Aniegre pictures.

[Tom Pritchard]

I saw these pictures on a website that I frequent that carries figured hardwoods, mostly maple. This piece of wood was described as "Anegre is an African wood that is about the same density as maple.....if not a little more. It stains and works similar to maple. Surfaced two face, no knots and absolutely beautiful." This piece listed for $375.00, so it must be pretty rare. Thought I would share it with my fellow Creekers so you can say "yea, I've seen that" when some smarty-pants brings it up at a WW show or some other forum!!!

[David Fried]

Looks pretty but thirty dollars a board foot is a bit much for me!

Dave Fried

[Mark Singer]

I have paid about $12 to $16 for figured Anegre....sounds a little high

[Corey Hallagan]

It is a beautiful wood Tom, thanks for the pics.

Corey

[Steve Wargo]

I've got about 400 sq. ft of gorgeous fiddle back anigre veneer. All very old and quite thick. 5 sequential flitches. I think I paid about $.10 a sq/ft. Very nice stuff though.

[Jim Becker]

Steve Jenkins in the Dallas area has done some really nice work with Anigre veneered sheet goods. It's really beautiful stuff. I have a few slices of veneer somewhere in the shop...just waiting for the right project.

[Charles Harper]

Can you let us know who had that? $375 for 12.6 bd ft does seem a bit much

[Michael Disorbo]

Tom,

Since you are in Rochester, have you ever heard of WestPenn Hardwoods located here in Olean? Here is their link: (Hope I can post this link)

http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/


They have a neat selection of lumber and Rocky is good to deal with. A friend of mine who has a mill has cut some weird wood for this place. He gets it from all over the world and sells all over the world. Check it out. His place of business is only a half a mile from my house. Boy does that suck )

Michael

[Tom Pritchard]

Can you let us know who had that? $375 for 12.6 bd ft does seem a bit much

Hi Charles, the place that has this is called "Maple Leaf Hardwoods", and the link is here:
http://www.curlymaple.com/pvtstk.shtml

The piece I referred to is PS1252, the last one on the page that you will open. I have no idea on what the price should or shouldn't be. I do know that what I've bought from this place in the past has been beautiful wood. Thanks for asking!

[Tom Pritchard]

Tom,

Since you are in Rochester, have you ever heard of WestPenn Hardwoods located here in Olean? Here is their link: (Hope I can post this link)

http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/


They have a neat selection of lumber and Rocky is good to deal with. A friend of mine who has a mill has cut some weird wood for this place. He gets it from all over the world and sells all over the world. Check it out. His place of business is only a half a mile from my house. Boy does that suck )

Michael

Michael, thanks for the note! Good to hear from you again. I haven't heard of West Penn Hardwoods before, but you got me all stirred up about visiting them! My wife and I travel to Ridgway, PA to tend her parents graves and visit her aunt occasionally, and we stop at the Beef and Barrel in Olean without fail. Next time through it looks like 2 stops in Olean! Hope their open Saturdays....Thanks for the tip Michael!

[scott spencer]

$375 a board?! Wait...doesn't that stuff grow on trees?

[Charles Harper]

There's some good looking stuff at that site. Being out here in Washington we have access to some of the best in figured maple, but they sure do have some sweet boards.
One of these days we will have to go visit my inlaws in New York, and I definitely want to swing by some of those Pennsylvania lumber yards.