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Mahogany versus Mahogany
My wife wants me to build yet another garden bench from Wood magazine. This is a simple one compared to the Tudor I just completed. I looked at what to build it from. The article suggested cedar from the home store instead of from the usual hardwood outlets we use. So, off to the local lumber yard. I priced the cedar and was just not happy with the quality. On the way out, I stopped to look at the decking display they are building. They have samples of all the material, wood and composites, on display like a real deck. We were taken back by the appearance of the mahogany deck. So, I priced out what I need for the project. My local hardwood dealer lists 5/4 mahogany at $6.50 a board foot. The lumber yard stuff works out to $2.87 bd. ft. To buy the same amount of wood (includes a 4 x 4 x 8') would have been $100 more at the wood dealer. Is this the same mahogany? It is clear, looks good, is planed and straight. Not only was the price better, but they had no 4 x 4 x 8' in stock so he gave me a 10' for the same price. I have enough left to make legs for a small table. They also have Ipe for a little more. The 5/4 x 6 is $2.06 a lineal foot. -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome |
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