Santos Mahogany ?

[Adamant]

Has anyone heard of or used this material forhull planking? I'm trying to narrow down thelist and this came up.
Don

[Bob Smalser]

Very hard. Very heavy. Very stiff.

Minesweeper planking, maybe. Otherwise stairtreads and thresholds.

http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/TropAmerican/html_files/myroxy1new.html

A legume....a pioneer tree akin to Black Locust.....only harder, heavier and stiffer. As heavy as Live Oak.

[Adamant]

Thanks Bob