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Does anyone know what wood this is?

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SambostarSambostar Frets: 8733
edited July 2023 in Making & Modding

I'm thinking Iroko, but not really sure as it seems closer grained.


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  • Andyjr1515Andyjr1515 Frets: 3068
    I can't see the pic.  Is it me or has the post not posted?
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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    I see invisible see-through wood. Very useful if you are going for that certain look. 
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    Sambostar said:
    Iroko
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  • SambostarSambostar Frets: 8733
    Sorry forgot public sharing on google photos. 
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  • HilditchGuitarsHilditchGuitars Frets: 318
    I'd be inclined to say it's not Iroko but some sort of mahogany maybe. Pictures aren't very clear. Got any of the end grain too?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Certainly could be iroko.

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  • WezVWezV Frets: 15793
    Could be iroko, often difficult to tell in its varnished state but becomes clearer on raw end grain.  I've had quite a bit of "mahogany" given to me that was obviously Iroko once cut.

    the 2nd pic is too blurry to say much, but the greyer colour makes me think is not iroko as that often retains it's darkness when left raw  - but that is far from conclusive.
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  • SambostarSambostar Frets: 8733
    edited July 2023
    Wonder if it's 'White Mahogany' Eucalyptus acmenoides?  That would be a kicker    The end grains are all smooth as silk and varnished up to a high quality.  @WezV ;Assuming it is Iroko, I've heard that tear out is bad, is it really that rough to work with?  Thinking neck pockets and raised profile edges especially
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 15793
    edited July 2023
    Its can have quite an interlocked grain and is denser and coarser than the usual mahogany variants.

    Mainly its the dust that is an issue for me.  It's nasty stuff and it seems to produce a lot of it when routing, even with new bits.  It seems to stick to everything.

    I did make an side table/alter out of it a year or two ago as I have quite a bit I have been given. Routing one chambered guitar was enough to put me off it for that.   The side table worked well enough.
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  • SambostarSambostar Frets: 8733


    Tearout,so I'm thinking Eranu.
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  • RabsRabs Frets: 2517
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    Kind of looks like Teak to me..  Need more examples of the grain..

    How hard/heavy is it?

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