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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Tegel To: [log in to unmask] 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 -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>