PING: Leon - How was the Kerrville furniture show?

[Swingman]

up any mesquite? Give us a rundown.

[Leon]

> Pick up any mesquite? Give us a rundown.

Very cool! I took lots'a pictures. I think you and I should enter next year, we are certainly in that league. Lots of mesquite pieces. Looking around the antique shops in the hill country, most all the old furniture was made from mesquite, big stuff that easily stood over 10' tall. I have to believe that there is a good source for mesquite in the area as the wood dominated the furniture markets. We went to a couple of Amish furniture stores, this was the good stuff. I have seen stuff being sold as Amish in Houston that was "sub-par". They naturally don't build with mesquite as there is probably little in Pennsylvania. Lots of Maple, Oak, Cherry, and Elm though.

In a regular small furniture store I saw a beautiful mesquite "Sam Maloof" style rocking chair, $6500.

I did see a lumber mill outside of Fredericksburg that had lot's of stickered wood piles. They specialize in flooring and moldings. I'll have to give'em a call and see how they sell their wood.

I brought no wood home and did not check any prices.

[Swingman]

"Leon" wrote

Did you get an up close and personal view of the piece that won "Best of Show"? I hope it was more impressive than it appears in the photo.

Judging from the pictures, I thought the walnut desk was superior in every way, but a closer examination may have put it in a different light ... still to give it a "special award for craftsmanship", one wonders?

Lots of mesquite pieces. Looking

Prices of pieces that correspond to any of the things you and I have built?

Apparently not much is selling?

Hmmm ... Step by step instructions:

Locate the glove compartment; extract Tundra "Owner's Manual"; go to index; in there you will find instructions to open the tail gate ... the rest is intuitive, next time you should be able to take it from there. :)

Thanks for the report.