Reclaimed wood is popular these days – it mainly comes from timbers and decking rescued from old barns, warehouses, factories, and homes. Simply put, reclaimed wood is wood that has been rescued and repurposed, rather than scrapped and destroyed. Reclaimed wood can be cut up, re-shaped, and used in new ways. Perhaps you have some reclaimed wood in your home?

If you watch HGTV long enough, almost every “fixer upper” show uses reclaimed wood in its home renovation projects. When the reclamation is done right, the wood – once discarded – becomes the focal point of a home.

3 things reclaiming wood and reclaiming group members have in common – Ken Braddy