American Mahogany Wood Properties by Connected Lines

American Mahogany Alternative Name 1: Honduras Mahogany
American Mahogany Amount of Figure: Intermediate
American Mahogany Amount of Natural Luster: Lustrous
American Mahogany Availability of Wood: Limited
American Mahogany Available As Lumber: Yes
American Mahogany Available as Veneer: Yes
American Mahogany Available only in small sizes: No
American Mahogany Bending Strength: Moderate
American Mahogany Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
American Mahogany Botanical Name: Swietenia macrophylla
American Mahogany Carving: Good, easy to carve
American Mahogany Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
American Mahogany Color of Wood: Red Brown
American Mahogany Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
American Mahogany Crushing Strength: Moderate
American Mahogany Decorative Figure: Yes
American Mahogany Density: High
American Mahogany Drilling: Good
American Mahogany Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
American Mahogany Gluing: Average - Requires control
American Mahogany Grain: Mostly Straight
American Mahogany Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
American Mahogany Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
American Mahogany Hand Tooling: Average
American Mahogany Hardness: Average
American Mahogany Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
American Mahogany Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
American Mahogany Interlocked Grain: Yes
American Mahogany Kiln-dried Shrinkage: High
American Mahogany Machine Tools: Average
American Mahogany Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
American Mahogany Movement after drying: Low
American Mahogany Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
American Mahogany Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
American Mahogany Natural Durability: Durable
American Mahogany Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
American Mahogany Painting: Good
American Mahogany Planing: Fair
American Mahogany Polishing: Good
American Mahogany Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 40
American Mahogany Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 31
American Mahogany Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: Yes
American Mahogany Sanding: Fair or satisfactory
American Mahogany Sawing: Low cutting resistance
American Mahogany Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
American Mahogany Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
American Mahogany Shaping: Good
American Mahogany Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
American Mahogany Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
American Mahogany Specific Gravity: High
American Mahogany Specific Gravity maximum: .59
American Mahogany Specific Gravity minimum: .54
American Mahogany Staining: Good
American Mahogany Steam Bending: Satisfactory
American Mahogany Stiffness: Moderate
American Mahogany Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
American Mahogany Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
American Mahogany Toughness: Low
American Mahogany Turning: Good
American Mahogany Weight: Moderate
American Mahogany Wood Defects: Few drying defects
American Mahogany Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
American Mahogany Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
American Mahogany Use for Carving: YES
American Mahogany Use for Cooperage: no
American Mahogany Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
American Mahogany Use for Flooring: no
American Mahogany Use for Furniture: YES
American Mahogany Use for Handles: no
American Mahogany Use for Heavy Construction: no
American Mahogany Use for Inlay: no
American Mahogany Use for Interior Finish: YES
American Mahogany Use for Light Construction: no
American Mahogany Use for Marine Applications: YES
American Mahogany Use for Marquetry: no
American Mahogany Use for Millwork: no
American Mahogany Use for Models and Patterns: YES
American Mahogany Use for Musical Instruments: YES
American Mahogany Use for Novelties: no
American Mahogany Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
American Mahogany Use for Shingles: no
American Mahogany Use for Sports Equipment: no
American Mahogany Use for Turnery: YES
American Mahogany Use for Woodenware: no