In a message dated 11/18/1999 8:26:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Do any of you know what this lumber would be used for and/or what
>       special (presumably desirable) qualities waterlogged lumber would
>       have?

I remember seeing this in a presentation on the restoration of one of
Stanford White's houses out in Montauk. Apparently salvage was the most
economical solution, especially because they were looking for an exact match
on the wood.

I also saw a television program that featured this type of salvage... I
imagine it was on Home and Garden Television (www.hgtv.com) but I wasn't able
to find anything in their archives.

-Heidi