In article Dlb_b.12810$iB.12170@lakeread06,
"Bill Rittner" wrote:

Actually mahogany is used quite often for high end decks because it is rot
and decay resistant. It is also used in the marine trades for the same
reason.

....and "red" mahogany turns brown in sunlight anyway. Isn't
Chippendale's furniture mostly mahogany oiled brown?
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