Working with mahogany question

[Mark Rios]

Mark- I have done a lot of mahog trim and the one thing I remember is that the dust is quite nasty. One of the few woods that send me right to the respirator dept before any cutting. Maybe it's just me.

Thanks Ben. I have a little trouble with walnut and purple heart so the respirator is on for me. Thanks very much for the heads-up.

[Jim Tobias]

Mark,
That is unusually light in color , even for african mahogany. As others have said, a blo or watco oil finish will even and give it a little deeper tone. It will splinter fairly easy and I usually have a few fuzzy spots that require sspecial sanding, but , overall, I really like the workability and color variations in African mahogany. The pictue below shows a display table of african mahogany that I did for our school auction.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=32154&highlight=Display+Table"]