Well I'm not feeling to good now....

I just bought a bunch of African Mahogany fairly cheap. Most of it has
been planned and was real smooth so I thought I would chance it. Pay
your money, take your chances. I was aware of it's reputation however.
But you know how it is, I thought my experience would be different. Hope
springs eternal.

John

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..... I can sand (to 220, which is what I read is the max
useful for mahogany) or scrape as much as I want and still there are
these parts, typically an inch wide and between 6-12 inches long, that
remain fuzzy. They don't "tear out" so much as just look fuzzy. A few
months after finishing them with oil and shellac, those parts look as
if they have sucked up all the finish and some are beginning to
lighten up - a blond streak in brown hair, so to speak.

So, it this the behavior of some wood other than HM? Or is it
sapwood? Or is it my bad finishing technique? ?? ??

Thanx


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