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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