Hi all -
Went to an auction in Lima OH which featured a lot of WW tools and also lumber. Notices 4 nice Sheraton cherry bedposts with finials, which I had priced a while back for a potential job. Thought they were about $100 a piece (actually after I got home I checked and they are $120 each). I was happy to pay $52.50 for the four!!!
Then they went to a stack of mahogany (about 150 bf) with boards from
5" to 14" wide, all 10' long. I was able to get that for $230 and after selling off a few pieces to other bidders and getting it home and measuring more precisely, I got 110 bf for $175!!! I looked for prices before I went and and found African Mahogany for ~$5/bf and 'genuine' Mahogany for ~$10/bf. I don't know for sure which I have, but thought it was a deal either way. Do any of you know how to tell the difference? I can get some pictures if that would help.OTOH, there where some small Lie-Nielsen special purpose planes there in pretty good condition, and some guy paid $330 for a couple that would have cost $340 brand new. It pays to keep track of prices...
Les