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| MAIN GLOSSARY | GLOSSARY OF wood | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z MAHOGANY Light red to dark brown; almost black at times, a hard durable wood with a close straight grain. There are 60 types of woods sold as mahogany, but Jamaican (from the various West Indies and Cuba) were considered the finest. Jamaican mahogany had almost vanished by mid 18th century. Honduran was introduced in the 1760?s and by the later 18th century had taken over from West Indian, although it was never considered as important since it had a tendency to pale to a golden yellow. A similar type comes from Africa and West Africa especially Nigeria and the Gold Coast (Ghana). Used almost exclusively in English furniture due to the loss of the walnut trees throughout the Country. In veneers, the spotted, speckled or blotchy figures often with different shades or colors. Wavy grain combines with spiral, interlocked grain to produce a wrinkled, blotchy figure known as mottle. The mottled figure may be scattered randomly (broken mottle), or appear as a regular checkerboard pattern (block mottle). Members of the mahogany family, koa, sapele, bubinga and African satinwood, most commonly exhibit mottled figure. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  |
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