adammil1
Titanium
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2001
- Location
- New Haven, CT
I was wondering in looking at woodworking forums I am trying to figure out which is the closest equivalent to this one when it comes to being able to ask very broad questions and pull on knowledge from a very seasoned crowd of individuals. In searching the web I have found that there are about 10-15X the amount of woodworking forums as there are metal working. So can anyone recommend a good one?
With that being said maybe I should also ask the question here. I am looking to replace some windows made 100yrs ago off the side of an railroad old passenger car. The original windows were made of a very hard mahogany that probably isn't in existence anymore. Today, I would like to make some replacements of them and have started pricing out some of the wood and it is really expensive and unclear if I will even be getting a mahogany hard enough to go up and down many times inside of a metal frame with out getting too banged up over time. Can anyone recommend a wood that will be strong, and not rot out in the next 50-100years of outdoor service?
The other interesting thing, is I found outstanding prices on mahogany hardwood flooring which I would hope to be some of the harder mahogany species out there far lower than you can buy it by the board at an exotic lumber supply, but at the same time they come in all random lengths so that makes it too difficult to use, unless there is a guaranteed minimum length that they can put in the box.
So anyone have any recommendations on either what wood to use, or a better forum to find an answer on? I would even be willing to experiment with a plastic wood if someone knows of a good one.
With that being said maybe I should also ask the question here. I am looking to replace some windows made 100yrs ago off the side of an railroad old passenger car. The original windows were made of a very hard mahogany that probably isn't in existence anymore. Today, I would like to make some replacements of them and have started pricing out some of the wood and it is really expensive and unclear if I will even be getting a mahogany hard enough to go up and down many times inside of a metal frame with out getting too banged up over time. Can anyone recommend a wood that will be strong, and not rot out in the next 50-100years of outdoor service?
The other interesting thing, is I found outstanding prices on mahogany hardwood flooring which I would hope to be some of the harder mahogany species out there far lower than you can buy it by the board at an exotic lumber supply, but at the same time they come in all random lengths so that makes it too difficult to use, unless there is a guaranteed minimum length that they can put in the box.
So anyone have any recommendations on either what wood to use, or a better forum to find an answer on? I would even be willing to experiment with a plastic wood if someone knows of a good one.