The Federal style — sometimes called Adam style after the Scottish brothers who popularized it — shaped American homes from roughly 1780 to 1830, just after independence. Where Georgian trim is robust and Greek Revival is heavy, Federal moulding is delicate and refined: slim reeded pilasters, fine bead-and-reel detailing, oval and elliptical motifs, and crisp, narrow profiles that feel almost neoclassical-jewelry in scale.
Mason’s Mill carries 44 Federal & Adam profiles suited to early Republic townhouses, New England center-hall colonials, and Charleston single houses. They pair beautifully with our Georgian and Greek Revival profiles when layering periods on a single restoration.
The unique natural patina of reclaimed white oak makes for a beautifully aged appearance in projects and is often used to make custom furniture, flooring and other millwork. Some of the character and aging marks found in antique oak lumber are things like nail holes, bolt holes, knots and aged stress cracks.
Recently acquired reclaimed antique white oak boasts beautiful features not commonly found in new-growth traditionally sawn white oak.
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In rustic or knotty grades of lumber, there will be a percentage of degrade during the milling process. Some knots may shake lose and/or fall out during the milling process. Mason’s Mill is not liable for these defects in moldings produced from knotty grades of lumber.
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