Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I went
this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the place
out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
Mike
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:25:05 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>>"Mike Stanford" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
>>>> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in
>>>> then
>>>> so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my
>>>> local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
>>>> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
>>>> load £50 ($72)
>>>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board
>>>> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
>>>> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up
>>>> to
>>>> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat
>>>> here
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>"Lew Hodgett" wrote:
>>
>>>I don't want to pee on your parade, but I've had ONE experience with
>>>"African Mahogany" and that was TWO (2) too many; however,
>>>the white oak and ash saved the deal for you.
>>>
>>>"African Mahogany" is a total PITA to sand out and for that reason
>>>alone, I run away from it.
>>>
>>>IMHO, "African Mahogany" doesn't even make good pallet wood.
>>>It certainly couldn't be used as a substitute for Honduras Mahogany
>>>in a marine application.
>>>
>>>I'm trying to remember the guy from the UK on this list who gave me
>>>some useful insight into the "African Mahogany" found in the UK.
>>>
>>>Maybe you will have better luck than I did with "African Mahogany" .
>>>
>>>I sure hope so.
>>>
>>>Lew
>>>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> African Mahogany id a bugger to work with - but when finished it is
>> NICE. - assuming you are talking about Khaya, or Acajou
>> Afzelia africana, or Pod Mahogany - locally known as Doussi or
>> Lenke -
>> is West African Mahogany and was used extensively for ship building
>> in
>> the past and is used to make Djembe - African drums. Common in
>> Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Mali, and
>> Senagal regions.
>>
>> Khaya makes very nice furniture. Quarter cut, it is zebra striped.
>> You
>> need real good SHARP tools
>-----------------------------------------------------
>What about the "mahogany/sapele/iroko" mentioned in the first post?
>
>Lew
>
Sapele is also miserable to work with - it has a tight "curly" grain -
very beautiful when finished - Makes BEAUTIFUL guitars (Taylor uses
it)
Iroko is "african teak". Very much like real teak, but not quite as
dimensionally stable. - locally known as Kambala - works easily
compared to the others, but the dust can be NASTY - and some people
even react to touching it when freshly cut.
Both sapele and kambala discolour in contact with iron - similar to
some Oaks.
"Mike Stanford" wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then
> so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my
> local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
> load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board
> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to
> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't want to pee on your parade, but I've had ONE experience with
"African Mahogany" and that was TWO (2) too many; however,
the white oak and ash saved the deal for you.
"African Mahogany" is a total PITA to sand out and for that reason
alone, I run away from it.
IMHO, "African Mahogany" doesn't even make good pallet wood.
It certainly couldn't be used as a substitute for Honduras Mahogany
in a marine application.
I'm trying to remember the guy from the UK on this list who gave me
some useful insight into the "African Mahogany" found in the UK.
Maybe you will have better luck than I did with "African Mahogany" .
I sure hope so.
Lew
>>
>>"Mike Stanford" wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
>>> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in
>>> then
>>> so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my
>>> local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
>>> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
>>> load £50 ($72)
>>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board
>>> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
>>> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up
>>> to
>>> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat
>>> here
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Lew Hodgett" wrote:
>
>>I don't want to pee on your parade, but I've had ONE experience with
>>"African Mahogany" and that was TWO (2) too many; however,
>>the white oak and ash saved the deal for you.
>>
>>"African Mahogany" is a total PITA to sand out and for that reason
>>alone, I run away from it.
>>
>>IMHO, "African Mahogany" doesn't even make good pallet wood.
>>It certainly couldn't be used as a substitute for Honduras Mahogany
>>in a marine application.
>>
>>I'm trying to remember the guy from the UK on this list who gave me
>>some useful insight into the "African Mahogany" found in the UK.
>>
>>Maybe you will have better luck than I did with "African Mahogany" .
>>
>>I sure hope so.
>>
>>Lew
>>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<[email protected]> wrote:
> African Mahogany id a bugger to work with - but when finished it is
> NICE. - assuming you are talking about Khaya, or Acajou
> Afzelia africana, or Pod Mahogany - locally known as Doussi or
> Lenke -
> is West African Mahogany and was used extensively for ship building
> in
> the past and is used to make Djembe - African drums. Common in
> Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Mali, and
> Senagal regions.
>
> Khaya makes very nice furniture. Quarter cut, it is zebra striped.
> You
> need real good SHARP tools
-----------------------------------------------------
What about the "mahogany/sapele/iroko" mentioned in the first post?
Lew
"Mike Stanford" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I went
> this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
> dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the place
> out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
> b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
> american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
> wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
No, that sucks and you will need to return that American oak and ash back
here to me in the USA. :-)
"woodchucker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 6/14/2013 4:53 PM, Mike Stanford wrote:
>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
>> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I
>> went
>> this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
>> dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the
>> place
>> out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
>> b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
>> american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
>> wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
> YOU SUCK!!
