Editing Mahogany (section)

==Uses==
[[File:Side Chair with Baluster Splat and Tassel-Carved Crest Rail LACMA M.2006.51.45.jpg|thumb|upright|Mahogany chair]]
Mahogany has a straight, fine, and even grain, and is relatively free of voids and pockets. Its reddish-brown color darkens over time, and displays a reddish sheen when polished. It has excellent workability, and is very durable.  Historically, the tree's girth allowed for wide boards from traditional mahogany species.  These properties make it a favorable wood for crafting cabinets and furniture.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

[[File:Victorian Mahogany Sideboard.jpg|left|alt=Mahogany has a straight, fine wood good for the quality furniture|thumb|Mahogany sideboard]]
Much of the first-quality furniture made in the American colonies from the mid 18th century was made of mahogany, when the wood first became available to American craftsmen. Mahogany is still widely used for fine furniture; however, the rarity of [[Cuba]]n mahogany, the over-harvesting of [[Honduras]] and [[Brazil]]ian mahogany, and the protests by indigenous peoples and environmental organizations from the 1980s into the 2000s,<ref>{{cite book |title=Mahogany is Murder: Mahogany Extraction from Indian Reserves in Brazil |author=George Monbiot |year=1992 |publisher=Friends of the Earth |isbn=978-1-8575-0160-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-curbs-mahogany-logging-brazil-1999-2004 |title=Greenpeace Curbs Mahogany Logging in Brazil, 1999-2004 |access-date=2018-11-22 |website=Global Nonviolent Action Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122164606/https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/greenpeace-curbs-mahogany-logging-brazil-1999-2004 |archive-date=2018-11-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Rainforest Relief" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/legacy/Global/usa/report/2010/2/partners-in-mahogany-crime.pdf |title=Partners in mahogany crime |work=Greenpeace |access-date=2018-09-23 |archive-date=2018-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923163146/https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/legacy/Global/usa/report/2010/2/partners-in-mahogany-crime.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> have diminished their use. Recent mahogany production from Mexico and Fiji has a lighter color and density than South American production from the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.commercialforestproducts.com/what-happened-to-the-good-mahogany/|title=Good Genuine Mahogany?Where is It?Commercial Forest Products 2020|date=15 December 2018|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043041/http://www.commercialforestproducts.com/what-happened-to-the-good-mahogany/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mahogany also resists wood rot, making it attractive in boat construction and outdoor decking. It is a [[tonewood]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarnation.com/articles/koa.htm |title=Koa: Beautiful Looking, Beautiful Sounding Tonewood |first=Norman L. |last=Beberman |publisher=GuitarNation.com |access-date=2009-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207020423/http://www.guitarnation.com/articles/koa.htm |archive-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> often used for musical instruments, particularly the backs, sides and necks of acoustic guitars, electric guitar bodies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lefthandguitars.net/post/tonewoods-for-electric-guitars|title=Tonewoods &#124; Gaskell Guitars - Custom left handed guitars|date=15 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref> and drum shells because of its ability to produce a very deep, warm tone compared to other commonly used woods, such as [[maple]], [[alder]], ash ''([[Fraxinus]])'' or [[spruce]].<ref name="Bruck-2005">{{cite book|author=Matt Bruck|title=Guitar World Presents Guitar Gear 411|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EcerNc4EC_UC&pg=PA6|year=2005|publisher=Alfred Music Publishing|isbn=978-0-7579-4061-3|page=6|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=2024-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602224317/https://books.google.com/books?id=EcerNc4EC_UC&pg=PA6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hirst-2003">{{cite book|author=Tom Hirst|title=Electric Guitar Construction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fV1hFdkEHVkC&pg=PA11|year=2003|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1-57424-125-9|page=11|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=2024-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602224329/https://books.google.com/books?id=fV1hFdkEHVkC&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Guitars featuring mahogany in their construction include many acoustic guitars from [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]], [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor]], and [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]], and Gibson electric guitars such as the [[Gibson Les Paul|Les Paul]] and [[Gibson SG|SG]]. In the 1930s Gibson used the wood to make banjo necks as well.