Aniegre

[bill walton]

One of my friends showed me a large Aniegre board he had acquired. Looks nice but I'd never heard of it previously. I looked it up on the web to gain a little knowledge, dangerous thing, but wonder if anyone out there has ever used it.

[Jim Becker]

Steve Jenkins in the Dallas area has done some wonderful things with Aniegre...truly wonderful looking wood. I have a little veneer of that species in my shop, but haven't identified a project for it yet.

[jerry cousins]

picture of a sideboard using aniegre (sometimes anigre) - it is really a nice wood - finsihes nicely - kind of a soft chocolate tone (picture does not really convey it very well), and tools cleanly.

jerry

[bill walton]

picture of a sideboard using aniegre (sometimes anigre) - it is really a nice wood - finsihes nicely - kind of a soft chocolate tone (picture does not really convey it very well), and tools cleanly.

jerry
I might acquire this board and try to find some more for a project to be named later. Kind of typical isn't it, Always for a later project. Actually, I'd like to use it for a coffee table with bubinga inlays. I was going to use maple but this big QS plank I think would look nice. It'll be later because I'm moving my shop/garage from the Florida Keys to a new place in Central Florida where I'll have much more room.

[Jim Becker]

Bill, where are you moving to in central FL? (The 'rents live in Summerfield and there are also quite a number of SMC members in central FL, too)

[Steve Jenkins]

Anigre does machine well but it's death on jointer and planer blades. It's got a lot of silica in it. I think it's worse than teak.

[Robby Phelps]

I worked with Anigre on a kitchen a few years back. It is really beautiful wood. The lumber that we used was actually quater sawn and highly figured it was really stunning when it was done. As far as working with it is seemed fine and finished very nicely.

Keep us posted on the wood and the projects you will make with it. This is a wood species you dont see very often so i look forward to seeing your piece.

Good luck

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[bill walton]

Thanks for the additional input. I'm a bit worried now about the jointer and planer blade issue but they can be sharpened.

[Andy London]

Ive used it in framing and some crafts however it is very expensive for being a wood that, well can be replaced by another with the same tones and grain for a fraction of the cost. My local supplier has stopped carrying it as WW's kept passing it by. Nice to work with.

Andy