Comments on: Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown

By: R T

R T — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:04:47 +0000

In reply to Jeff Carver. Those boards pictured appear to be ipe wood.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:59:47 +0000

In reply to Leon.

The link has been changed from gaskell to lefthanded, but the heading is still Gaskell Guitars.
There is a lot of information there, so the site is worth a look.
There are 3 pages.
https://www.lefthandguitars.net/what-is-mahogany
https://www.lefthandguitars.net/what-is-mahogany-part-2
https://www.lefthandguitars.net/what-is-mahogany-part-3

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:11:57 +0000

I am having my house painted and therefore my front door restained . I believe it’s the original stain from 2001, when the house was built. The builder recently told me my door was sapele mahogany. I was lucky to have a nearby woodworker give me a sample of sapele. After sanding my door and trim in a few areas, I suspect it is not sapele and the door and frame are the same but different then the trim wood. Can anyone help me identify these two types of wood and how to stain it so it looks the same when done? Green 1= sapele sample; blue 2= door and frame sanded (look to be the same wood) red 3= trim and much lighter and taking stains differently than #2. Please help. TIA

By: Lee chastain

Lee chastain — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:57:40 +0000

What is “lite” mahogany listed on various exterior doors?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:37:05 +0000

In reply to Bryan Chitwood, guitar nerd/wood nerd. Yeah, Epiphone, Squire, and Ibanez for sure. The sales reps for these companies are very clear on tonal training. The wood looks great. It is extremely lifeless and dead in its musical integrity (despite what Google says). It is very cheap to source. You can tap the wood with your finger. Its easier to tap next to a premium wood- to understand the difference. My Gibson SG is by far more resonant and full sounding than Epiphone SG. I'm sure you've come across scenarios like this. I have a Meranti Ibanez S series I love to pick up a lot. It doesn't sound as good with recording though, haha. I think all the Meranti guitars look totally beautiful at least.

By: bev

bev — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:52:08 +0000

HI, would anyone know if this is mahogany ribbon stripe or sapele?

By: Brooklyn11219

Brooklyn11219 — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:00:07 +0000

What type of mahogany May this be

By: Edd

Edd — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:18:05 +0000

Hi Eric. I have a house built in the 70’s in Nova Scotia. It seems to have some kind of hardwood trim throughout. It’s very basic, slightly bevelled, flat-stock trim. I was told today it maybe a type of mahogany. Would you have any idea which type? Cheers.

By: Cynthia Dades

Cynthia Dades — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 23:28:08 +0000

Hi, our house here in Central Florida was built in the late 50’s. The fireplace mantle and bookcases are original. I’m trying to decide whether to paint or refinish. Someone told me they thought it was white mahogany. Wondered what your thoughts were on the type of wood and preferred finish?

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:35:20 +0000

Hey, don’t worry about posting this. I just wanted to say. When I first started I thought distinguishing the different mahoganies was going to be impossible. I used this article every time I wanted to try. Sapele seemed especially hard. The thing is though, that in practice, the two things that set Sapele apart are the smell and the fact that Sapele is pretty much smooth and closed grained. Mahogany has these big wide open pores. So as soon as you see a nice smooth board with no pores that smells like cedar its a dead give away. But the smell and the pores aren’t mentioned in your article. Those two things would have really helped me when I started.

Also, the weight and hardness is another thing that helps but isn’t mentioned. If you compare Sapele and Sugar Maple they have almost identical stats! I realize finding time is hard. But if you ever do, those things would really help.