: Breaks my heart.


Why? Cutting it into veneer allows more of the wood's beauty to be seen.
Some of the very, very best furniture ever made is veneered, and almost
all modern veneer work is over a stable
substrate, which means manmade sheet goods.

-- Andy Barss

I can well imagine a nice cherry sinker log, or any other of your more
northern growing lumber types. Here in Louisiana we don't have your
variety of sinkers, however sinker cypress, here, is prime for
cabinets. It has a light greenish/gray tint to some of it....
Desirable and expensive.

Once or twice a year, I try to get to the Morganza Floodway and collect
any trapped logs that has floated down the Miss. River. Sometimes I
can find some nice logs, and more often I find some nice nature's art
driftwood and burl pieces. Double pleasu finding lumber and an
enjoyable outing.

Sonny