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   RW | May 25, 2008 10:57pm | #1

   If your projects are smaller and you can work around knots here and there . . . no worries. Kind of depends a little on what they're calling 2 common, but I'd expect it to be a little rough to deal with for anything that required some size to it.

   Whats the cost relative to what you're paying for Select? Half? And is it worth the extra labor its going to take to process to get the lesser grade? Dunno. All stuff I'd think on.

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   oldusty | May 25, 2008 11:23pm | #2

     Todd ,

             Sounds like you have used the African M before , so I guess you are familiar with it's characteristics . In a lower grade you most likely will have more of the undesirable wood to begin with , which imo will create more waste and not necessarily a better product .

          To me African M is sketchy in the best grades so try and figure your normal  waste factor times 2 to be safe and it may take more prep time to get it ready to use . Depending on the application and nature of the project you could come out ahead and with a better product with a higher grade .

             regards                dusty

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   cherryjohn | May 26, 2008 05:27am | #3

   From some recent projects i have worked on with African Mahogany the first question I have is which mahogany are you talking about?

   The wood i got varied a lot in color and density.  Sapelle is an African Mahogany as is Sipo....or so I am told; then there is this other wood.very light in color and weight that is called African mahogany.  That being said I said I paid $6 /bf for sapelle and $5.75 for African.  Both were FAS f4s.   I still cant figure out just what African mahogany is.  When you buy philipine mahogany you know whet youre getting..... I havent had such luck with African.

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   flairwoodworks | May 26, 2008 05:35am | #4

   Todd,

   With more knots present, there is likely also more figure.  Go figure! (Pun intended)

   Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com

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