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Kenneth F. Besso Jr.
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12-11-2017, 05:36 PM
Need to make a few of them wood patterns,,,maybe for other people on line ,,MAYBE ??? CHEERS
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12-12-2017, 03:41 PM
That looks like luann plywood, otherwise known as "Philippine Mahogany", which is not even close to being a real mahogany. I think that the original grille had some tulip poplar veneer on it, and may have been poplar all the way through, it has a grain very similar to the unfinished part. The luann ply is very frustrating to cut cleanly, it is soft and chips all over the place.
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