of life wherever it is used.
Speaking of cypress'
durability, on the lighter side we have cited the following from the
June, 1996 Reader's Digest....."In a book entitled The Woodwright's Companion, Exploring Traditional Woodcraft
by Roy Underhill : ' The bald cypress (taxodium distichum) is valuable
for construction in high humidity locations. A coffin made from this
wood will last a lifetime.'"
Cypress. The distinction you deserve.
Durability has long been one of the outstanding qualities of cypress.
The reason is a natural preservative oil known as "cypressene", which
gives the heartwood resistance to insects and decay. Cypress is in the
group of woods offering the highest resistance to the elements.
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Southern Cypress Paneling
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Cypress finishes beautifully and holds paint extremely well making it
an ideal choice for interior paneling. Its rich color - ranging from
off-white to amber to red tone - combined with intricate grain convey
distinctive warmth and refinement.
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If
you prefer a unique rustic choice in paneling, Pecky Cypress may be
right for you. Pockets and cavities that have been naturally created in
the living cypress wood by the action of a fungus leaves behind these
unusual character markings in the kiln dried, rustic paneling. Pecky
cypress is very scarce at this time and our offering is based on
availability.
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North American Cypress (Taxodium distichum),
grows in wet, swampy areas along the Eastern Coast from Delaware to Florida
and west along the Gulf to the Mexican border in Texas and north up the
Mississippi River Valley. This water-loving tree grows best in the swampy
areas of Florida and the lower Mississippi river and can reach heights
of up to 145 feet. Common names for cypress include: Baldcypress, bald
cypress, cypress, swamp cypress, southern cypress, red cypress, yellow
cypress, white cypress, tidewater cypress, gulf cypress, black cypress,
cow cypress
Cypress trees are
one of two American conifers (softwoods) that shed foliage in the fall
like hardwoods. Although a softwood, it has traditionally been grouped
and manufactured with hardwoods because it grows alongside hardwoods and
is even graded by the rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.
Cypress has many exterior
and interior uses. Cypress heartwood is extremely decay and insect resistant
due to the naturally occurring preservative known as cypressine. It is
an ideal choice for house construction, docks, beams, decks, flooring,
paneling and siding. Cypress can also be milled to make doors, windows,
rails, and even caskets. The ancient Egyptians used cypress to produce
the pharaoh’s caskets, and in the Middle Ages, craftsmen used it to carve enormous cathedral doors.
One Cypress grade
that is particularly popular for interior paneling is Pecky cypress. Although
the exact cause is unknown, Pecky occurs when the wood is attacked by
fungus, resulting in lens-shaped pockets throughout the wood. When finally
cut for paneling, it yields an attractive three dimensional look unlike
any other wood. Studies have not revealed the exact origin of the fungus
or why it attacks only certain trees. Even though Pecky Cypress is considered
an independent grade, it is not as readily available as the Selects and
Commons and therefore offers a special opportunity to present a truly
unique rustic appearance.
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Cypress is as beautiful and distinctive
on the inside as it is durable on the outside. Due to the slow growth,
the rings are much closer than in most wood species. These close rings
tend to make cypress more energy efficient, and decreased shrinkage makes
it more durable and stable. In its natural state, the wood is a pale honey
color that features light streaks on a darker background, and unsealed,
weathers to an even gray on the surface.
Even though it tested as a high paint
retainer, most prefer the wood unpainted, as it will last for hundreds
of years in this state with minimal checking or warping.
Supply of Cypress
is tied directly to the weather. Because much of the cypress is found
in swampy areas, it is hard to get to, sometimes requiring helicopters
for removal. Statistics show that growth of cypress is greater than removal.
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The Tree of Life
The Bible tells us that God instructed Noah to build his ark from
"gofer wood" -- another name for the Cypress tree. (Revelations 1:11
and 2:18) Noah is a good starting point for our story because it is
Noah's son, Shem, whose descendants gave way to the Queen of Sheba and
the founding of Yemen's capitol, Sana'a. The Queen's empire was wealthy
and firmly established in the South Arabian peninsula until she
unexpectedly moved her kingdom across the Red Sea to Ethiopia.
The Cypress tree was known in Ethiopia as Thyia, after the Ethiopian region of Thyia where it was cultivated in groves, and where the descendants of the Queen lived.
Thyia 'Tree of Life'. For the healing of the Nations
Thyia trees contain a marvelous medicine.
Ancient peoples of Australia, Africa, and India have been using this
tree from the dawn of human activity The 3,000,000 year old 'Lucy'
comes from Ethiopia and would have sucked a Thyion 'cough-drop' (small
ball of resin) now and again. Even three millions years ago a hominid
could have benefited from the effects of Thyion gum's anti-viral,
anti-bacterial and anti-parasite properties. Indeed, all of these
properties have been well established by modern scientific research and
could account for the unique significance of this tree.
