Show mahogany has long been used as furniture wood mahogany is one of the royal family of furniture woods it has been used for centuries and because of its beautiful color its dignity its strength its delicate natural patterns and its fine texture and surface it will be used for hundreds of years to come most of us know we like it but we do not know why and many of us are unable to tell one variety from another writes edith weigle in the chicago tribune there are three localities from which this cabinet wood comes they are the west indies cuba santo domingo and haiti america meaning mexico central and south america and africa from the west coast gold and ivory coasts and nigeria when you buy a piece of furniture made of mahogany you are entitled to know whether it is west indian american or i african mahogany there is no such thing as philippine mahogany any wood sold under that name is a misnomer misnomer says george N lamb spokesman for the mahogany association cia tion inc best for the finest furniture are cuban and santo Do mingan mahogany it has a golden brown and sometimes a deep rich brownish red tone and is heavier than other types it takes a beautiful finish |