Camp Bird Spruce

Every piece of wood tells a story—if you know how to read it. Sandy East, owner of American Antique Lumber , knows the wood for the Camp Bird Spruce veneers is some of the most special he has come across. It comes from a beautiful 120-year-old alpine spruce tree at the famous Camp Bird Mine between Ouray and Wagner’s hometown of Telluride. “There’s a picture of that spruce tree taken in the 1880s when it was about 6 feet tall,” East said.  East and his crew removed the tree because it was thr...