True. A close Dominican friend of ours has a furniture factory on SD outskirts, and he makes the most beautiful furniture out of any kind of wood/bamboo that you want. He told us if we see something we like in a magazine, store or website just give him the photo and he can match it. He does a lot of casino furniture too. I've never seen the factory, but my husband took a ride with him in January and was very impressed.
We've got some mahogany trees on our property that we're waiting on 'cut approval' - he's going to pick them up and bring them to the mill and make what we want from them. I just have to decide what it is that we want!
If anyone is interested in his contact info, PM me. He speaks decent English.
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