Thanks for watching, Tonefiend!

@@CommercialForest yes! Really great piece! Thank you so much! I'll be up there soon for more wood!

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Thanks. I don't think we've ever had mahjogany as light as basswood but it definitely has a wide range of density.

@@CommercialForest yes I was exaggerating but there's still a sense of ridiculous lightness to some. I just got a 24-fret mahogany neck and body Alexi Laiho style V. It's so light it sort of feels like the wood fibers are aerated like basswood. The more I look at what graining is visible, pick it up and hold it in various positions the more I can feel it's certainly a Mahogany but an exotic breed like Khaya and the pieces in my guitar are somewhat light and it has a borderline hollow feel to both the body and neck. *I have to strip the paint and clearcoat off the neck today though so once I get to the bare wood, I'll be 100% certain about many things, not just the wood breed used!* Oddly, I have had some pear wood instruments, and this thing has greatly felt like one of those super strong fruit woods. The pearwood necks tend to feel hollow but there's almost no poring as I'm sure you know, and fruit trees produce some of the toughest lumber.

@@JonDeth We brought in some figured pearwood slabs a few years ago, One was 20" wide x 18 feet long. It was insanely dense. Needed a forklift to flip it over.

@@CommercialForest it seems like it would be an interesting experience and the instrument 1 of a kind top of the line, but I am in the Midwest and ordering specialty lumber is beyond my budget distance lol. Fortunately, I can get furniture grade poplar for under $20 to build most any size and shape body, so it'll have to do for now. Eventually, I will have my CNC mill doing most of the work, so the day may come I can get something exotic going on.

2019 Mildred Montag I appreciate your comments!

AX Workshop Thanks! I appreciate the feedback.😀

I typically associate the pencil lines with African more than Genuine. However, it's not a hard & fast rule. More of a clue.

It’s just a trade name that’s taken root over the years. Most woods have multiple common names & 1 scientific one (that only botanists use 😆 )

I, too, wondered about 'genuine' mahogany. Does this mean that African mahogany is fake?

Alejandro Cantu thanks for watching and commenting!

Houndsman One Thanks 🙏 I appreciate the feedback. KZfaq counts views but there are views and “views” if you know what I mean 😝. Whenever someone picks up something helpful, I consider it feather in my cap. See you next time Houndsman One!

karen4you thanks Karen! I appreciate the feedback!

The soil conditions play a huge part in what the tree (& ultimately Lumber) looks like.

ethics101 That’s interesting. I pulled up some pictures & think I see what you’re talking about. For the most part you need to be looking at flat sawn mahogany. I’m trying to envision whether or not that is limited to African mahogany but at a minimum, I’d say it’s definitely more common!

Heidi Ondich FYI - I said star wipe before I even realized that I don’t actually have a star wipe 💫

Absolutely! After we posted this we heard from a number of luthiers who prefer African over Genuine. There is nothing to worry about in using African Mahogany for a build. We just want to help people differentiate these two similar-looking species. Thanks for watching!

@@CommercialForest thanks again

Eddu13 Great question! I would first start with seeing what the local and national regulations & Global regulations are. On one hand, they are your trees. On the other hand, the global community has a big say in if & how certain species can be processed/sold (and where). For example, you may be able to sell them to local factories, but not international. You may not be able to cut them at all. Ironically, in some places you can’t sell them but destroying the forest and creating a cow 🐄 pasture is no problem at all. 🤪 Regardless of whether or not any regulation makes sense to you personally, your first priority should be make sure any options you are considering abide by all local & national regulations. To do that you should first determine the exact species of Mahogany that you have. Different rules apply to different species. Good luck my friend!

@@CommercialForest I already found out that I can sell them because I planted them, though it kinda hurt my heart to cut them but I need the money and I will plant more of them and other species that are rare such as the Brazilian rosewood (this one i know I can't sell and it'sa gorgeous tree when it blossoms). I do need to see what type of mahogany they are.

DHV VLOG thanks for watching. See you around!

Different people have different opinions. If price is the only measure, Genuine Mahogany is best.

What is the latin or scientific name of genuine mahogany?

@@robertjleter "Swietenia macrophylla" is the scientific name for genuine mahogany. It is also the same name for what comes out of Cuba, who was the "mother" nation of genuine mahogany.

@Billy McCatty Powell It's pink. Here I'll upload a short video so you can see it.

@Billy McCatty Powell See kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hr2gfceeqqi6hmg.html

@Billy McCatty Powell You're probably right. The workers at the place I got it from are all from South America. Anyway, let me when you see it so I can delete it.

Genuine Mahogany is just another name for Honduran Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)

It's actually not mahogany at all....completely different species. That doesn't make it bad, my favorite guitar is made from "African Mahogany", just saying.

@@Nightbreed82 If you're going to go down to the species level, then pretty much no one uses "genuine" mahogany, because the OG mahogany is Cuban mahogany and that is hasn't been exported out of Cuba for over 70 years buddy.

@@katalysis that's another topic. I'm not going down any level, I was merely correcting you....."buddy". But you are right that no one uses "genuine" mahogany today....which contradicts your first statement btw. Kinda my point.

@@Nightbreed82 the cuban version was also named Swietenia macrophylla,, just as the Houduran tree is. So yeah, it's the same thing, scientifically.

@@katalysis "buddy" comment. getting froggy over species of trees? LOL.