Mahogany_Sawn_Lumber

Mahogany is easy to work with and cut. It is great for laser engraving and laser cutting and it glues, stains, and finishes very well.

Mahogany has heartwood with variable color, ranging from a very pale pink to a deeper reddish brown, sometimes with streaks of medium to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. The principal use of Mahogany is furniture, cabinetry, turned objects, veneers, musical instruments, boat building, and carving.

Categories: Edge & Unedge, Lumber

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Origin of Wood Type	Africa
Botanical Name	~~Swietenia~~ macrophylla
Specific Gravity	0.64
Avg. Weight Per BF	3.33 lb/ bf
Colour Range	Light to Dark Reddish-Brown
Rarity / Availability	Readily Available
Typical Avg. Width	4″ to 15″, can be found up to 30″ wide
Typical Avg. Length	8′ to 16′
Avg. Waste Factor	0.3
Wood Uses	Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architectural Millwork, Guitar Building / Instrument making, Wood Turning, Wood Carving, Flooring, Veneer, Exterior Uses and many other uses
Lumber Grades	Common 1 & 2, FAS, Quarter sawn, Quarter sawn (Figured), Flitch, Figured (Heavy), Figured (Medium), Veneer, Crotch
Dimension	all Dimension

Edge and Unedge
Hardwood

No. 1 Lumber ( Grade A):

With this Grade lumber:
- Very very Few defects are allowed.
- Knots are only permitted if they are tight and well spaced.
- No Holes
- Heart of the wood
- high strength and Perfect appearance is desired
No. 2 Lumber ( Grade B):

With this Grade lumber:.
- Lumber of this grade contains few defects,
- knots are allowed as long as they are well spaced
- Few Holes are Allow
- Very little Cracks are allow
- Heart of the wood
- Good strength and very good appearance is desired
No. 3 Lumber (Grade c):

With this lumber:
- More Defect are allows —
- Knots are allowed
- Small Holes are Allow
- Small Crack are Allow
- Minimum sapwood
- Good strength and good appearance is desired.