Philippine Mahogany Hardwood Floors

And even though it s called philippine mahogany it bears no relation to what is considered to be true mahogany in.

Philippine mahogany hardwood floors.

Shares share tweet pin. Excellent for grades our stocks include exceptionally good widths and lengths. Our products include logs live edge boards lumber guitar parts veneer flooring and much more. This popular cabinet hardwood compares in price with many of the softwoods.

Business hours monday friday 8am 5pm est saturday 8am 4pm est sunday closed. Scientific name other names. Retail wholesale availability for retail purchase in the following stores. 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.

In terms of appearance it s probably the least likely to be confused for mahogany of all the woods on this entire list. African mahogany genus khaya and honduras mahogany genus swietenia are both in the meliaceae mahogany family. Buying furniture or building a house. Philippine mahogany is not a mahogany at all or cedar but rather a hardwood species of the family dipterocarpaceae which is the meranti family.

While yet another name that is commonly used when referring to plywood made of this type of wood is lauan. Meranti plywood mahogany phillipine. It is a very durable species which filtra has used for decking flooring furniture and gift items. Renowned for its incredible.

Mahogany hardwood flooring. 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. Types of philippine hardwood.

Solidwood flooring offers a range of premium hardwood species for flooring decking cladding more. Swietenia macrophyla mahogany brazilian mahogany true mahogany honduran mahogany honduras mahogany big leaf mahogany large leaved mahogany sky fruit tropical american mahogany true mahogany. Learn more about philippine hardwood with our handy guide. Another common name for this wood is meranti.

The wood name philippine mahogany is a loose term that applies to a number of wood species coming from southeast asia. Mahogany phillippine shorea negrosensis. This is the most sought after mahogany. With over 100 species of domestic and exotic hardwood lumber in stock hearne hardwoods is one of the largest specialty lumberyards in the world.