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01-24-2017, 06:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-24-2017, 06:25 AM by dg152.)
So I was visiting a buddy of mine here in the neighborhood who works on very high end houses in the middle Tennessee area. He went to work the other day and found 15 or so boards of iroko that had been mistakenly delivered to the job site. The contractor was set to throw all into the dumpster to make room for materials to be delivered later in the day. My buddy had the good sense to ask for the boards and bring them home. Each board measures about 14 - 15 feet long and is around 5/4 thick. Widths vary from 8 to 12 inches. To my uneducated eye (I've never seen this stuff before) they look like they are select quality.
Any idea what stuff like this is worth a board foot? Anybody ever work with it? What's it typically used for?
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Google iroko and read the Wikipedia article. It doesn't answer your questions, but it's an interesting take on the stuff.
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http://www.wood-database.com/iroko/
Quote:Quote:Common Uses: Veneer, flooring, furniture, cabinetry, boatbuilding, turned items, and other small specialty wood items.
Quote:Comments: Given the high prices of genuine
Teak, Iroko could be considered a low-cost alternative. The wood is stable, durable, and has an overall look that somewhat resembles Teak.
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Sometimes called African Teak. I know it's used for boatbuilding. A friend tells me it can produce painful and irritating splinters, like Ipe. I've never worked with it BTW. I don't know what it's worth either, sorry.
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They claim it's the poor man's teak. At least my local lumber yard does. In my area (philadelphia ) they sell it for $6 or so a BF .I never worked with it .
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Sounds like it's high quality and it was free. You can't beat that!
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How does construction make mistakes like this and why don't they correct them just like you or I would by returning the goods? Just wondering'.
Sounds like a pretty good score to me.
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I am guessing that the project down the street is still waiting for their iroko...
