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11. Nice. I made my own front door at my California home

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 11:14 AM

Mar 2013

of clear redwood, and incorporated a salvaged stained glass window in it. It turned out beautifully. I used contrasting birch pegs to assemble the door. Fun times.

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Shopping for Furniture or Cabinets? Buy Only Items Made of Renewable Woods. [View all] MineralMan Mar 2013 OP

The Lorax thanks you from his heart LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #1

Another Possibility if You Must Have Exotic Wood MineralMan Mar 2013 #2

Buy vintage--better for the environment and adds geek tragedy Mar 2013 #3

Yes. I added a note to that effect just above your post. MineralMan Mar 2013 #5

Another great thing about vintage is that geek tragedy Mar 2013 #7

The funny thing is that you can often find a vintage piece MineralMan Mar 2013 #8

Yep. Generally superior workmanship and there's geek tragedy Mar 2013 #10

Yup. Sometimes those stamps or labels are hidden, too. MineralMan Mar 2013 #13

PLease share superpatriotman Mar 2013 #33

You're a collector? nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #34

Let's say yes... superpatriotman Mar 2013 #36

Not a big name, geek tragedy Mar 2013 #37

Nice superpatriotman Mar 2013 #39

They don't make furniture like his new. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #41

Clearly superpatriotman Mar 2013 #43

I have book called "What Wood is That?" MindPilot Mar 2013 #4

I have a copy of that wood sample book. It's a favorite MineralMan Mar 2013 #6

I have a door I made with what I call RCR MindPilot Mar 2013 #9

Nice. I made my own front door at my California home MineralMan Mar 2013 #11

The front door of my house _looks_ like a giant slab of redwood. MindPilot Mar 2013 #16

We hear a lot about genetically modified food crops.. It would be cool if they could use... JVS Mar 2013 #12

Very unlikely to happen. MineralMan Mar 2013 #14

We just put down a new Sissyk Mar 2013 #15

Bamboo is great! Grows fast and is MineralMan Mar 2013 #17

It's a bit more expensive but Sissyk Mar 2013 #18

Good for you guys! Doing your own work MineralMan Mar 2013 #19

Yes, hubby has said Sissyk Mar 2013 #22

I may give concrete some more thought. MineralMan Mar 2013 #23

Go for it! Sissyk Mar 2013 #24

Most teak and mahogany is plantation-grown these days. jeff47 Mar 2013 #20

There are some serious issues with those plantations. MineralMan Mar 2013 #21

Plantation grown teak is readily available in the US Progressive dog Mar 2013 #25

... and flooring. nt patrice Mar 2013 #26

Yes. I included flooring in the body of my post, but not MineralMan Mar 2013 #27

Good! I have been looking at STRANDED bamboo, which is the hardest next to hard-woods & can be patrice Mar 2013 #30

I have friends who saw, kiln, and mill local hardwoods Mopar151 Mar 2013 #28

Nice. I like the design, too. MineralMan Mar 2013 #29

That IS beautiful. I guess they are also much more respectful towards their LOCAL resource too. nt patrice Mar 2013 #31

You can bring your own trees if you want! Mopar151 Mar 2013 #44

Very nice piece! Sissyk Mar 2013 #42

Whatever you do, don't buy from IKEA Orrex Mar 2013 #32

Love my new maple cabinets SoCalDem Mar 2013 #35

We just had our kitchen remodeled with natural maple cabinetry - beautiful! badtoworse Mar 2013 #38

I usually buy antique furniture csziggy Mar 2013 #40

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