Where can you buy parawood?

[the_tool_man]

Hi all:

I've recently bought a few unfinished furniture pieces that were made
of parawood (rubberwood from Paraguay, South America). One of the
pieces needs repair, and I am having trouble finding a source for the
wood. I've done a number of internet searches with no luck. My local
hardwood dealer didn't even know what it was. Anybody found a dealer
for the stuff in the US?

The stuff is reasonably attractive, hard, flexible and cheap. I can't
believe there aren't any dealers for this wood.

Thanks in advance,
John.

[the_tool_man]

Update:

I've contacted a number of stores that sell the furniture, but they
were no help. So far, the only thing I've come up with is to find a
badly damaged piece in the back of one of these stores and buy it for
the wood. None of them have anything like that, though.

Regards,
John.

[Kim Whitmyre]

In article <f5133484.03072...@posting.google.com>,
john_...@infoave.net says...

http://www.aitwood.com/

John, Anderson International will ship their stock. . .Take a look at
their online catalog.

Kim

[James Owens]

replying to the_tool_man, James Owens wrote:
Google a company called parawood of the Americas a vase out of Florida get
their wood directly from Guatemala

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[DerbyDad03]

On Friday, July 8, 2016 at 7:44:04 AM UTC-4, James Owens wrote:
> replying to the_tool_man, James Owens wrote:
> Google a company called parawood of the Americas a vase out of Florida get
> their wood directly from Guatemala
>

Finally! After 13 years the OP can fix his furniture. I'm sure he is
very relieved.

[Unknown]

DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> wrote in
news:23787752-eb80-4843...@googlegroups.com:

You know... I've got some projects that have languished for that long...

Just waiting for a part or inspiration...

Puckdropper

[DerbyDad03]

I've been working on a particular project for over 30 years: Trying to
convince SWMBO to see it my way.

I just can't seem to make much progress.

[John McCoy]

DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> wrote in
news:23787752-eb80-4843...@googlegroups.com:

Well, maybe, maybe not. The address for "Parawood of the
Americas" is just down the road from me. It's a UPS Store.
I tend to be sceptical of businesses that work from a UPS
Store address.

(I wonder what "a vase out of Florida" was intended to mean)

John

[DerbyDad03]

On Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10:33:51 AM UTC-4, John McCoy wrote:
> DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> wrote in
> news:23787752-eb80-4843...@googlegroups.com:
>
> > On Friday, July 8, 2016 at 7:44:04 AM UTC-4, James Owens wrote:
> >> replying to the_tool_man, James Owens wrote:
> >> Google a company called parawood of the Americas a vase out of
> >> Florida get their wood directly from Guatemala
> >>
> >
> > Finally! After 13 years the OP can fix his furniture. I'm sure he is
> > very relieved.
>
> Well, maybe, maybe not. The address for "Parawood of the
> Americas" is just down the road from me. It's a UPS Store.
> I tend to be sceptical of businesses that work from a UPS
> Store address.

Well, they do have a website, for whatever that's worth...

parawoodamerica.com

parawoodamerica.com/gallery

>
> (I wonder what "a vase out of Florida" was intended to mean)
>
> John

Very Artistic Specialty Enterprise ;-)

[k...@attt.bizz]

Fair enough. I'm sure she's been working at least that long to make
you see things her way. My bet is that she's winning. ;-)

>
>I just can't seem to make much progress.

I probably gave up 30 years ago (45 years as of a couple of weeks
ago).

[Marcos ritter]

replying to the_tool_man, Marcos ritter wrote:
Parawood of the americas

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