Maybe a little OT, but I have over 200 bdft of 4/4 Coffeebean that I have had in the back of the Kiln for over a year and it needs to go. Most is 9' in length by 3-7" in width. I live in KS. If interested please leave a reply with your email address or email me @ snipped-for-privacy@direcway.com .
Kentucky Coffeebean Anyone??
Feb 11, 2004
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Is it decaffeinated??
Sorry....could not resist.... too much caffeine!
You wouldn't have a good picture of Coffee Bean would you. I have never even heard of it. Or is this one of those woods that goes by a different name.
Gymnocladus dioicus Common name: coffeetree Unoffical state tree of Kentucky, it is closely related to the honey locust. Got its name because early North Amercian colonists used the large seeds to make coffee. When eaten raw, the seeds are poisonous.. Native Americal Indians u sed the seeds as dice rather than food..
Often used as fence posts as it is resistant to rotting.
I just posted a picture of trivets I made from this wood on abpw.
Thanks for the education! nice looking wood.
I'd love to buy it as I'm from Kentucky, but I'm now in Alabama. Cost a fortune to ship.
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