Philippine Mahogany Hardwood Floors

Types of philippine hardwood.

Philippine mahogany hardwood floors.

Buying furniture or building a house. Renowned for its incredible. In terms of appearance it s probably the least likely to be confused for mahogany of all the woods on this entire list. Mahogany hardwood flooring.

And even though it s called philippine mahogany it bears no relation to what is considered to be true mahogany in. Philippine mahogany is not a mahogany at all or cedar but rather a hardwood species of the family dipterocarpaceae which is the meranti family. Shares share tweet pin. Being a ring porous hardwood the grain isn t really too similar to mahogany and its dimensional stability isn t quite up to standards either at least not in comparison to mahogany.

It is a very durable species which filtra has used for decking flooring furniture and gift items. Business hours monday friday 8am 5pm est saturday 8am 4pm est sunday closed. Learn more about philippine hardwood with our handy guide. The wood name philippine mahogany is a loose term that applies to a number of wood species coming from southeast asia.

Philippine rosewood toog is a natural species which is currently no longer being harvested. Mahogany phillippine shorea negrosensis. With over 100 species of domestic and exotic hardwood lumber in stock hearne hardwoods is one of the largest specialty lumberyards in the world. Solidwood flooring offers a range of premium hardwood species for flooring decking cladding more.

This popular cabinet hardwood compares in price with many of the softwoods. Acacia hardwood solid wood flooring kd sizes thickness x width x length 1 x 8 14 x 6ft 7ft. While yet another name that is commonly used when referring to plywood made of this type of wood is lauan. Swietenia macrophyla mahogany brazilian mahogany true mahogany honduran mahogany honduras mahogany big leaf mahogany large leaved mahogany sky fruit tropical american mahogany true mahogany.

African mahogany genus khaya and honduras mahogany genus swietenia are both in the meliaceae mahogany family. Excellent for grades our stocks include exceptionally good widths and lengths. We still have stocks available cut prior to the ifma logging restrictions of 2011. Read the original article knock on wood in the january 2009 issue of real living magazine.

Another common name for this wood is meranti. Our products include logs live edge boards lumber guitar parts veneer flooring and much more. Scientific name other names. This is the most sought after mahogany.