> Really african Mahogany and Sapele???
> You SUCKKKKKK
>
> Where is this sale? I want some.
>
> --
> Jeff
>
Easy one
Holmes of Lincoln
Units 1-2, Sadler Road,
Doddington Road,
LINCOLN
LN6 3RS
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
Call in for a cuppa after you've been there
Mike
On 6/15/2013 6:32 AM, Mike Stanford wrote:
>
> "woodchucker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 6/14/2013 4:53 PM, Mike Stanford wrote:
>>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
>>> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I
>>> went
>>> this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
>>> dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the
>>> place
>>> out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
>>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
>>> b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
>>> american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
>>> wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>> YOU SUCK!!
>> Really african Mahogany and Sapele???
>> You SUCKKKKKK
>>
>> Where is this sale? I want some.
>>
>> --
>> Jeff
>>
> Easy one
>
> Holmes of Lincoln
> Units 1-2, Sadler Road,
> Doddington Road,
> LINCOLN
> LN6 3RS
> Lincolnshire
> United Kingdom
>
>
> Call in for a cuppa after you've been there
>
> Mike
>
>
I'll be right over.
--
Jeff
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:32 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Mike Stanford" wrote:
>
>
>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
>> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then
>> so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my
>> local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
>> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
>> load £50 ($72)
>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board
>> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
>> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to
>> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>I don't want to pee on your parade, but I've had ONE experience with
>"African Mahogany" and that was TWO (2) too many; however,
>the white oak and ash saved the deal for you.
>
>"African Mahogany" is a total PITA to sand out and for that reason
>alone, I run away from it.
>
>IMHO, "African Mahogany" doesn't even make good pallet wood.
>It certainly couldn't be used as a substitute for Honduras Mahogany
>in a marine application.
>
>I'm trying to remember the guy from the UK on this list who gave me
>some useful insight into the "African Mahogany" found in the UK.
>
>Maybe you will have better luck than I did with "African Mahogany" .
>
>I sure hope so.
>
>Lew
>
African Mahogany id a bugger to work with - but when finished it is
NICE. - assuming you are talking about Khaya, or Acajou
Afzelia africana, or Pod Mahogany - locally known as Doussi or Lenke -
is West African Mahogany and was used extensively for ship building in
the past and is used to make Djembe - African drums. Common in
Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Mali, and
Senagal regions.
Khaya makes very nice furniture. Quarter cut, it is zebra striped. You
need real good SHARP tools
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:53:17 +0100, Mike Stanford wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I
> went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local
> hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to
> clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft,
> 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft
> was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up
> to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
I make that out to be about .20 a bd/ft for the 186. Shout from the
highest hill Mike. You did a lot more than good.
Paul T.
On 6/14/2013 1:53 PM, Mike Stanford wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I went
> this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
> dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the place
> out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
> b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
> american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
> wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
>
>
No shit Little Beaver. This is major suckage time. Get a book on
Greene and Greene furniture and start building. The ebony will probably
cost as much as the mahogany.
green(e) with envy,
jo4hn
Mike Stanford wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I
> went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local
> hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to
> clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft,
> 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46
> b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft
> and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
You knew this was coming... You suck!
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Mike Stanford wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in
> then so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that
> my local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
> load £50 ($72) After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186
> board
> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to
> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
Spendthrift, I bet you didn't even haggle. :)
--
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Leon wrote:
> "Mike Stanford" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on
>> the roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then
>> so I went this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my
>> local hardwood dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the
>> rights to clear the place out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van
>> load £50 ($72)
>> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board
>> ft, 140 b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other
>> 46 b/ft was american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to
>> 7ft and up to 17" wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>>
>> Mike
>
> No, that sucks and you will need to return that American oak and ash
> back here to me in the USA. :-)
It will be much cheaper to just ship it to me since I'm on the east coast.
I'll take care of getting it to Leon...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 6/14/2013 4:53 PM, Mike Stanford wrote:
> Coming home from work last night, I noticed a really tatty sign on the
> roadside saying "Hardwood sale". It was too late to call in then so I went
> this morning to see what was what. It turns out that my local hardwood
> dealer has gone bust and two guys have bought the rights to clear the place
> out. Small van load £25 ($38), big van load £50 ($72)
> After sorting it all out, my small van load came out at 186 board ft, 140
> b/ft of it was african mahogany/sapele/iroko and the other 46 b/ft was
> american white oak and ash. Boards are all shorts up to 7ft and up to 17"
> wide. So did I do good and have I got a gloat here
>
> Mike
>
>
YOU SUCK!!
Really african Mahogany and Sapele???
You SUCKKKKKK
Where is this sale? I want some.
--
Jeff