Salvage Lumber Warehouse Custom Milling Services

The Earthwise Salvage Lumber Warehouse (SLW) is now officially open to the public! Located in Seattle (4747 1st Ave South), our dedicated lumber facility offers custom milling and wood processing. Whether you are a contractor looking for a massive run of reclaimed old-growth flooring, or a DIYer needing a single mantel beam squared up, our team is equipped to handle projects of any scale. We specialize in processing our own massive inventory of historic, salvaged Pacific Northwest timbers, but we are also happy to mill your customer-supplied wood!

Our Milling Capabilities Our facility features industrial-grade equipment, including a Woodmizer LT40 Wide, Industrial Weinig Molder, planer, jointer and brush sander allowing us to process everything from massive structural beams to precision architectural finishes.

Our core services include:

• Custom Millwork: We mill rough salvaged wood into premium T&G flooring, nickel gap shiplap, traditional beadboard, and custom wall cladding.

• S4S Surfacing: Rough boards and beams planed square and smooth on all four sides.

• Brush Sanding: A specialized process that removes decades of dirt and splinters while preserving the original, authentic patina of historic wood.

• Large Capacity Sawing: We can resaw heavy structural timbers, entire logs, and wide slabs to your specifications. 

• Rough Cut-to-Size: Beams and boards cut down for easy transport to your job site.

Got your own wood? We can mill it! We are happy to process lumber you bring from home or the job site. However, because every piece of old wood behaves differently, there are strict limitations on what we can run through our machines.

The Golden Rule: Bring it by for a quick look or send us an email with a description and pictures. We will chat with you about what we can realistically do before making any promises.

For the safety of our crew and equipment, we CANNOT mill:

• Wood with embedded metal or nails (We offer conditional de-nailing services at our shop rate, but all wood must be 100% metal-free before hitting our blades).

• Pressure-treated or creosote-treated wood

• Bug-infested or severely rotted wood

Note: It is up to the discretion of our warehouse management to accept or reject customer-supplied wood. Because reclaimed wood is an unpredictable organic material, we cannot guarantee maximum yield from your supplied stock.

Pricing & Lead Times

• Shop Rate: $150 per hour (includes setup time). Half-hour minimum.

• Volume/Production Runs: For large millwork packages (like flooring or paneling), we offer square-foot or lineal-foot project pricing. Submit a form on this page for a custom quote.

• Size Limitations: * Milling/Sawing: Up to 19′ Long x 30″ Wide.

  • Planing: Up to 24.5″ Wide x 6″ Thick.

• Lead Times: Small shop-rate projects can often be turned around quickly, but we do not offer same-day milling service. Larger production runs currently have a lead time of 4 to 8 weeks depending on the queue.  

Other limitations:

• We do not have a catalogue or mill that we order our products from. Our lumber is removed from the waste stream which means we may not have certain species in large quantities. We will always have old growth douglas fir though!
• It is usually cost prohibitive to remove a twist or bow. This is best done by a CNC router which we do not have.
• We do not apply finish products to our wood
• We do not have a lumber kiln. If your lumber was a living tree less than a year ago, you need to either air dry or kiln dry it before it will create a stable board.
• We do not offer tree removal service and we do not pick up freshly felled logs.
• We do not negotiate on milling time. We insist on giving you a quality product which will take time. Woodworking teaches us patience!

All sales are FINAL on Custom Milling services.