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Check out the crates that Indian sandstone flags are delivered in. Paving contractors usually chuck them away but they are made from plantation-grown eucalyptus and mango wood. Wastage is high, you'll have to go through a lot of material to get a little that isn't full of faults or nail holes but the eucalyptus particularly can be nicely figured and the mango is often spalted. Both can be pretty wet so you'll have to dry what you get for a few months at least. What you don't actually use makes terrific firewood!

[QUOTE="lignaterrae, post: 31539, member: 216"] Check out the crates that Indian sandstone flags are delivered in. Paving contractors usually chuck them away but they are made from plantation-grown eucalyptus and mango wood. Wastage is high, you'll have to go through a lot of material to get a little that isn't full of faults or nail holes but the eucalyptus particularly can be nicely figured and the mango is often spalted. Both can be pretty wet so you'll have to dry what you get for a few months at least. What you don't actually use makes terrific firewood! [/QUOTE]

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