On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 22:00:27 -0700, "George M. Kazaka"
wrote:

Phillipine Mahagony will not do what he described and African Mahagony is
notorious for just that.


I would have to disagree. I have worked with most of the woods that
are tradenamed as mahogany, including Red Lauan (Shorea negrosensis)
and White Lauan (Pentacme "various") which are often sold to the
unsuspecting as Honduran Mahogany (Swietenia "various").

These two, in particular, will do exactly as described, depending on
the cut.


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