There's a furniture/appliance store in Sosua Abajo, near the small bridge, on the South side of the road, where they manufacture some furniture, but I can't say if they are good, nor if they work with mahogany, but if they don't, they may know someone who does.Do you know a wood worker near Sosua?
Although I haven't been in there yet, it looks pretty nice from the outside.there is one on the left going from sosua to cabarete after the carwash and potshop between the rattan place and the petshop with el chocos restaurant a little further on the right
.The furniture can be made to your requirements although being mahogany it is expensive. The owner is a very polite man that speaks English well there are books to look through for ideas
I'm with you about the walnut.I have walked through quite a few furnitures stores in the DR looking for varios things. I have some huge very beautiful dining rom tables...but the best ones were not mahogany, they were cherry and walnut.
but I have the opinion ( THIS IS A GUESS) That most of the mahogany furniture you see is made in the far east and imported.
I have seen almost the excact same things in the sr=tores there, that I have seen at "auctions" in the us near my house..
I can't imagine that there is as much mahogany cutting going on in the DR as would be needed to supply all the furniture they are selling there.
that is just a guess. though...if someone knows of a custom furniture maker, then obvioulsy....that is totally different.
I saw a 175,000 peso dining room table in Higuey...it was about 9 foot long. All burl walnut top.
bob
I have walked through quite a few furnitures stores in the DR looking for varios things. I have some huge very beautiful dining rom tables...but the best ones were not mahogany, they were cherry and walnut.
but I have the opinion ( THIS IS A GUESS) That most of the mahogany furniture you see is made in the far east and imported.
I have seen almost the excact same things in the sr=tores there, that I have seen at "auctions" in the us near my house..
I can't imagine that there is as much mahogany cutting going on in the DR as would be needed to supply all the furniture they are selling there.
that is just a guess. though...if someone knows of a custom furniture maker, then obvioulsy....that is totally different.
I saw a 175,000 peso dining room table in Higuey...it was about 9 foot long. All burl walnut top.
bob
CAOBA = mahogany
All mahogany used in the DR is imported these days (with a tiny few exceptions). In fact all exotic wood used here is imported.
Anything is walnut is almost certainly imported.
If you want incredible furniture, go antique hunting for the old stuff made of Dominican mahogany...with deeeeep pockets, of course.
HB