Mahogany Crotch

Crotch Mahogany is either Khaya (African Mahogany) or South American Mahogany. Khaya typically yields larger Crotch than South American Mahogany. South American Mahogany Crotch is very hard to come by for a variety of reasons. The term Crotch comes from where a limb separates from the main trunk of the tree or the trunk splits. Its outer grain tends to have a feather like appearance and is typically used in the reverse of the way it actually grows. Keep in mind that Crotch Mahogany is expensive and I do not believe that it should ever be used as paper back. Paper back veneer gets its flexibility from being tenderized. Tenderizing breaks the wood grain and its bond to the paper backing. If you use contact cement to glue Burl, Crotch or any other wood veneer to any surface, you will most likely experience adhesion failure. You can tell when this is happening because the veneer face will have puckered fractures. Since Crotch has both a hard rat tail heart grain, and a softer outer feather grain, it can move a lot and should be treated with great care when being pressed. It should not be paper backed and flexed because I feel that it is a waste of heirloom quality wood at best.

African Mahogany Crotch

Mahogany Crotch Veneer

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