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A practical timber revision for the mahogany second-rate

Cheaper Indian timber or more common South American mahogany would make the proposed second-rate more plausible.

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Question

What revisions would make the proposed Cuban-mahogany second-rate more practical?

Short answer

Replace Cuban mahogany with a cheaper Indian timber, or at least use the much more common Brazilian or southern Amazonian mahogany.

Notes

The suggested revision is to replace Cuban mahogany with cheaper Indian timber. If mahogany remained mandatory, Brazilian or southern Amazonian wood would be more common than the Cuban variety. This follow-up addresses the cost and availability of the timber without assessing a revised gun arrangement.