The wife and I went to the Southern Ideal Home Show at the state fairgrounds today. Mostly what you would expect, but I did get a chance to stop by the Anchor Hardwood booth and talk with Andy. Man, they have some beautiful wood!
The most interesting wood was a pretty unassuming piece of river recovered cypress that was about and inch thick, 18" wide, and 4' long. Not much to look at until Andy told me they had it carbon dated and it is 8,600 YEARS OLD! I asked him if they had sold it all and he said they still had some left....at only $75.00 a bf.
He told me someone had bought a piece about the size of the one on display and paid around $350. Apparently he just hung it on his wall with the carbon dating certificate.
My question is, what would you do with a few bf of 8,600 year old wood?:icon_scra
The most interesting wood was a pretty unassuming piece of river recovered cypress that was about and inch thick, 18" wide, and 4' long. Not much to look at until Andy told me they had it carbon dated and it is 8,600 YEARS OLD! I asked him if they had sold it all and he said they still had some left....at only $75.00 a bf.
He told me someone had bought a piece about the size of the one on display and paid around $350. Apparently he just hung it on his wall with the carbon dating certificate.
My question is, what would you do with a few bf of 8,600 year old wood?:icon_scra