TALLAHASSEE
FLOOR FINISHING
Installation & Refinishing

(850)656-5500
CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS IN THE FLOORING BUSINESS.
Santos Mahogany
Sample is ¾-by-3¼ inchsquare-edge solid strip.
Top portion is finished with water base urethane; bottom with oil modified polyurethane.
Appearance
COLOR: Dark reddish brown
GRAIN: Striped figuring in quartersawn selections; texture is even and very fine.
VARIATIONS WITHIN SPECIES AND GRADES:Moderate color variation.
Properties
HARDNESS (JANKA): 2200; 71% harder than Northern red oak.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Above average (change coefficient .00238; 36% more stable than red oak).
DURABILITY: Excellent.Workability
SAWING/MACHINING: Moderately difficult due to hardness; carbide tooling recommended.
SANDING: Sands satisfactorily.
NAILING: Good holding ability.
FINISHING: No known finishing problems.
COMMENTS: Some respiratory allergic potential.
Cost
(relative to plainsawn select red oak)
MULTIPLIER: 1.55
Availability
Moderately available
