Mahogany Wood Advantages And Disadvantages. Since the last 35 years, mahogany trees have been cultivated because the wood has a fairly high economic value. The quality of the wood is hard and very good for furniture, furniture, carvings and handicrafts. The quality of mahogany wood is below the quality of teak wood, so mahogany is dubbed the second prima donna after teak.
Mahogany wood for furniture has long been used as the main raw material for Indonesian furniture besides teak. This type of wood for Javanese furniture is generally used for classic furniture models. Why ? I don’t know, but in our opinion, because the buyers of the classic model furniture are from Europe and America. There mahogany wood is classified as one of the expensive and luxurious wood. In your mind you must be wondering, why choose mahogany over teak. Because Europeans and Americans know teak as a strong and tough wood. Furniture made of wood so that in Europe and America it is only for use outside the room and for ship raw materials.
These are the advantages and disadvantages of mahogany wood that you should know
Advantages of Mahogany
The wood grain is fine and varied. This look is very good when finished with natural or classic colors. A very stable cross section, mahogany wood is known for its strength of shrinkage and deformation, this is the reason why mahogany wood is also widely used in the guitar and other musical instruments industry. Of course, the main problem is the dryness of the wood raw material. The natural oil content is low, making it possible to finish duco paint models without the risk of leaving yellowish stains like teak wood. Of course, drought is the main condition.
Advantages of Mahogany
The wood grain is fine and varied. This look is very good when finished with natural or classic colors. A very stable cross section, mahogany wood is known for its strength of shrinkage and deformation, this is the reason why mahogany wood is also widely used in the guitar and other musical instruments industry. Of course, the main problem is the dryness of the wood raw material. The natural oil content is low, making it possible to finish duco paint models without the risk of leaving yellowish stains like teak wood. Of course, drought is the main condition.
Disadvantages of Mahogany
Mahogany wood is attacked by many pests. Mahogany wood is quite spoiled because it needs to be specially treated properly. The meaning of quite spoiled, because mahogany wood must be baked first, even the storage of raw materials must be correct. When finishing also can not be careless.
Mahogany Wood Advantages And Disadvantages