Mahogany wood is the alternative wood that is commonly used by the people for the furniture industries to get around the high price of Teak wood. Mahogany has a fine fiber, so it would be good if it is used for furniture or other wood products. In addition, mahogany wood is also easily processed, such as cut, shaved, shaped and sanded.

Furthermore, for quality and durability, mahogany in general is in medium category. Still far below Teak wood, but better than other types of wood. This wood is still vulnerable to termites and wood destroying insects. In addition, mahogany is also less resistant to weather and soil, so mahogany should not be used as material to make outdoor products that are placed outside and come into direct contact with the soil and forged by hot and rainy weather directly.

To anticipate this problem, you must choose mahogany that really ready to be formed into several products. Mahogany wood that is ready to be processed into products is old Mahogany. Some characteristics of old mahogany wood and are good for processing are:

• Old mahogany is always in very red color. Don’t choose young wood, that in pink, or pale red; because young Mahogany wood is easily attacked by termites and insects.
• Good mahogany is wide. Choose mahogany with a minimum width of 35 cm or wider.
• Choose solid fibrous Mahogany. Dense fiber and pores, will make wood harder and stronger. Avoid soft and not dense wood, even though it is red. Because this kind of wood is very weathered.

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