Popular Post difalkner Posted January 14, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 A friend who lives a couple of hours from us sent an email Wednesday asking if I wanted his Walnut, Maple, and Mahogany scraps for cutting boards. He builds very nice custom furniture and guitars, about 55 so far. Anyway, he said if I didn't want the scraps they would go in his burn pile. I haven't seen him in 6 months or so and wouldn't mind the drive but since I had a ton to do yesterday I asked if he could give me an idea of the amount of scraps he was talking about. He sent some photos and said most were 4/4 36" or so but would be great for what I'm doing. We figured, why not, our stuff will wait and Sandy and I would enjoy the drive. These are the photos he sent and said I could thin out the two bins inside his wood storage building (his wood storage building is probably 20' x 50', his shop must be 3,000 sq. ft, maybe more, climate controlled, and with a finishing room he can drive his van into for loading furniture - finishing room is also climate controlled - all of this at his house) Scraps - In the truck when we got home - they multiplied! He helped me clean out both bins, insisted it was all going to be burned. Substantially longer than 36", I'd say. Also, about 20% of this is 8/4 Mahogany and Walnut, some 6/4. Didn't see a knot, absolutely nail/fastener free, and only a couple of pieces with splits. No idea how many cutting boards this will make. In the family room - no room in our shop, making a space in our drying room (daughter's old bedroom). This is the pile we put in the drying room - End shot of the stack - Overall shot - 4/4 Figured Mahogany, about 8" wide, 50" long - Anyway, since we just opened out Etsy shop I guess cutting boards will occupy most of my time for a while. Enjoy! David 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Nice score David! I need to find me a friend that really needs his scrap lumber removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Wow that sound like a good friend to have. My scraps are considerably smaller but i'm the one giving them away to my friends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Two hours away in the right direction would have been close to me! Yes sir, will make some fine cutting boards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted January 15, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 I would use the maple & walnut for cutting boards and hoard the mahogany for furniture. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, wdwerker said: I would use the maple & walnut for cutting boards and hoard the mahogany for furniture. If I was building furniture that would make sense. But I'm not so it'll go to something rather than sit around. Most of it is African Mahogany so it's a bit softer than Honduras Mahogany. If I use it in cutting boards it will be as trim or decoration rather than as the main block. David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 African is a bit soft for cutting boards, Honduran should be hoarded and used for something more refined than a cutting board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Oh I fully agree. I have several 8/4 x 8"-9" wide by 8' long boards of Honduras Mahogany that I've had for years and they'll one day be cut for acoustic guitar backs and sides. Now that's a worthwhile use of Genuine Mahogany! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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