Douglas Fir Planed Ann Arbor Beams offer a smooth, refined surface with visible reclaimed character. The planed finish creates a clean profile. It brings out the straight grain and natural structure of Douglas Fir.
The custom Ann Arbor stain blends soft grey tones with weathered brown undertones. A light wash settles into the grain, creating contrast and highlighting the texture. Subtle variation runs across the surface, with areas of cooler grey and warmer wood tones showing through. This gives the beam a balanced, aged look without feeling heavy.
These beams work well in modern, rustic, and transitional spaces. They add texture while keeping a clean overall appearance. When crafted as a box beam, the beams can cover large spans while staying lighter in weight and still present as a solid beam. We fabricate each beam to order in custom sizes from reclaimed Douglas Fir with our Beam Standards.
“Whether people are fully conscious of this or not, they actually derive countenance and sustenance from the ‘atmosphere’ of the things they live in or with. They are rooted in them just as a plant is in the soil in which is planted.” -Frank Lloyd Wright
Planed Beams Detailed Specs
Planed Beams offer a warm and refined look that fits perfectly into both modern and traditional designs. These beams are carefully milled to create a smooth surface, making them an excellent choice for projects that require a sophisticated aesthetic. While they have a contemporary feel, their reclaimed origins show through with a tighter grain, richer colors, and character marks of aged wood. Planed Beams have versatility; they can adapt to a variety of design styles, from minimalist, to contemporary to vintage.
Crafted from authentic reclaimed wood, each beam tells a story. Sourced from older structures like barns, factories, and vintage buildings, we mill the vintage wood to give them the smoothest surface. The box beams combine the beauty of the vintage grain with the benefit of being lighter weight to ship and install. Use box beams as a new architectural design element or to cover existing elements or beams.
Box Joinery: In an ideal situation, we take a single solid beam that is the size of the box beam we are making. We resaw the face and two sides from the solid beam and reassemble these skins with a miter joint. If we cannot make the size needed from a single solid beam, we will use pieces from multiple beams and will miter them together using our proprietary techniques that mean the finished beam will read as a solid beam.
Box Length Joint: Miter joint, Lock Miter joint.
Source: Reclaimed beams taken from barns and other old structures.
Colors: Natural wood colors. Custom staining options are available to complement your design. Planed reclaimed wood beams offer only slight natural variation so colors and stains will be more consistent from beam to beam.
Species: Oak, Douglas Fir, Pine, Walnut.
Oak
Douglas Fir
Pine
Walnut
Surface: Planed. Standard preparation includes power washing, light brushing and light sanding.
Box Face Thickness: Standard 3/4”; Engineered 4mm; Custom.
Width and Height: All Sizes.
Length: Any Length.
Box Length Joint: Miter joint, Lock Miter joint.
Box Clearance: When wrapping existing beams we recommend clearance of at least ¼” on each side, ½” total for width and ¼” height for interior dimensions.
Box Preparation: All box beams are shipped ready to install.
Oversized reclaimed hand-hewn box beams offer unmatched visual impact and warmth, transforming spaces with historic character and architectural grandeur. At E&K Vintage Wood in Los Angeles, we specialize in crafting custom oversized beams that blend rustic charm with modern elegance. Each beam is tailored to your vision—sourced, finished, and built with care to become a stunning focal point in any residential or commercial space.
We made this custom whitewash with natural browns coming through on Reclaimed Douglas Fir for our customer in Virginia. #reclaimedwood #interiordesign #reclaimedwoodwall #reclaimedbarnwood #interiordesigner...
Another giant Reclaimed Hand Hewn Oak Box Beam. These 3 beams go together to make one beam 10” x 25” x 39’. We took solid 200+ year old reclaimed Oak hand hewn beams and cut the faces off to make the box beam. The face is made from a single 39’ piece. #interiordesign #boxbeams #handhewnbeams #reclaimedwood #handhewnboxbeams...
Here’s a big one!! This Reclaimed Oak Hand Hewn box beam is 40 foot long with a 12” face and 20”’sides. This is all made from skins of authentic 150 year old solid beams. #reclaimedwood #woodbeams #handhewnbeams #boxbeams #handhewn hewn...
