I built a boat rack last summer and as the cost of teak was high,I used Afromosia.This wood is supposed to be the closest replacement for teak.I finished it with teak oil and it seems to be holding up very well in the weather.
Oscar
I built a boat rack last summer and as the cost of teak was high,I used Afromosia.This wood is supposed to be the closest replacement for teak.I finished it with teak oil and it seems to be holding up very well in the weather.
Oscar
I didn't expect so many replies! Thanks! This is for indoor use so its not the weather I am worried about. The table is made from reclaimed teak and I am not sure where he got it from but it had no chairs. Mostly I am looking for a wood that will stain well and have a similar look to teak. He wants the table to match as well as possible.
I could go with teak but the cheapest I have found so far is about $14.85/bf and they are local (Utah) so I don't have to add shipping to that cost. Anyone know of any places that would be a lot cheaper in order to make up the cost in shipping?
I believe a lot of boatbuilders up here in Maine use either Sapelle or Sipo. I prefer Sipo, although it's not the easiest wood to work with
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The cumaru I have used before was a very rich brown color with thin, golden lines running through it. It really did not look like teak at all. Additionally, it was very tough to plane and dulled my chisels very quick.
I paid about $7/bf for it when I lived in the midwest.
BTW anyone notice that the price of Teak has gone through the roof? I used to get it for around $13 to $14 a BF. Now I see it as high as $21 a BF
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Yeah, cumaru is a tough one. We used it in custom flooring, was purchased 10,000BF at a time. Color varied from something very close to teak to something closer to hot chocolate. Spent a lot of time sorting bords into color 'ranges'. Lots of redish boards, greenish boards, some yellows and tans. Some didn't match anything, got put aside for resale. I think at the point of origination its actually several different species grouped into one trade name. Not the easiest wood to work and a very unpleasant odor in the fresh milled stock. Mills well with carbide, could see hand tools and HSS being a problem. Don't know how color changes with age.
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Afromosia is a teak substitute.. check google..
http://www.woodworkerssource.net/Mer...Code=Afromosia