I popped into my local timber merchants for some mahogany to cap a piece of Marine ply, I'd cut and was laughed at (well almost).
The "Hard" woods on offer were:- Albizia, Durian and Croatian white oak.
I "googled" the timbers and only got a response for the Durian, and even that was far more interested in the propeties of the fruit than the timber. I did eventually find it to be NOT reccomended for external use.....
The Albizia entry was just as helpful and nothing came up for croation white oak.
I posted a note in reader to reader earlier, but I suddenly thought......this might be a better forum to get some sane advice. Bearing in mind the Teak and "propper mahogany" is either unobtainable or frighteningly expensive...what of the current crop of cheaper "sustainable" hardwoods would be good for boat joinery (inside and out)?
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It's wood, Jim, but not as I know it.....
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