indianajohn

I live in Florida and a friend recently told me that one of the boat docks in the downtown area was being torn down. I thought I would check it out. I asked what was to become of the wood and they told me it was going to the dump. Having no clue what it was I decided to take some home. The wood was very heavy and rough from years of salt water etc. Used the metal detector and removed nails and bolts and ran it on the planer. After planing I had several pieces 2"x8"x36". It turned out to be Brazilian Mahogany. I didn't take enough for any major projects, but enough to do some bowl turning and pens. Best part about it, it was free.