Berkshire Products

Berkshire Products, Inc., located in Sheffield, MA, was started in 1987 by Alan Zablonski, a former woodworking teacher. Our Mission is to give a second life to large urban trees that had to be removed. These trees are too large for conventional sawmills, so in the past they were often not utilized and just disposed of. We have several specially designed sawmills that allow us to saw these trees and make them into gorgeous one of a kind table and bar tops. Quality Wood - We travel the country to personally select most of the logs we saw.

We do not rush the drying process of our live edge wood slabs. We air dry our lumber for up to 3 years (until they reach 20% moisture content), then finish drying most of the wood in one of our custom designed vacuum kilns. This method produces high quality boards that have little cup or twist. After drying, all our wood slabs are sanded flat and cleaned on both faces. This allows for a better appearance, so customers know what they are purchasing, and saves time and money by getting the process started.

We have included in our selection a variety of natural live edge wood slabs for making headboards, in shapes and sizes to fit any décor from rustic to modern. Since most slabs can be used as a headboard, you may also want to search our main specie inventory where you will also find 100s of suitable headboard slabs.