Mahogany vs walnut

[michael101]

Hello friends , 

I’m about to start a new project , 

and I need to add 2*2mm strip to the keel (all over the the keel ..)

the boat will be use mahogany so the natural choice it’s to use the same wood for the finished keel 

but to be honest I never used this kind of wood 

and for me the best wood it’s walnut for making the finish shape of the boat ! The only problem it will not be the same colore of the planks 

 

so what do you think is it Mahoney good wood for shaping 2*2 mm to be like a triangular or it’s not hard and compressed as walnut ? 

I will be more than happy to hear your advice before starting the project (tomorrow morning I have a free day to start working on my new Riva aquarama project )

Edited August 15 by michael101
Correcting some words

[Gregory]

My experience is that mahogany tends to be less brittle than walnut.

[Dziadeczek]

Neither one, in my opinion.

Why don't you try to use some fruitwood, like cherry, apple or pear. Much better...

Edited September 7 by Dziadeczek

[Gregory]

If y

27 minutes ago, Dziadeczek said:

Neither one, in my opinion.

Why don't you try to use a fruitwood, like cherry, apple or pear. Much better...

If you had a choice between mahogany or walnut, which is what michael101 asked about, which would you choose?

[barkeater]

To work with, I like walnut a little better than mahogany. However, color wise, mahogany gets my nod and the color contrast in your case might be more attractive than walnut alone. Since I don't see a big difference in usage between the two, I would favor going with mahogany. 

Richard

[paul ron]

i love mahogany for its rich red color. im sure it will work nicely if its not going to be bent... probably a mild bend will hold up. scribe the shape from a solid piece to fit so you dont have to make any bends... hope to see how it turns out?