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February # 1

The Story

Every once and a while, we run into a batch of veneer that we simply must buy. It's not that any customer would ever call us up requesting that particular wood (they wouldn't know what it was), but it just looks so special that we can't pass it up.

About six months ago I ran across a batch of Pal Dao that was out of this world. It is an extremely rare wood that, as far as I can tell, is from the Pau Ferro family.

This veneer has the same sort of cathedral grain pattern you would normally associate with a wood like rosewood. But instead of a color palette of blacks, reds and oranges, Pal Dao has black, charcoal, caramel and straw tones.

After looking at the veneer for about six months, we finally decided to do a special pair of HT3's. I also had a very nice piece of Mexican Ziricote lumber that had similar grain patterns but black grain over a warm brown background. It also featured some nice curl as well. We thought this would provide a nice contrast and used it for the trim, front baffle and plinths.

When we finished the cabinets, we decided to go with black woofers and black deluxe spikes to pick up the black/charcoal colors in the Pal Dao.

We think these turned out real nice. They are presently in my home, but will be offered for sale in the near future.

What's next?

HT3's in a very unique batch of Santos Rosewood. Stay tuned...

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