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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 392304, member: 37"]Could very well be a veneer on a solid wood substrate. The ribbon mahogany used on the fronts is/was expensive so used pretty much exclusively as veneers. Your last pic shows the veneer well. Not the thin dark line at the top while the underside has an opposing piece on the bottom. Also note that the reverse side veneer is a lesser wood. Often get the question about why under/back sides were veneered if they did not show. If not veneered, the side would lose and take on moisture faster than the veneered side causing the piece to warp. Veneering both sides eliminates this problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 392304, member: 37"]Could very well be a veneer on a solid wood substrate. The ribbon mahogany used on the fronts is/was expensive so used pretty much exclusively as veneers. Your last pic shows the veneer well. Not the thin dark line at the top while the underside has an opposing piece on the bottom. Also note that the reverse side veneer is a lesser wood. Often get the question about why under/back sides were veneered if they did not show. If not veneered, the side would lose and take on moisture faster than the veneered side causing the piece to warp. Veneering both sides eliminates this problem.[/QUOTE]
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