Gorloff
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Hello All. We have been cutting down a few of the Mango trees on our property here in the Philippines that interfere with our house construction project. So far we have been chopping them up for cooking wood, or fence posts for barb wire fence. ( termites do not seem to care for it ). We are planting new Mango trees around our fencing to replace the old barren ones that are coming down. I had not really given it much thought but Mango is a hard wood with a very tight grain, and am wondering if it might be suitable for M/L stocks. I looked at some furniture built with it online. ( Photo's attached. ) Mango finishes out to a light brown with oil or varnish, but seems to take a dark stain quite well. I do not know if the Spanish ever used it for stocks here because there was / is a multitude of other woods available for stocks, however I hate to see the wood go to waste if it can be used. What are your thoughts on this please. Regards, Dave