The Olde Mill

A New Company, A New Year, A New Blog

A new company needs a new blog, and so The Olde Mill proudly presents The Olde Mill Blog, where you can read about all the products, updates, events, and milestones at The Olde Mill.

Started in 2013 by Richard Ourso (he has been researching and refining hollow beams for twenty years in preparation), The Olde Mill offers reclaimed wood products: hollow box beams and fireplace mantels, rustic tables from the Urban collection, New Orleans style doors(describe), and butcher-block countertops. All products are made by hand in Baton Rouge, Louisiana out of 100-year old Longleaf pine, which is reclaimed and salvaged from demolished buildings from all over the country.

Why use a hollow box beam?

Our hollow box beam, engineered from reclaimed Longleaf pine, offers the rustic look of 100 year old wood while retaining the versatility of “fake” or “faux” beams. Want to install lights directly into your hollow ceiling beam? Go for it. Need a metal support post to run through your beam, or cover up your exposed lam beams? No problem. Need a two sided beam? We can do it. You get the customizability and lightweight functionality of an engineered wood product while losing zero in aesthetic quality. The hollow beams can be installed in a fraction of the time that a solid beam would take, and the manpower needed (so you save on labor costs) is also drastically reduced. Our mantels can be installed over a fireplace in less than thirty minutes by one person.

Our tables, doors, and mantels are all made from the same reclaimed Longleaf pine stock, so matching your beams to your furniture and kitchen countertops is a breeze, if you want to invest in a complete set.

Who We Are

• Richard L. Ourso: woodworking expert, entrepeneur, CKD and CAPS certified designer, and owner of The Olde Mill,
• Stevi Gibson: jr designer, marketing and sales, woodshop assistant, web design
• Gus Broussard: woodshop worker, blogger
• Vicki Mire: CKD and CAPS certified designer

The Future

This blog will track the expansion and innovations of one of Louisiana’s newest and most exciting local specialty woodworking shops. The blog will be updated weekly, with recent news, new products, and follow up stories (with pictures of their completed projects)  from our customers. Send us any questions you have about our new company, blog, or products, and please send us any stories or photos of your completed projects!