Talk about "over the top" shops!

[Dewey Torres]

Those of you who may follow the wood whisperer and SMC member Mark Spagnolo, take a look at the "shop of the week". I will tell you it must be nice to live this good.

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/garrys-recycled-hardwood-shop-of-the-week/

So where do you get hard wood scraps like this?

[David G Baker]

Looks like the shop is in the Tropics due to the plant life surrounding the building.

[John Keeton]

He responded to the posts stating it was in Costa Rica. Bet he lusts after walnut, curly maple, and QSWO!! The pasture always seems greener on the other side.

[Jim Becker]

So the guy's shop serves double duty...it's a place to work and also his catalog of species choices for projects... LOL

John, you're right...some of what "we" consider exotics are run-of-the-mill local lumber in other places and our local and highly available hardwoods are like "gold" to them.

[Al Navas]

In the end, it is possible that, not only in woodworking, but so many other things in life are relative - including wealth, health, age... :D At MY age, I can say that ;) . In many parts of the world it is almost impossible to get most of our hardwoods; yet, even pallets can be found made of teak, mahogany, etc.


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[mike holden]

Yes, it IS all relative.
We went on vacation in Costa Rica a few years ago. We signed up for a volcanic mud bath, where we went up the side of a volcano, soaked in a natural steam room, then coated ourselves with volcanic mud, waited for it to dry, then rinsed off, followed by a soak in a series of volcanically heated pools. Nice yes, but here is the kicker - the decking, several thousand board feet of it, was all rosewood! It was from trees cut down to make space for the spa, so that is what they used.
Mike

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