On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:33:39 -0400, wayner wrote:

Has anybody heard of using mahogony in a outside situation as a hand rail
????(exposed to the weather) and if you can use it, what would you use to
protect it from the weather, i.e stain, oil?

Much of the British Royal Navy was once built of Cuban Mahogany. That's
about as exposed to the weather as one can get.

smartass
Protect it with a couple dozen 24-pounders.
/smartass

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