I took some branches from our cut down tree..sanded and coated them and made some cup coasters. My mom showed them to a coworker and she bought some for $25 each
My brother lives in the pan handle of texas and was going to build a coffee table for his living room. He went and saw how much mesquite is and than called my other brothers who live on our family land which is 54 acres. See that land is coated in mesquite trees just 2yrs ago to get rid of bobcats and coyotes we cleared 30 acres of the trees. The animals were killing our cattle which is for breeding not eating.
So anyways the land has tons of it. So my brother took a flatbed to my parents had my brothers help and filled it as high as it go. Than my brother sold it all and with that much wood paid for a new to them lol car for my parents and for my brothers took them to sixflags. And got himself a better truck. He now does this every year because that tree grows like weeds they may get chopped down but another grow right back in its place.
So anyways the land has tons of it. So my brother took a flatbed to my parents had my brothers help and filled it as high as it go. Than my brother sold it all and with that much wood paid for a new to them lol car for my parents and for my brothers took them to sixflags. And got himself a better truck. He now does this every year because that tree grows like weeds they may get chopped down but another grow right back in its place.