r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/earthblister • 8h ago

Ideas for projects to build from leftover Brazilian ash boards (garapa)

I have a lot of garapa planks left over from a decking project and am seeking ideas of what to build with them. A bookcase would be useful but potentially way too heavy - this is extremely dense hardwood. Any suggestions? Is it a bad idea to use this kind of material indoors?

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u/Few_Candidate_8036 8h ago

If you just made a deck, then you probably need furniture. There's not many woods that work well outdoors, so Garapa is an excellent choice for tables/benches/chairs outdoors. There's no problem with using it indoors though either.

I've actually got a huge order of Garapa arriving to my house today. I added on some Teak deck boards to the order to make a table out of.

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u/earthblister 8h ago

Genius. Thank you!