Redwood DIY Projects

DIY Outdoor Redwood Furnishings and Yard Accessories

The following PDF files are courtesy of the California Redwood Association.

Here you'll find redwood project plans to help you complete that special piece of landscaping or yard furnishings. You are welcome to view, save and print these redwood brochures using Adobe Reader.

	Adirondack Chair 206KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for a classic Adirondack chair. Includes artwork and materials list. Have fun!		Adirondack Swing 272KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for an Adirondack porch swing. Includes artwork and materials list.
	Garden Tool Shed 479KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for a redwood tool shed. Includes artwork and materials list.		Lake Tahoe Gazebo 387KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for a beautiful redwood gazebo. Includes artwork and materials list.
	Mendocino Bench 107KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for a stylish redwood bench. Includes artwork and materials list.		Santa Cruz Sandbox 906KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for a child's sandbox with storage bench. Includes artwork and materials list.
	Monterey Potting Center 600KB—FREE Easy do-it-yourself plans for a redwood potting and garden center. Includes artwork and materials list.		Petaluma Planter 236KB—FREE Easy do-it-yourself plans for an attractive redwood planter. Includes artwork and materials list.
	Calistoga Spa Surround 1046KB—FREE Detailed do-it-yourself plans for an attractive steps and bench spa. Includes artwork and materials list.		Windsor Shade Shelter 313KB—FREE This handsome, freestanding redwood shade shelter will provide a cool place to relax in the garden or yard. The shelter can also be built next to your home where it will keep the whole house cooler by shielding windows, walls and sliding glass doors from the sun.
	Picnic Table 470KB—FREE Easy do-it-yourself plans for a traditional redwood picnic table. Includes artwork and materials list.

Own a Piece of California State History All of our wood is clear all heart salvaged old growth redwood. This salvaged sunken redwood has ax-shaved ends, meaning it was cut before the late-1800s. Originallyharvested between 1850 and 1910, this redwood falls into three distinct time periods: 1) A V-shape or "beaver-cut" meant that a log was felled with an axe between 1850 and 1876, when the labor- and time-saving raker-tooth saw was invented. 2) Logs cut with a saw and dragged to the river by mules or oxen were first shaved or edged around their circumference to prevent snagging. Learn more...	Fine Craftsmen and WoodworkersWe gladly interface with owners, contractors, architects, builders, designers and/or their agents to provide you our beautifully colored salvaged redwood. We know old growth redwood and what it can do. We hand select every piece of wood we sell, and we absolutely guarantee its quality. Redwood Salvage Sales arranges custom milling to any specifications you define in vertical, flat or mixed grains, and ship directly to your home or workplace. We can ship domestic and internationally. Our orders are shipped to you with no waste at all, every stick usable for its intended purpose. Learn more...
Brewery Gulch Inn Fournded and built by Arky Ciancutti with his eco-salvaged redwood, Gourmet Magazine (August, 2002) said, "this stylish new hotel sets a SoHo standard for design..." Wine Enthusiast (March, 2003) said that, partly due to this wood, the inn is "A masterpiece of style and design." Sky Magazine (Delta Airlines) wrote in June, 2003, that ...."wood connoisseur Ciancutti used the wood as lavish trim, a worthy tribute to those ancient trees." Learn more....	Myrtlewood Available All-burl Myrtlewood is available here at Redwood Salvage Sales. We have Myrtlewood slabs 2-1/4" to 3-1/4", all 10' long, up to 44" wide, all book-matched. Air-dried 6 years indoors. One of a kind pieces. Some beautiful furnishings and items have been created by our local craftsmen.
Customer Reviews Another happy customer installing their new redwood paneling says, "They look beautiful!"—Los Angeles Read what other customers have to say at our Customer Reviews.	In The News Magazine articles about Redwood Salvage Sales by Robb Report Luxury Home; BUILDERnews; Sawmill & Woodlot Magazine; and The San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine. Check it out!
The Salvage Story A man's journey from doctor to innkeeper in Mendocino County began with dredging sunken timber out of Big River...the recovery of a lost treasure of Northern California!	Green Benefits and Durability of Redwood Redwood repels termites and its ability to resist rot enables it to last for generations—superb green architect resources for your green dream home! Learn more...