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B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 10:18 PM Thanks Higi, Yes it's one piece of Honduran mahogany. Hurricane Andrew leveled 4 Honduran Mahog trees in a golf course on sunrise out past the turnpike a block or so. (they have more left) I new the tree trimmers who removed the wood and they got paid for dumping it also. So they brought me 3 dump truck loads of this wood.Yuou can carve it fairly fresh, not like our Fla Mahog which is very different and more beautiful. Anyway I carved it and sanses it down to 220 grit with electric soft pad sanders, and just started coating it with marine urethane. I gave it about 12 coats and thet was the key, It hung on a west facing wall for a few years untilthe guy at ODonnels nursery bought itand 2 more, I saw it therre 2 years ago and it was still beautiful. I guess If you bring me the mahogany I will prep it for you and matbe carve it.. Bring it on up.

Thanks Higi,
Yes it's one piece of Honduran mahogany. Hurricane Andrew leveled 4 Honduran Mahog trees in a golf course on sunrise out past the turnpike a block or so. (they have more left) I new the tree trimmers who removed the wood and they got paid for dumping it also. So they brought me 3 dump truck loads of this wood.Yuou can carve it fairly fresh, not like our Fla Mahog which is very different and more beautiful. Anyway I carved it and sanses it down to 220 grit with electric soft pad sanders, and just started coating it with marine urethane. I gave it about 12 coats and thet was the key, It hung on a west facing wall for a few years untilthe guy at ODonnels nursery bought itand 2 more, I saw it therre 2 years ago and it was still beautiful. I guess If you bring me the mahogany I will prep it for you and matbe carve it.. Bring it on up.

Post #108941 by Benzart on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 10:18 PM