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Manomin Resawn Timbers is at the “Bring Fresh Ideas Home” Home and Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center February 24th through the 28th. We hope to see you there. We’re in booth 2129.Show...
View ArticleFrom Wood-fired Ovens to Wood Floors
Punch Pizza — Stadium VillageUsing the same centuries-old techniques the Neapolitan masters used to create delicious Italian pies, Minneapolis-based Punch Pizza is one of a few pizzerias outside of...
View ArticleGreen is Good, but Don’t be Fooled by the Wood
Every second, a slice of rainforest the size of a football field is mowed down. That’s unsustainable, particularly when you consider that rainforests help regulate temperature and weather patterns, and...
View ArticleWorld’s Biggest (and OLDEST) Picnic Table
OK, it’s not a “picnic table,” but since we’re featuring this gorgeous table at the Manomin’s“Hog-elujah!” open house on October 14, we thought we’d call it that.This isn’t your grandma’s picnic table!...
View ArticleAll Those Leaves Aren’t from Softwood Trees
Softwoods come from coniferous trees — needle-bearing trees from the order Pinales known as evergreens, or gymnosperms. Rather than losing their leaves all at one time, they tend to shed their leaves,...
View ArticleInstalling a Reclaimed Wood Floor
This casual setting works well with a Douglas fir rustic rough-sawn reclaimed wood floor. Each home's distinctive design character as well as lifestyle factors, like kids, traffic patterns and whether...
View ArticleCome See Us at the Minneapolis Lake Home and Cabin Show!
The Lake Home and Cabin Show is earlier this year! They moved it from April to February so that more of you can join us before the spring weather has you headed off to a cabin or lake house. After all,...
View ArticleWe're Booth #263 at the St. Paul Home and Patio Show
Come see us this Thursday through Sunday at the St. Paul Home and Patio Show booth #263. They say the show is so BIG it may take more than one day to see it all! Whether you're building a new...
View ArticleBest Kept Secret #1: Manomin Resawn Timbers
According to Bill Lunn, KSTP Channel 5 Eyewitness News Anchor, Manomin Resawn Timbers is the “Best Kept Secret #1.” He even talked about it on “Twin Cities Live” the other night. You’ll want to watch...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Reclaimed Wood Flooring vs Laminate
Antique wood flooring.The look of new wood flooring and laminate can be fairly similar, but reclaimed wood has a unique character that comes from its age and past uses. Reclaimed wood flooring is made...
View ArticleDomo Arigato, Reclaimed Barn Wood
When you think of sushi, reclaimed midwestern barn wood isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind. Yet that’s what the architects at restaurant design-heavyweight, Shea, Inc. thought of when...
View ArticleWhat the FSC?
We are, of course, referring to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®). The FSC’s mission is to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s...
View ArticleMore than just beautiful floors.
Reclaimed wood has a wide variety of uses. It is rich in character and has great stability due to the years of air drying. Of course it makes beautiful floors, but did you know it can also be used for...
View ArticleStout's Pub The first step - Denailing
We have an exciting new project - Stout's Pub located at 1611 Larpenter in Falcon Heights. We will be documenting the process from start to finish. The first step in preparing the wood is denailing....
View ArticleBreathe Easy with Reclaimed Wood Flooring
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air quality is one of our country’s leading health concerns. Plus, an estimated 60-70 million Americans are affected by house dust,...
View ArticleStout's Pub Floor - Into the Kiln
Our wood air dries for one hundred years or more, but kiln drying ensures that all of our products are top quality. Especially with floors, it is important to have consistent low level moisture...
View ArticleCountertop on I Hate My Kitchen
This countertop was created for the DIY Network's show 'I Hate My Kitchen'. The show featured a kitchen in a 1920's Minneapolis home. DIY saw us at the Minneapolis Home Show and asked if we would be...
View ArticleShould you be a Manomin Customer?
Do you take pride in your home and/or business? Would you like to create a look and feel — an experience — people remember after they’ve visited? Does the richness of real wood appeal to you? Do you...
View ArticleQuality Resawn Timbers Create Exceptional Antique Flooring
Why Not Get Your Wood Floor at a Big-Box Retailer?If you can find 10-inch, wide-plank, 16-foot-long pieces of wood that are not bowed or cupped at a big-box store, by all means, buy it. That’s what...
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