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   SteveSchoene | Mar 03, 2006 07:36am | #1

   The problem is that mahogany has a fair bit of red in its natural color.  Since red and green are complements they tend to "cancel" to a darker brown. 

   If it has to be african mahogany, you could first bleach it nearly white with two part wood bleach, and then use a green dye for the tint. 

   Dare I ask why you want green mahogany?

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   csacoe | Mar 05, 2006 04:31pm | #2

   Hi Steve,

   Thank you for your response.  To be perfectly honest I thought I would build the

   wife something nice for Christmas. I picked out the A. mahogany due to price. And

   thought it might be fun to work with. It doesn't have to be a green tint.  The project is

   finished, a jewelry amoire, and we were looking to finish it with something

   different. Even a cranberry tint would be nice if possible. But we will settle for just

   about anything at this point. Thank you for any suggestions.

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   ring | Mar 07, 2006 06:28am | #3

   Steve's reply is right-on. Bleach it with strong 2-part bleach. It should be very creamy in color with occasional streaks of pink. Then a green dye will neutralize the pink and turn the cream to green.

   DR

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   csacoe | Mar 09, 2006 04:37am | #4

   Thank you, I'll let you guys know how it comes out.