Smithsonian article about 'The Tree'
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The latest issue of Smithsonian Magazine has a fascinating article about a very particular Mahogany tree that is simply referred to as "The Tree". The article focuses on it being used for guitars but it mentions that some ultra-rich folks used it for furniture or in their homes. It's a really interesting article but here's the jist of it. 

In the mid-60s some poachers found and cut down an exceedingly rare old-growth tree but it fell into a ravine and couldn't be recovered.  There it sat for 18 years while the story of this tree spread and a team finally was able to remove it. They cut it up enough to get out with tractors and then sent them down a river to an old mill. It is said that every aspect of the wood is beyond amazing. Guitars made from it were sold for $30,000, and there is no consensus that it actually sounds better. In the mid-80s the lumber was selling for $29/bf. 

It's quite a story!
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cult...180979792/
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Allan Hill
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I knew that I had read about this tree before. Fine Woodworking #54, page 74. Magnificent article (s), magnificent tree.
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Garry
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David Marks used some on a project he did for Wood Works. As I recall, he cut some veneers and used them for a headboard. Beautiful stuff!
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You might be interested in this SMC thread
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(04-15-2022, 04:14 PM)SteveS Wrote: You might be interested in this SMC thread

I love it, thanks
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(04-15-2022, 04:14 PM)SteveS Wrote: You might be interested in this SMC thread

Dear Lord! that table leaves me speechless. I can only imagine what it sold for. Maybe it said in the thread but I didn't read all the way to the end.
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