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   SgianDubh | May 16, 2002 08:35am | #1

   It might be useful. Often the stuff can be straightened and laid. I'm just bringing this back to the top to increase the chances of someone from near you seeing it and having a use for it. Slainte, RJ.

   Link to RJFurniture site.
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   forestgirl | May 17, 2002 05:05am | #2

   I can't really use the veneer right now, but I'll give a hundred dollars if you can get my sweetie in a garage-cleaning mode!, ROFL, or at least his "junk room!"

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   UncleDunc | May 17, 2002 05:07am | #3

   I can't use it right now either, but it would be a shame to let it go without even asking what kind of wood it is.

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   MalaBurt | May 17, 2002 06:18pm | #5

   My husband says it is mostly mahogany crotch, if this means anything to you.

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   UncleDunc | May 17, 2002 07:07pm | #6

   Oh, yes. Very meaningful. It means I'm about to cry because I'm unemployed and 1500 miles away.

   I'd say give it a few more days. Now that we know what kind of wood it is, I predict you'll see a little more interest.

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   MalaBurt | May 17, 2002 08:59pm | #7

   Uncledunc,

   Maybe I can keep him from doing another dump run for a couple of days.  I had hoped someone would be able to say "keep" or "kindling". My husband makes furniture but has never used veneer. This came from his surgeon father who made reproduction highboys and hunt boards which is why we have this pile of stuff.  He also made clocks so we have a box of clock works (no faces) so who knows if this stuff would be useful to anybody. I suppose it would be but how to find that person gets so darn labor intensive it is really easier to take it to the dump.

   Thanks again for your help, Mala

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   Sherwoodworks | May 17, 2002 10:59pm | #8

   OK, how does one go about getting some of the veneer from you?  How would yo want to handle it?, I mean the packing, shipping and costs?  I'm ready and willing for at least some of it.  I would love to have some crotch mahogony veneer.  TIA

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   forestgirl | May 17, 2002 05:07am | #4

   Another thought:  If he's not thrown it out yet, you could post a message in the "Classifieds" section here at Knots, and just say it's available for the cost of shipping from Baltimore.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   DougU | May 18, 2002 04:15am | #9

   Mala Burt

   Iwould be interested in buying the whole lot of it from you just give me a price and the cost of shipping,

   Thanks and I will await your response

   Doug

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   Andrew | May 18, 2002 07:35am | #10

   Please tell me your husband hasn't thrown any of that veneer away yet. I wish i lived closer so i could come by and pick some up. please tell your husband he is NUTS for wanting to throw that stuff out.

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   MalaBurt | May 19, 2002 04:10pm | #12

   Dear Andrew and all the others who responded to my original e-mail.

   We went to the garage and sorted the veneer. Now my husband thinks he was NUTS to think about taking it to the dump. There are fifteen 3 x 6ft sheets of crotch mahogany, 20 sheets about the same size of something we can't identify that are all slices from the same tree,  20 large sheets of regular mahogany, a fair amount of burl, some rosewood.  And on and on.  All in all, a LOT of veneer.

   So we will do some research and decide what we want to do with it.

   Thanks for your help.

   Mala

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   forestgirl | May 21, 2002 12:12am | #13

   HOORAY!!!!  Have fun!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   3dog3 | May 23, 2002 02:56am | #14

   Keep uson your decision.  I think there are several of us who would beg to purchase and pay for shipping.

   Thanks!

   Michael

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   MalaBurt | May 23, 2002 05:32pm | #15

   Hi Michael,

   We looked on line at new veneer which seemed to be in much better shape, very similar and not terribly expensive. So we are back to thinking the veneer may be so dried out, it is not worth much. We looked at http://www.herzogveneer.com I think. Actually we looked on e-bay and this was a company that advertised new veneer there. They had crotch mahogany and we could tell from the pictures that it was flatter and not as buckled as what we have. Ours seemed quite dry and brittle.

   Mala Burt

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   DougU | May 24, 2002 04:38am | #16

   Mala

   I wrote several days ago about the veneer and I would be interested in purchasing it if you are looking to get rid of it.

   Just let me know

   Thanks

   Doug

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   forestgirl | May 24, 2002 04:54am | #17

   Mala, have you check with some cabinet-makers and other woodworkers in your area? 

   If you end up deciding to sell it here at Knots, I'll get in line.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   forestgirl | May 18, 2002 08:09am | #11

   Mala, perhaps you could tell us approximate measurements (width/length) of the sheets, if they're fairly uniform.  With that info, it would be possible to help you figure out how hard (or easy, hopefully) it would be to ship.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   ScottInMadtown | May 24, 2002 07:38pm | #18

   Mala Burt,

   After reading the whole thread, I would be very interested in buying the whole package from you.  I could use it on an armoire I'm building now.  Would anyone like to view my drawings?

   Scott

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   MalaBurt | May 28, 2002 03:30pm | #19

   Thanks for your interest and everybody's help. We have found someone local to take the veneer.

   Mala