Ironwood

[elody21]

I found all of these pieces made of Ironwood at the GoodWill at different times. I had planned to cut them up but so far I have not had the heart. A couple of pieces actually say Ironwood on the bottoms. They are very heavy. I have also found several other types of wood items, palmwood, olivewood, cocobolo, even a pair of ebony candlesticks large enough to use for other items.Then there are those funky 70's clocks sometimes made of a nice slice of burl! Of course there are other more common woods to be found, like walnut, teak, monkey pod, and fiddleback maple. Did you know you can make a pepper mill out of an old fiddleback maple rolling pin?! Now that is recycling!
So don't rule out the GoodWill for wood!
Alice

 

[wolftat]

Those are some great find Alice. If you don't have the heart to cut them up, send them my way, I'll take the pain out.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Hey Goodwill and Habitat for humanity are two of my favorite shopping spots... I picked up a microwave and toaster oven at the local habitat store for only $20 for both of them.... haven't used the toaster yet, but the microwave is a primary tool for drying small pieces of wood.

Haven't picked up wood but once.. don't know what it was but looked like mahogany and about the right sizes for pens...

 

[rjwolfe3]

Man I will need to check my local store out. I have been looking over garage sales lately.

 

[mickr]

wow..great haul & great thinking & scrounging..I just rob my neighbors HAHA

 

[cnirenberg]

Alice,
Great find. There are more and more thrift stores popping up, and with the economy in the crapper those are the places to go. I find some different things there as well. As for those pieces you have I hear the band saw calling. I saw what you did to that poor old bowling ball.....