Sinker Redwood
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Logs that sank during transportation down river to the mills. Recently reclaimed, this wood has a beauty all its' own. The mineral deposits that have leached into the wood for the last 100 years or so from the river bottom environment have caused the wood to develop a rainbow of hues. Some of the colors that may be found in sinker wood are; pink, blue, green, purple, black and yellow. These colors sometimes run in streaks, pink and purple being the most common. Due to the salt content in the water that these logs spent the last 75 to 100 years in, a sort of petrifaction has occurred

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