Where can you buy parawood?

[the_tool_man]

Hi all:

I've recently bought a few unfinished furniture pieces that were made of parawood (rubberwood from Paraguay, South America). One of the pieces needs repair, and I am having trouble finding a source for the wood. I've done a number of internet searches with no luck. My local hardwood dealer didn't even know what it was. Anybody found a dealer for the stuff in the US?

The stuff is reasonably attractive, hard, flexible and cheap. I can't believe there aren't any dealers for this wood.

Thanks in advance, John.

[the_tool_man]

Update:

I've contacted a number of stores that sell the furniture, but they were no help. So far, the only thing I've come up with is to find a badly damaged piece in the back of one of these stores and buy it for the wood. None of them have anything like that, though.

Regards, John.

[Kim Whitmyre]

Anderson International will ship their stock. . .Take a look at their online catalog.

Kim

[James Owens]

replying to the_tool_man, James Owens wrote: Google a company called parawood of the Americas a vase out of Florida get their wood directly from Guatemala

[DerbyDad03]

Finally! After 13 years the OP can fix his furniture. I'm sure he is very relieved.

[Puckdropper]

DerbyDad03 wrote in news: [e-mail]:

You know... I've got some projects that have languished for that long...

Just waiting for a part or inspiration...

Puckdropper

[DerbyDad03]

I've been working on a particular project for over 30 years: Trying to convince SWMBO to see it my way.

I just can't seem to make much progress.

[John McCoy]

DerbyDad03 wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Well, maybe, maybe not. The address for "Parawood of the Americas" is just down the road from me. It's a UPS Store. I tend to be sceptical of businesses that work from a UPS Store address.

(I wonder what "a vase out of Florida" was intended to mean)

John

[DerbyDad03]

Well, they do have a website, for whatever that's worth...

parawoodamerica.com

parawoodamerica.com/gallery

Very Artistic Specialty Enterprise ;-)

[krw]

Fair enough. I'm sure she's been working at least that long to make you see things her way. My bet is that she's winning. ;-)

I probably gave up 30 years ago (45 years as of a couple of weeks ago).

[Marcos ritter]

replying to the_tool_man, Marcos ritter wrote: Parawood of the americas