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Offline hillbilly61

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Mahogany?
« on: April 13, 2010, 08:15:15 am »
Would Mahogany make a good backing or a good belly wood. Or neither?
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Re: Mahogany?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2010, 09:06:14 am »
What little bit of mahogany I've worked with seems to be pretty light and soft. Might make a bow, but it would probably be pretty expensive mediocre bow wood.
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Re: Mahogany?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2010, 10:39:43 am »
Most Mahogany's too brittle, I tried it once as a decorative core wood sandwiched between two strips of ash and that made an extremely light bow, but I wouldn't recommend it for a backing or belly

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