true mahogany การใช้

• The common name " mahogany " comes from the hardness and color of the wood, although the genus is not a true mahogany.
• One species of true mahogany tree is found planted on the island at lower levels, and that is the small-leaved mahogany " Swietenia mahagoni ", Meliaceae.
• Usually faced with hardwood, including Philippine mahogany ( often called lauan, luan or meranti and having no relation to true mahogany ), rosewood, teak and a large number of other hardwoods.
• The dissemination of Clayton Dissinger Mell's 1917 monograph on the subject, " True Mahogany ", resulted in the increased use of mahogany in ship construction : " It is particularly suited for planking, waterways, bulwarks, rails, skylights and companions, bitts, gangway ladders, and other deck work.
• While the three " Swietenia " species are classified officially as " genuine mahogany ", other Meliaceae species with timber uses are classified as " true mahogany . " ( Only the Swietenia species can be called " genuine mahogany . " ) Some may or may not have the word mahogany in their trade or common name.