Actually what you have is African Mahogany and it is usually passed off as
Genuine Mahagony
It is a good wood but can be a bear to work with. You will also note it is
darker and can have some black streaks going through it.

Right now due to the Politcal Climate the supply of Honduras is going to Dry
up and Prices are about to sky
rocket if they haven't yet.

Phillipine Mahagony closer color to Honduras, it is a lot softer and is
generally known as cheap ****.

Good Luck,
George

"Tom Watson" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 20:41:35 GMT,
(Charles Bragg (no, dammit,
not the painter)) wrote:

I have what was sold as Honduran mahogany and it looks like it
to me. What is bothersome is that parts of my boards refuse to be
smooth.....

True Honduran Mahogany gets as smooth as buttered silk, like slipping
into the best girlfriend that you ever had.

What you describe is more akin to what goes under the tradename
Philippine Mahogany, which is crankier than the worst wife that you
could ever imagine, twice as hairy, and not really a mahogany at all.

As per the analogy, they come from different places and have different
temperaments.


Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson