I got off work early today due to rain. On the way home I stopped by our local architectural salvage warehouse that recently opened just to have a look around. I explored rows and rows of surplus cabinets, doors, stair parts (etc etc)until I got to the dark back of the warehouse and spied a bunch of assorted lumber standing against the wall. I just had to pick through and see what was there. The first thing I moved was several stair treads. I thought "Damn, those things are heavy". I took one over to the light and brushed off the dust. No clue as to what kind of wood it was, but it looked *really* nice. Finally, I asked the guy working there about the wood. He said it's mahogany. I told him that I've worked with plenty of mahogany, and I didn't think it was mahogony, but that I didn't know what it was. He said they are $15 a piece.... Upon further digging through the pile, I pulled out a bunch of boards, at least 150 bdft, that were dark and *very* heavy, like the stair treads. They were all in the rough, most well over 12" wide, 10 ft. or so long and just shy of 2" thick. I still have no clue as to what kind of wood it is, but there was enough for a nice project. Soon, the guy returned again. I asked him if he'd take $100 for all the boards minus the stair treads. He agreed on the condition that I carried them out myself (he didn't want to lift those heavy things) so I started loading them up.... About the fifth board I carried (more like struggled) out to the truck I noticed some writing on the board in blue crayon. I brushed off the dust to reveal the word "JATOBA" WOOOO HOOOO! The other 5 boards were not so difficult to load! Damn, I'm still excited! --dave
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18 years ago