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In reply to the discussion: Shopping for Furniture or Cabinets? Buy Only Items Made of Renewable Woods. [View all]MineralMan
(146,190 posts)6. I have a copy of that wood sample book. It's a favorite
possession of mine. And you're right...many of those woods are no longer available. They're gone. In some cases, the species is extinct.
I like recovered wood and reclaimed wood. It's not typical, though, to find exotics that way. I had some redwood timbers from the Giant Sequoia species. They came from an old barn. Huge, thick timbers over 100 years old. I had them resawn into planking that I used to panel the living room of my home in California. Nothing like that wood will ever be available as new material, and it's a good thing, too.
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MineralMan
Mar 2013
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We hear a lot about genetically modified food crops.. It would be cool if they could use...
JVS
Mar 2013
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Good! I have been looking at STRANDED bamboo, which is the hardest next to hard-woods & can be
patrice
Mar 2013
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