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Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked =
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like MDF, only much lighter in weight. Sanded to 220 there was no grain =
visible. With some oil on it, it has extremely fine straight grain, =
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hint of figure.
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toller wrote:
> I also looked up spruce, and the grain on spruce is much more pronounced.
> Without a finish, this looks exactly like MDF.
Maybe it's MDF. :)
The last time I had a what-wood-is-this challenge, it turned out to be
painted MDF. They did a really excellent job woodgraining it.
(No, that's probably not the case here, but still an interesting factoid
nonetheless.)
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toller <[email protected]> schreef
> Maybe it is Luan. Most of it is nearly white, but some pieces are darker
> than walnut and a couple are pink. Then there's those two that look like
> MDF. The heavier pieces are at least twice the weight of the lightest,
and the heavier ones are usually the darkest.
> Sound like Luan? (I was thinking more like African)
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It does not sound like anything.
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In article <[email protected]>,
toller <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked just
>like MDF, only much lighter in weight. Sanded to 220 there was no grain
>visible. With some oil on it, it has extremely fine straight grain, with a
>hint of figure.
>
>Another unspecified "mahogany"?
The 'much lighter n weight' makes it sound like one of the 'African' mahogany
types.
Although those varieties -usually- show 'some' grain.
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 22:17:20 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked
>>just
>>like MDF, only much lighter in weight.
>
> Ramin ?
>
It is very light and from what I have read, Ramin is moderately heavy; so
probably not.
I also looked up spruce, and the grain on spruce is much more pronounced.
Without a finish, this looks exactly like MDF.
"White Buffalo Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (Robert Bonomi) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> toller <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked
>> >just
>> >like MDF, only much lighter in weight. Sanded to 220 there was no grain
>> >visible. With some oil on it, it has extremely fine straight grain,
>> >with a
>> >hint of figure.
>
> sounds like you got into a pile of some Laun
> Some will be as dark and as heavy as Mahogany and other pieces will be
> as bland looking as MDF and only a fraction of the weight of real
> mahogany
Maybe it is Luan. Most of it is nearly white, but some pieces are darker
than walnut and a couple are pink. Then there's those two that look like
MDF. The heavier pieces are at least twice the weight of the lightest, and
the heavier ones are usually the darkest.
Sound like Luan? (I was thinking more like African)
[email protected] (Robert Bonomi) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> toller <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked just
> >like MDF, only much lighter in weight. Sanded to 220 there was no grain
> >visible. With some oil on it, it has extremely fine straight grain, with a
> >hint of figure.
sounds like you got into a pile of some Laun
Some will be as dark and as heavy as Mahogany and other pieces will be
as bland looking as MDF and only a fraction of the weight of real
mahogany
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 22:17:20 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mixed in the large pile of "mahogany" I bought was a board that looked just
>like MDF, only much lighter in weight.
Ramin ?