Here are some pictures of our 4/4 Jatoba “Brazilian Cherry” Ribbon Lumber that we just had come in. We have been taking pictures of the lumber as it comes in and is bundled. We will try to share more photos here as they come in. This 4/4 Jatoba Lumber has some really beautiful texture with it’s ribboning…
On Friday the 3rd of October, we laid to rest a great business leader, friend, confidant and most of all, a genuine person. Robert P. Thompson led Thompson Mahogany Co. to great heights. He lived a full and exciting life including graduation from Princeton University, Serving in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War…
We currently have Beli Lumber on special at Thompson Mahogany. Beli (Julbernardis pellegriniana) is an economical substitute for Zebrawood. It is roughly 65% of the cost of Zebrawood. The quarter sawn has distinctive stripping. However, it usually lacks as sharp contrast between dark (ebony colored) and light (ivory colored) stripping that Zebrawood has; the coloring…
There are five woods from African considered as ‘Redwoods’ (Mahoganies or Mahogany looking and substitutes). Theses woods are in order of cost from least to most: Okoume, Tiama (also known as Edinam), Sapele, African Mahogany (has several names), and Utile (Sipo). The woods we stock at Thompson Mahogany are: African Mahogany/Khaya, Sapele and Utile/Sipo. Thompson…
Our sister company East Teak Fine Hardwoods did a great blog post comparing all of the specs on the most of the decking wood products available. It does a good job of cutting through the marketing and getting down to the actual materials that are available. We do wholesale trade in Cumaru, Garapa, Ipe decking, and Massaranduba with…