147 - Parota

This time I featured Parota or Guanacaste. The Costa Rican national tree and known for being avialable in wide slabs of red, ribbony goodness. I also discuss how to know if the wood you are buying will be good for the project you intend to build, and fungus..mmmm fungus. Why is it on the log I just sawed? Also trees that like lightening and....DA DA DAAAAH DUMMMM! NEW FEDERAL LANDS OPENED FOR LOGGING.