THE HISTORY OF SINKER CYPRESS                                                           

BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THE COASTAL PARISHES OF LOUISIANA WERE COVERED WITH HUGE VIRGIN CYPRESS FORESTS. THE CYPRESS FORESTS GREW IN THE MARSHLANDS AND SWAMPS. MANY TREES WERE OVER 120 FEET TALL. THE LOGGING INDUSTRY CLEAR CUT THESE FORESTS IN THE EARLY 1900'S. THE CUT TREES WERE SKIDDED AND FLOATED THRU THE SWAMPS AND BAYOU'S TO THE LUMBER MILLS. MANY LOGS WERE LOST AND SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WATERWAYS WHERE THEY HAVE LAIN UNTIL RECENT YEARS.

NOW INDUSTRIOUS CAJUN LABORERS USE PIROQUES AND LONG POLES TO LOCATE THE CYPRESS LOGS ON THE BOTTOMS. SOME CAJUN LABORERS EVEN USE SCUBA GEAR AND UNDERWATER LOCATORS. THE LOGS ARE CALLED SINKER CYPRESS. MANY HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER FOR OVER 100 YEARS. THE LOGS ARE REFLOATED AND HAULED TO STAGING AREAS WHERE THEY ARE AIR DRIED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE BEING SOLD TO THE MILLS.

THE WOOD HAS A DARKER SMOOTHER TEXTURE THAN NEW CYPRESS AND IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR CABINETS AND FURNITURE.

OUR SINKER CYPRESS DOORS ARE MADE FROM THE FINEST QUALITY SINKER CYPRESS PURCHASED LOCALLY IN LOUISANA AND MILLED TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS.