Royal Mahogany

Technical species specifications for Royal Mahogany Hardwood Flooring from Fantastic Floor – Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.

Description

Royal Mahogany flooring is a tropical wood from Central and South America with a texture similar to true mahogany. The reddish-brown heartwood of Royal Mahogany hardwood floors feature various shades from medium to dark, adding a cozy and warming feeling to any room. Royal Mahogany is also rated as both very easy to work with and durable, with marked resistance to insects and decay ensuring the long lasting enjoyment of an Royal Mahogany floor.

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Scientific Name, Other Names:

Carapa guianensis, Andiroba, Crabwood, Cedro Macho, Carapa

About:

Our Royal Mahogany hardwood flooring is available in the prefinished format. The boards are 3/4″ thick and available in 3″ and 5″ widths. Our prefinished Royal Mahogany flooring is available in clear grade.

Applications:

Furniture, cabinet work, flooring, turnery, millwork, veneer and plywood

Janka Hardness:

1,220 pounds

Strength (MOR):

11,100 psi

Stiffness (MOE):

1,560 1000 psi

Density (KG/m3):

705

Tangential Shrinkage:

7.6 %

Radial Shrinkage:

3.1 %

Family:

Meliaceae

Tree Characteristics:

The Royal Mahogany tree is often 80 to 100 feet in height with diameters reaching between 2 and 3 feet, with the maximum height being around 170 feet high and a diameter of 6 feet.

Geographic Area:

West Indies, Cuba, Trinidad, Honduras, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela. The tree can often be found in pure stands, in lowlands and also at higher altitudes near rivers.

Color:

Heartwood is light pink to reddish-brown fresh, darkening when dry. Sapwood is pinkish, turning pale brown or grayish.

Photosensitivity:

Royal Mahogany will darken with time

Luster:

Low to high

Grain:

Straight and sometimes roey

Texture:

Fine to coarse

Drying Characteristics:

Air seasons and kiln dries slowly with some tendency to check, split, or collapse.