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Mahogany is a large evergreen tree and a high grade solid wood. It is expensive, hard, light and non-toxic. It is easy to achieve a strong structure and a smart form. It is also suitable for beautiful carvings.
The wood shrinks little, the wood grain is gorgeous, and mahogany is easy to peel and slice and has good sculptability. It has a beautiful appearance, and the wooden products are fashionable and attractive. Compared with redwood, mahogany makes it easier to make wooden ornaments with a curved style. The color effect of mahogany is softer.
Swietenia is a genus under the Meliaceae family and is a tree plant. There are 7-8 species in this genus, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and West Africa, and are now cultivated in various tropical regions. It is grown in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces in China.
1. Mahogany wood is often used for fine furniture, cabinets, doors, carvings, turnings, ship parts and decorations.
2. Mahogany’s unique fragrance can also repel termites, which is the best choice for people in the vast, ant-infested areas.
Although mahogany is a precious wood, the color range of the heartwood of mahogany from different origins is relatively large. When first cut, it will appear pink, yellow or red, but these colors will become darker with time. When you first choose, you must choose a board with uniform color.
In addition, you need to avoid choosing wavy boards and boards with white sediments according to the characteristics of the product you want to make.
Mahogany wood is easy to peel and slice and has good sculptability
-Cutting and Shaping
Before cutting mahogany, you need to wear a dust mask because inhaling wood dust may affect your health. In addition, you need to back the board when cutting. Avoid tearing.
-Joining and planning
Feed the mahogany into the planer as slowly as possible
-Carving mahogany
An electric lathe or electric engraving machine can be used to carve mahogany. Operate the machine to concentrate and take it slowly.
-Assembly
You can use woodworking adhesive to assemble mahogany. If the customer requires it, we will also use waterproof glue.
1. Green and environmentally friendly
Mahogany furniture has green and environmental protection characteristics and is warmly welcomed by modern people.
2. Simple appearance
Furniture made of mahogany, in addition to being hard, heavy, solid and durable, has a natural texture, is beautiful and fashionable, and is a simple colour. Very suitable for tasteful families.
3. Insect repellent and durable
Mahogany is a hardwood. Hardwood generally has strong corrosion resistance, and mahogany is no exception. It is precisely because of the compact texture and high density of mahogany that it has strong corrosion resistance.
4. Beautiful texture of mahogany
It has a hard texture, small shrinkage, beautiful wood grain, easy processing, good sculptural properties, easy polishing, not easy to deform, and good painting, glueing, dyeing and nailing performance.
1. the color difference is more obvious since mahogany is peach. Large-scale use will make the furniture texture unclear and highlight the black sand. Therefore, mahogany is generally used as local decoration.
2. Mahogany board is expensive: Since mahogany is a precious tree species, manufacturing mahogany furniture is mainly based on pure manual technology. Therefore, it is more costly in terms of time and labour costs. Therefore, the price of mahogany is relatively costly.
3. When choosing mahogany wood products, you can’t just look at the price but also the brand. Different brands generally have different output quality. To ensure quality.
Mahogany is an ideal choice for making exquisite furniture and decorations because of its hardness, lightness, ease of processing and beauty. The color of its wood will darken over time, and the wood grain is natural, beautiful and has good sculptability. However, it is relatively expensive due to the preciousness of mahogany and the high cost of handmade production. When choosing mahogany products, it is recommended to select boards with uniform colour and beautiful texture and give priority to brands with guaranteed quality.
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