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Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 3:22 pm
by Diane Kauffmds
I bought several sets of wood, none of which were identified. Can anyone identify this wood? Is it Koa?
Thanks.
I took photos with and without naphtha.
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Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 3:45 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
Diane
I think Koa is a good guess because of the look of the grain. The color variation could be walnut.
Ed Minch
Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:20 pm
by Diane Kauffmds
Thanks Ed.
Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:37 pm
by Bob Gleason
Can't tell from a photo, but a lot of light colored koa does have that look. It's always a dilemma when you have wood that you can't identify. For some reason, even if it looks great, its almost impossible to use it. Good luck!-Bob
Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:03 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
Bruce Hoadley's book "Understanding Wood" is a great reference. He shows you how to look at a piece of wood from three angles - end grain, face grain, and edge grain - with a loupe and narrow down what it is. If you had unlimited time you could do that.
Ed
Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:28 am
by Diane Kauffmds
I appreciate everyone who responded. The wood that I bought was supposed to include a set of bookmatched koa top, back, and sides. I finally located the other matching set.
This is definitely the koa.
Re: Can anyone identify this wood?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:04 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
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