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Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 6:44pm |
Honduran
Mahogany, American Mahogany,
Genuine Mahogany, Big-Leaf Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany Scientific Name: Swietenia macrophylla Distribution: From Southern Mexico to central South America; also commonly grown on plantations Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft3 (590 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .52, .59 Colour/Appearance: Heartwood colour can vary a fair amount with Honduran Mahogany, from a pale pinkish brown, to a darker reddish brown. Colour tends to darken with age. Mahogany also exhibits an optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. (appears to change colour depending on viewing angle) Grain/Texture: Grain can be straight, interlocked, irregular or wavy. Texture is medium and uniform, with moderate natural lustre. Workability: Typically very easy to work with tools: machines well. (With exception to sections with figured grain, which can tear out or chip during machining.) Slight dulling of cutters can occur. Sands very easily. Turns, glues, stains, and finishes well. Odour: No characteristic odour. Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Honduran Mahogany has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye, skin and respiratory irritation, as well as less common effects, such as boils, asthma-like symptoms, nausea, giddiness, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Comments: Honduran Mahogany goes by many names, yet perhaps its most accurate and telling name is Genuine Mahogany. Not to be confused with cheaper imitations, such as Philippine Mahogany, Swietenia macrophylla is what most consider to be the real and true species when referring to “Mahogany.” An incredibly important commercial timber in Latin America, Honduran Mahogany is now grown extensively on plantations in the Americas and in the Pacific and Sth East Asia.EASILY FOUND IN AUSTRALIA AS GARDEN STAKES, marked as Indonesian Mahogany |
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