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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton
Something that has always confused me in books is when something is described as “mahogany colored.” By context I usually piece together that the author means a rich red brown, but it always takes me right out of the story because I know what mahogany lumber looks like before any stain is applied.
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It depends on how old it is. I was lucky enough to score a nice stash of mahogany boards that was cut in the 1950's. It's deep redish brown through and through.