Is this wood Makore?

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dave66
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Is this wood Makore?

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I was given 2 large boards of this unidentified quarter sawn wood many years ago and used a lot of it for drawer construction. It polished to a beautiful colour and now Ive got interested in Lutherie I’m wondering if the back and sides set I’ve got left are a good tonewood?

The closest match I can find is Makore, but hard to be sure. Its very difficult to bend. The sample in the pic has 2 coats of sanding sealer. Thanks, Dave
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looks like mahogany of some sort
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Hard to tell with one shot of one board, but I have to agree it looks like mahogany

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Mahogany, unless it's super orange. If it's very orange, it's padauk.
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Sipo, Utile very mahogany-ish
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