Mahogany

Myroxylon balsamum

(Left-Oil based / Right-Water based finish)
Appearance: Color: Dark reddish brown
Grain: Striped figuring in quartersawn selections; texture is even and very fine.
Availability: Moderately
Properties:
Hardness: 2200%, Janka Table, 71% harder than Northern red oak .
Durability: Excellent
Workability:
Sawing: Moderately difficult to work due to high density, carbide tooling recommended
Nailing: Good
Sanding: Well
Finishing: No known problems