You wanna experience serious sticker shock purchase some freshly sawn mesquite in 4x6 or 6x6 posts for porch use. Up to 8' long runs $8 a bf , anything longer (up to 12') my be as much as $15 a bf. It lasts forever even with ground contact. Some old stuff I found in the desert around the long washed away remains of adobe buildings (aged 150 yrs or more) showed no deteriation of anykind other than the beautiful grey patina. When you cut into large trunks you may find a myriad of colors from white to brown to purple to black. Makes real showplace inlaid table tops. Facing for cabinets or wainscoating or counter tops with only an oil finish is great looking stuff. Use the cut off ends for trivets to protect the counter tops. The bugs don't like it either. Prolly nature's most perfect wood. Air dried it becomes like reinforced concrete with no shake, no split, no twist. Cut and employed within six months of felling the dimensions will be the same in 20 years. If you get the idea I like it your r correct.
deralte
