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   Guest_ | Apr 20, 2000 07:34am | #1

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   Varies... here (No. VA) I was quoted something insane for ipŽ (ironwood ...
   pau lope ... all one plant???) like $6 a board foot. But I've read of prices more
   like $2/lf elsewhere.

   Weird stuff -- they did give me a free chunk of it -- in water, it SINKS...

   For even more exotic species -- many harvested sustainably -- try
   http://www.ecotimber.com/Pages/PriceList.html

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   Guest_ | Apr 27, 2000 03:14pm | #2

   *Ironwood is not s pecific species. Ironwood is any wood that has a density greater than 1. So any wood that will sink (specify gravity> 1) is called an ironwood.

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   george_eberle | May 27, 2000 04:30am | #3

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   Check out Beautiful Homes Supply in Maryland http://www.beautiful homes supply.com and they can send you in a direction

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   Guest_ | May 28, 2000 01:52am | #4

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   In Los Angeles a 2x4 is $3.44/LF, 2x6 is $5.11, 2x8 is $6.83. Home Depot can order it for you slightly cheaper.

   Also, check out Info on Pau Lope or Yard Locations for All Coast Forest Products

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   Guest_ | May 28, 2000 06:19am | #5

   *Southern CT, 1 by 4, $ 1.15/lineal ft; 1by6, 1.90; 1by8, 2.80; 5/4by6, 2.50; 2by4, 2.65; 4by4, 6.00. Prices can vary with each order.

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   Guest_ | May 28, 2000 07:09am | #6

   *Andrew, sad but true, $6/BF is not insane. What is insane is some of the installation, ahem, techniques I've seen using these fine species. All this after paying for the wood, gorrilla glue, and screws used.

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   Jeff_Givens | Jun 07, 2000 09:17pm | #7

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   Does anybody know how much Ipe generally runs? I live in Maryland.

   -Jeff

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   JeffThorpe | Jul 14, 2003 12:03am | #8

   I'm in MD too (Waldorf, southern MD) and also looking for Ipe locally.  I did find a place close to Ananpolis, J.F. Johnson Lumber Co. that quoted me the follwoing prices yesterday:

   1x6 $1.86 LF
   1x4 1.77 LF
   5/4x6 2.46 LF

   They said they sold a lot of the 1x6 since it was strong enough for 24" OC.

   I posted on some news groups and had another guy from MD say he had his stuff shipped in from Norfolk and NY cheaper.  You found a local supply?