TEH-March newsletter-New March Specials!

The new TEH March e-newsletter is now available to be viewed online by clicking here.

This month we have a fresh round of Monthly Specials. Make sure to take advantage of our discounted stock and our FREE SHIPPING on select slabs!

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Strolling through a sea of exotic lumber...

Browse our lumber selection here.

TEH Saturday hours-drop by and check out all the new exotic lumber!

We love Saturdays here at the shop.

Since all outgoing shipments are put on hold until Monday, we get the opportunity to really get involved with our customers' projects.

Whether it's walk-in customer here at our warehouse or an enthusiastic email or phone call, it's always fun to dig through our racks and find that special piece of wood (or woods) that really makes someone happy.

We are open tomorrow (or any other Saturday) 9:30-1:00 pst. For directions to our warehouse, please click here or feel free to call or email us directly.

We are here to help.



Just in @ the shop!-
Yesterday we received a neat load of mixed exotic lumber.

Padouk and Purpleheart lumber in some amazing dimensions
(some up to 16 foot long and over 13" wide!)

We personally haven't had time to go the though the lift yet but the stock looks really nice!



P.S. Don't forget to check out the New Holly lumber, this stuff is gorgeous!



We'll see everyone on Saturday!

Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America, LLC
2270 Camino Vida Roble Suite "B"
Carlsbad, CA. 92011

tel-760-434-3030
tropicalexotichardwoods@yahoo.com

Customer Project: Denise Oka's Parota Dining Table

Many of you have probably seen a picture of this tabletop posted on the "Slabs Page" of our website (see second image)

Customer Denise Oka had this gorgeous Parota Slab finished by Tassajara Designs nearly a year ago and since then has been busy creating a custom base to compliment the top.



Here are some images of her finished tabletop that she recently sent us.

At nearly 4 foot wide x 10 foot long, this Parota table should sit 8-10 people comfortably and has that highly desired organic "one-piece" look to it.

Cost is also worth noting on these great looking slabs. At nearly half the price of other comparable slabs, parota is just a fantastic option any way you look at it-

-Great color/grain
-Consistently available in large dimensions
-Inexpensive
-Easy workability
-Legally harvested sustainable species


March Special!

First 10 order of Parota Slabs (84" and longer) receive FREE SHIPPING to your nearest freight terminal!

-No limit to how many you can order! As long as at least one is over 84"-you get FREE SHIPPING!

-Feel free to include any smaller Parota Slabs (Rounds included) and piggyback on the FREE SHIPPING!

(Remember-We will still apply our 10% off the total cost for orders of 2 or more slabs)


Click here to see all available Parota slabs on the "Slabs Page" of our website.

View more finished pieces here in our customer gallery.

Contact us directly for more information 760-434-3030

Highly Figured Cocobolo Turning Square Bundles

Neat 4 packs of highly figured Cocobolo 1.5" x 1.5" x 36" turning squares added to the online store.

Great color and unique grain on all these pieces.

Do you make billiard cues, flutes, or any other high end item that requires great looking Mexican Cocobolo?

The Holly is Here!

Just came in the door!

500BF of the good stuff-4/4 white Holly lumber in lengths mostly 40-72" and widths 3-7".

To purchase some Holly visit our online store or keep an eye out for this month's e-newsletter for more information (will be sent out later this week)

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Live within driving distance of our warehouse?

Stop by the shop and pick out your own stock! Click here for directions to our shop.

Padouk Tabletop by Tassajara Designs

Mike Wells of Tassajara Designs recently sent us these images of a large padouk dining table he is currently working on.

The neat thing about the tabletop is how Mike constructed it. Originally the padouk slab was 1.5" thick, 33" wide and 195" long (see last picture). Mike cut the slab in half and laid the pieces side by side making sure the grain match the figure. If you look really closely to where the two halves were glued up you will notice that the inside edges were actually cut at an angle with a slight taper in the overall width. This allowed Mike to follow the natural grain of the slab and create a seamless joint that gives the illusion of a solid 1 piece top-creative!

Anyways, the top is now complete and Mike has begun working on the matching base using the left over material. The ingenuity of our clients never ceases to amaze us!

Mike will send us over some images of the completed project once he is done.

Like the look of this tabletop?

Click here to see a full list of our available slabs on our website.