{"id":1952,"date":"2010-11-14T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2010-11-14T22:57:09","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T02:57:09","slug":"build-furniture-you-can-be-proud-of-try-sapele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wood-conversations\/build-furniture-you-can-be-proud-of-try-sapele\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Furniture You Can Be Proud Of: Try Sapele"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a hardwood you really don’t want to miss: Sapele<\/a><\/p>\n

Take a look:<\/p>\n

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\"Click<\/a>That’s the real stuff.\u00a0 You can see that it shares a likeness with mahogany, but still has a personality all of its own. Sapele comes from massive trees of 150 feet tall, and over 4 feet in diameter.\u00a0 To make it better, the trunks reach about 80 before branching off so boards are clear and perfect.<\/p>\n

And are you wondering, “Yeah, but does it make good furniture?” Take a look at this one, found on lumberjocks.com.\u00a0 Click it to see the close up photos.<\/p>\n

It’s a stunning example of design and execution, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

And yes, the sapele in the cabinet looks very purplish – the creator mentions that he used tung oil as his finish; whereas in the comparison pictures above, I used just a swipe of mineral spirits to show how a finish brings out the ribbon stripes.<\/p>\n

When you’re done drooling over that fine project, take a look at our supply of Sapele right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a hardwood you really don’t want to miss: Sapele Take a look: That’s the real stuff.\u00a0 You can see that it shares a likeness with mahogany, but still has a personality all of its own. Sapele comes from massive trees of 150 feet tall, and over 4 feet in diameter.\u00a0 To make it better, …
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