Is this *real* mahogany

Worms, with the exception of the south american variety [about the size of your finger and which I ma told the natives like to eat alive] for the most part do not like Mahogany . As a matter of fact the discovery of Mahogany by the west almost eliminated the use of walnut for that very reason, it's resistance to woodworm infestations .

I have seen mahogany veneered pine absolutely riddled with wood worm on pine side with just a few holes showing in the veneered side .

-- mike hide

Charles Bragg (no, dammit, not the painter) schreef

• + + Lots of reasons why not. I am afraid I don't read FWW so I did not see the pictures. Lots of different kinds of wormholes. Big ones, small ones, straight ones, crooked ones, in what pattern?

FWW focuses on woodworking, not on woods When it comes to wood I am not taking their word for it. PvR

Mine and theirs are about 1/4 inch across and occur (to my eyes) singly without any pattern. I have a 1x12x60 board with four holes.

It was an article by Jeff Jewitt, "Finishing Mahogany" in the August 2003 issue. There is a sidebar entitled "Filling the inevitable worm holes." A quote: "In most extrawide mahogany boards, you'll often find large worm holes near the edge." I like the natural look so I don't fill them. Jeff uses - gasp

- Bondo.

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Well now, you have steered the ID of this wood back to the South American (S. macrophylla) kind. If it were African, I hear you saying it would not be likely to have worm holes.

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• + + OK, that sounds like something that may happen even in mahogany. Have had no personal experience with these PvR