How's this for a piece of Mahogany

you must get that gary you will kick yourself if you dont

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

I’m gonna have to build a bigger outfeed table to rip that sucker!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

can make a small house from that without any gluing… almost a shame to have to cut that up for anything small

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

now that’s a piece of ma-HOG-any

-- DocK, WV

That is a really lovely board, but the Honduran Mahogany is a lot cheaper over here (2500€/cubic meter – $7.80/bf) which surprises me no end. The supplier certainly has a much better selection of exotics than I could ever dream of getting over here.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

Charlie – You think that you could lift the infeed end by yourself? :-)

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I think I’ll buy it if it’s stil there. I can start whittling high end toothpicks.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Charlie there’s a guy standing on your board…

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Hey Gary
This looks more like Bombay material rather than 7 pie crust tables .Amazing hunk of mahogany, I’m sure you you could make something(s) wonderful and beautiful from it. Thanks for sharing.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I can see that in a board room. ( in Italy) ;-)

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

wow…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

That is one fantastic piece of wood.

WOW what a chunck of wood. That would make a fantastic top for a set of cabinets….......LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Thats a nice slab of Mahogany.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Thanks for the link, they have some beautiful wood. But I can’t find “That piece” on their web site. That could be just what I am looking for, for my conference table job.

-- Don S.E. OK

Looks like a small operation on the web. they probably don’t have it on yet. Give’m a call, my assessment of the high end tooth pick market didn’t look too promising ;-)

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

lol….I just sent them a e-mail asking about it and any other slab Mahogany they may have. Thanks again for the link Gary!!!!!!

And hey, as far as the “High end tooth pick market”...you never know, remember the “Pet Rock”, who would have thought a guy could become a millionaire selling rocks with painted eyes on them ???? (yes, I know, I am REALLY dating myself)

-- Don S.E. OK

No that is a nice slab of wood: wish I had an extra $2200.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Don – They have a lot more than it on the website.

Check out my blog I did on them: http://lumberjocks.com/GaryK/blog/3390

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks for the blog link Gary…NICE wood… Ilooked at all of them and all I can see is things I can make. My wife seen me drooling on the computer, looked over my shoulders, and just saw $$$$$ leaving the accounts,lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

Wow, talk about service, it is 11:00 pm central time here where I live and just got another e-mail from Marty at Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America, we are doing a little dealing. He is checking his stock in the morning to see what else he has that may match this piece in color and grain. If he can come up with a few more pieces he is going to e-mail me several close ups of every thing he thinks will work. We may have a deal, but for something like these, I will have to drive out to get them, no way am I spending that much with out looking them over in person. Thanks again for the link Gary.

-- Don S.E. OK

Don – Are you sure you don’t mean Mitch instead of Marty. Mitch Talcove is the owner.

He’s hell to try to haggle with about the price. One time it took me about 1/2 an hour
to get him to knock $20 off of a $280 slab of Swiss Pear.

But then again his prices are pretty fair to start with in most cases.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Hmmmm, the e-mail’s I have gotten say Marty Talcove, just checked again….brothers maybe, or a son ??? I will find out in the morning when I talk to them.
And the dealing part…I am hoping if I buy a few more pieces to finish out the table, he may deal a bit (a bulk thing I hope)

-- Don S.E. OK

I’m gonna need a bigger truck. Why did I get the Tacoma? Clearly I need the Tundra.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

May as well get a Powerstroke, then you can collect wood!!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

”May as well get a Powerstroke, then you can collect wood!!”

lol

-- Don S.E. OK

20 or 25 years ago I had to turn a number of stair spindles and ended up buying a board that was 12/4×23” x 26’ same stuff. I forget what it cost but it was a lot cheaper backer back then. I wanted to cry when we cut it into smaller boards just to get it to the shop. I still have about a 5’ one left sitting in my rack.
Have fun with that one It’s a great board

-- Just believe and God will take care of the rest

Gary,
Just got a call from them, Marty is the son, VERY nice and helpful people. They are going through their inventory to see if they have what I need to finish.

-- Don S.E. OK

Great find Gary.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Here is some 60yr old reclaimed Mahogany he is sending me (He has several 100bf in stock)... We have almost made a deal over the giant piece

Here is another piece, both of these have been “Cleaned up” These two are for another customer. But he said they were all the same, these have been cleaned for the customer. mine are 13” wide, 2 1/4 thick 13ft long.

-- Don S.E. OK

wow , they’re charging $24.50/ bd ft for Indonesian Rosewood 4/4…..I can’t find any pix of it though.

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .