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Dan12

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:29 am
Post subject: Source for Teak Plywood in the Great Lakes Area?
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Any Ideas?
Looking for 1/2" A-A.
I found some A-B grade.
What does B grade teak look like?
Thanks
Dan

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Jeremy3

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:32 pm
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Dan wrote:
 >
 > Any Ideas?
 > Looking for 1/2" A-A.
 > I found some A-B grade.
 > What does B grade teak look like?
 > Thanks
 > Dan

B-grade teak tends to have voids and be from younger trees, very often
farmed in Central America.

A-grade teak involves raping the rain forests in Asia until we have
mature trees in the farms.

I have about 5,000 board feet of 30 year teak from Costa Rica, all 4/4"
rough sawn, but with the b-grade label, nobody wants it at the price it
cost.
JJ

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Nicholas B

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:32 pm
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leave the rainforests alone... you can sail without shagging up the planet
!!!

my two penneth


"Jeremy" wrote in message

 >
 >
 > Dan wrote:
  >>
  >> Any Ideas?
  >> Looking for 1/2" A-A.
  >> I found some A-B grade.
  >> What does B grade teak look like?
  >> Thanks
  >> Dan
 >
 > B-grade teak tends to have voids and be from younger trees, very often
 > farmed in Central America.
 >
 > A-grade teak involves raping the rain forests in Asia until we have
 > mature trees in the farms.
 >
 > I have about 5,000 board feet of 30 year teak from Costa Rica, all 4/4"
 > rough sawn, but with the b-grade label, nobody wants it at the price it
 > cost.
 > JJ
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Jeremy3

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:32 pm
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Nicholas B wrote:
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 > leave the rainforests alone... you can sail without shagging up the planet
 > !!!
 >
 > my two penneth
 >

Maybe I did not make it clear enough. All my teak is from renewable
resources, mainly teak farms in Central America. The only time I touch
old growth is if it is already isolated in a field full of cows and
falls over in a storm.

JJ
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