A friend in San Francisco makes beautiful living room furniture by resawing wood from discarded shipping pallets he gets at the docks, mahogany, teak, and un-nameable Indonesian tropical woods.

Have used Verithane "Plastic Oil" happily on the red cedar walls of a shower.   Easy to maintain and renew.


cp in bc
land of red cedar

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  From: Mary Tegel 
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  Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:19 AM
  Subject: Re: [BP] Smit und Hawking


  Christopher: excellent question: what material for a shower "floor?" that holds up in wet, is comfortable and non-slip... In my work what species? comes up a lot: don't want to use plastic fake wood nor tropical wood (for all the social and environmental reasons). Cedar, redwood, or fir as you mentioned? Is there a source for reclaiming teak and etc. from ships/ boats, etc. You know, those items cast off  by those who buy the after-the-polo- match goodies? It seems like out here in the NW, someone has such a recycling enterprise going. 


  Who knows where to find salvaged Ph mahogany, teak, and the like?


  --Mary

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