Amazon carries the book too.
Also, this article on the Wood Database web site on mahogany mixups/substitutes is good: https://www.wood-database.com/wood-a...s-the-lowdown/
JKJ
Amazon carries the book too.
Also, this article on the Wood Database web site on mahogany mixups/substitutes is good: https://www.wood-database.com/wood-a...s-the-lowdown/
JKJ
I looked it up on Amazon. It's only 26 pages, available used for $10 with $4 shipping, or $21 new in paperback.
Mike
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My local Klingspore store has genuine mahogany. Not a huge supply, but it's still available.
A good deal of mahogany is coming from plantations / new growth that is sustainably sourced. Old growth mahogany is a different story.
I dug deeper on their site and they do have some mahogany products, but not in grade lumber, at least on the website.
https://irionlumber.com/grade-lumber/
Mahogany slabs:
https://irionlumber.com/?s=Mahogany
Mahogany matched sets:
https://irionlumber.com/matched-sets/mahogany/
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Honduran mahogany isn’t that outrageous all considering. It’s ~$10 a BF for 4/4 and $12 for 8/4 at my local klingspore store. You could find less expensive at a local mill or importer if you try harder.
My book off ebay came today. The ad said it was like new, and it is. It's an original from 1940, not a reprint, but not even a folded corner anywhere. There is the slightest bit of old book smell, but you have to get your nose close. I'm glad to get it.
I do not have a favorite wood but Genuine Mahogany is way up towards the top of the list. Quality has certainly gone down. If you come accoss some gnarly crotch wood or tension wood it can be challenging to cut safely.
Best Regards, Maurice
Mahogany is a really workable species and generally enjoyable to use for sure. It cuts, shapes, carves and finishes up wonderfully.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
When I was at the wood industry at Berea College in 1968 they used a LOT of mahogany (plus maple, cherry, walnut, etc). The ground floor was equipped with a huge bandsaw and other tools for initial breakdown, sliding in big stuff through a rollup door. I remember seeing a "beam" just outside in in a shed lined up with that door they said was mahogany shipped in from out of the country, must have been 2'x3'x40' long. They rolled then end in and crosscut off a chunk then broke it down into sizes needed. The second floor was machining to size with other saws, planers, jointers, big 3-drum sander, lathe, assembly, glue-ups, clamping racks. The third floor was mostly finish sanding, detail, carving, and finishing. They had a full-time staff plus a lot of cheap student labor. I haven't been back in a half century to see what, if anything, has changed.