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Mike Mathieu
06-20-2009, 9:20 PM
Here are a couple of pics of 575bf of Brazilian cherry that I just got from Wall Lumber for a new commission.My client wants me to build all of the shelving and cabinets in his walk-in closets.This should keep me busy for about 5 weeks!!!

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww126/wdkits1/Jatobalumber003.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww126/wdkits1/Jatobalumber001.jpg
John Thompson
06-20-2009, 9:43 PM
Looks nice from what I can tell. Did you drive down to Steve's or have it shipped. Haven't been up there in awhile with the price of gas.

Have fun...

Sarge..
Mike Mathieu
06-20-2009, 9:50 PM
Hi John
I had them ship it to me.I also had them run it through their big planer to save me some time plus take off a little weight for shipping. Still came in at 2300lbs.
Matt Evans
06-20-2009, 10:26 PM
Nice Haul!
Jeff Mohr
06-21-2009, 9:11 AM
Nice one! I love Steve's stuff...just wish it wasn't a 4hr drive.
Joe Dowdy
07-10-2009, 8:15 PM
hey I am in va as well Where are you getting that sweet looking stuff. I saw the name Steve but who what where. Im in the Lynchburg area.

Thanks and good luck on the closet
Bruce Page
07-10-2009, 11:13 PM
hey I am in va as well Where are you getting that sweet looking stuff. I saw the name Steve but who what where. Im in the Lynchburg area.

Thanks and good luck on the closet

Steve Wall Lumber
http://www.walllumber.com/default.asp
Eiji Fuller
07-11-2009, 2:39 AM
What the heck is Brazilian Cherry? you mean jatoba? There is no such tree as a brazilian cherry tree.
Jim King
07-11-2009, 9:39 AM
Eiji:

You have good reason to be confused about names. The names you see in the States are marketing names and have nothing to do with reality. Below are just a few that are marketing names and have nothing to do with reality. I am guilty also.

I work with new species that have never been marketed in the States and most marketing name are created over a couple bottles of rum. The local names here vary from river to river and village to village so we make up what looks to be descriptive. We do work hard and long to find out what the real scientific name is before we market the wood. This process can sometimes take years as a good percentage of the woods here in the Amazon have never been named and many have dozens of scientific names and many named in a hurry to publish a book or something and not correct.

Brazilian Cherry-----Nothing to do with Cherry
Brazilian Oak-------Nothing to do with Oak
Brazilian Teak -----Nothing to do with teak
Brazilian Chestnut---Nothing to do with chestnut
Santos Mahogany---Nothing to do with Mahogany

This link http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/CommNames2000.html will help you a lot with the name problem.