Mahogany Wood

What is mahogany? Mahogany is one of the typical tropical timber species. That is, the wood is coming and only in areas with tropical climates example is Indonesia. In Indonesia, the mahogany is very popular especially for many areas in Java, there is known as a timber tree species of high commercial value so many people who grow and can be sold on the domestic commodity markets. In Java as well, to supply mahogany not to worry because the numbers are still very much, from the still form of the tree and that has been in the form of wood that has been cut or processed. Because this timber tree species has a period of rapid growth that is roughly within 7 to 15 years old, had grown mahogany and can be cut away and removed the wood. This is clearly different from the period of growth of teak and rosewood trees where growth takes a long time.
Mahogany wood has a characteristic and has special characteristics that only in the type of wood itself. These features can distinguish other types of tropical wood. Because the fact is, there are several types of wood that has a resemblance to each other at first glance, both in terms of color, texture or wood fiber. But to really understand the special characteristics possessed only by certain types of wood we will be able to tell the difference. Examples for some types of wood that are similar when viewed at a glance is as similar to teak acacia wood, mahogany wood can also be said like camphor wood or wood keruing of Borneo and other wood species.Then, how the characteristics of mahogany?The most fundamental characteristic mahogany is as follows:

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    Color: the terrace or mahogany center mostly pink (pale arguably), but there is also a mahogany dark red color similar to the liver. This is contained in a mahogany-old really old, maybe pohonya grew more than 25 years. While the sapwood or wood edges always white.

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    Fiber: mahogany wood has a straight fiber and integrated.

    Texture: Wood mahogany has a smooth texture and a little porous.
To better understand the characteristics of mahogany, it may be easier if the observed physical form directly.
Mahogany wood is a type of wood that has a good quality, but the level of robustness and durability slightly below the quality of teak wood. Wood is less resistant to termites so it is not recommended for placement directly in contact with the ground.
In the industrial world, known as the mahogany timber species were good. Wood can be easily treated as cut and shaped so that mahogany is widely used as a raw material in the manufacture of various kinds of handicraft and furniture products such as handicrafts, various carving furniture, cabinets, chairs, tables, furniture, etc. child. In some cases, jug mahogany is often used as a raw material substitute for teak. This was done because, in addition to the amount or supply of mahogany many, the price is much cheaper than teak. This is the main reason for most wood processing industries (furniture industry) as it can solve the problem of scarcity of raw materials so that the continuity of the process is maintained produsi and smooth, and can also reduce the cost of production becomes cheaper.