That ongoing search for inexpensive lumber!!

nice find. I keep looking, but haven’t found quite as good a deal. I paid about $1.50 a foot for the lumber in my blog, but you are definitely the big winner. I think I’m to the point now where I oftern prefer to see peoples lumber finds over new projects. LOL

Nice, I want to come hang out with you! First you get some beutiful quilted maple for free and now you have a trunk full of mahogany for $30, you lucky dog.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

I’ve become a big fan of Craigslist and found some good deals there. Just keep your eyes open and there’s value to be had. Good find.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Matt,

Nice score on the wood. You have some good looking mahogany to work with.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Sometimes we find the good deals. This past winter I answered an add in the paper and I got approx. 150 bd ft of white ash, white oak, and elm for $.40 a bd ft.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

Nice! I though I got a nice deal on some white oak off Craigslist but that’s even better!

Nice find Matt!

Also from another post: Garyk said if you put a ! at the beginning and end of the link it will show the picture instead of the link.

The picture below is from my Flickr page:

-- Chris

Wow, great find. I two or three years ago I went to an auction and bought the entire wood content of a shop for $200. among other things I got about 2000 BF of walnut, some as long as 14” and 8” wide. It is still out there if yo look.

That is such a great score. I would have paid even more for it and thought it was a good deal. But you got a GREAT deal!

Notice the board on the left in the trunk and how consistent the stripes are. This is often labeled as “ribbon mahogany” and is sold for a premium price. The last time I priced it out was 3 years ago at $18 – $20 per BF. I built my mahogany chandeliers from this type of mahogany.

If the pattern runs out at the sides and is not as consistent, then it is not considered to have the ribbon figure. The consistent ribbon figure indicates a more stable piece of lumber.

When the finish hits this wood it will be incredibly striking. The mahogany sofa table has a great example of this. There is no stain or pore filler involved here, just a pre-cat lacquer finish.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Chris, I tried that ! deal, and it didn’t work. I wish I were as computer literate as I am talented as a woodworker!!
Todd I love your work!!! Just stunning!!
And thanks to all of you for posting your comments! I truly appreciate all of them!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Here is my shot at pasting your photo:

It’s a snap!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

At your photo hosting site, to the right of the photo you will see this box: (copied from your photo host page)

Click on the box that says: HTML Code: Websites & Blogs.
Copy that code and paste it into the blog where you want the photo to appear. You can check how it looks by clicking on “Preview” at the top right of the blog box.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

How’s this Todd? Thank you so much for teaching me that! I’m so computer illiterate!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Wow Todd, teaching how to post photos… ;)

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh

Scott could tell you how I struggled at first. It was horrible.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com