Mahogany

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Botanical Name:
Swietenia macrophylla
Family:
Meliaceae
Other Names:
Honduran Mahogany, Genuine Mahogany, Big-leaf Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany, American Mahogany



Tree Height:
150 ft
Tree Diameter:
7 ft
Weight at 12% moisture content:
52 lbs./ft.3
Growing Regions:
Southern Mexico to the Amazon
General Characteristics:
Honduras Mahogany is a reddish-brown color that deepens with age. The luster of this wood is high, the texture is anywhere from fine to coarse, and the grain ranges from straight to roey.
Uses:
Fine furniture and cabinetry, interior trim and paneling, boat building, fancy veneers, musical instruments, patterns, turnery and carving
Working Properties:
Honduras Mahogany is easy to work with hand and machine tools, however a chipped grain is common with figured material. This wood is easy to finish and takes an excellent polish.
Suitable Substitutes:
Spanish Cedar and Andiroba
Discussion:
Since the discovery of the New World, mahogany has become the king of cabinet woods. The wood combines beauty, stability, ease of working, and durability to a higher extent than any other wood. Like cherry, mahogany is photosensitive, and will, over the years, develop the unsurpassed deep, glowing red color one sees in museum furniture. Mahogany sometimes shows figure such as quilted and fiddleback which are among the most desired of all woods. The mahogany tree is a very vigorous, relatively fast-growing, and widespread tree from Mexico into southern South America, and is in no way endangered.
References:
“Tropical Timbers of the World”, USDA Handbook #607, Sept. 1984, p. 157
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