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RE: Wood identification help - tomsteve - 11-29-2018
(11-28-2018, 05:37 PM)Duane N Wrote: The building is 30 years old but the previous tenant did the remodel about 6-7 years ago.
This was the largest piece I acquired...it was at their front entry desk. 10' long and 40" tall.
i was honestly expecting to hear the building is 90+ years old! i didnt know there were still people that used something other than oak in commercial buildings.
RE: Wood identification help - AHill - 11-29-2018
My vote goes for sapele. It's much harder than African Mahogany (sapele = 1410 Janka whereas Khaya is 1070 Janka). Both are very similar in appearance.
https://www.wood-database.com/sapele/
https://www.wood-database.com/african-mahogany/
RE: Wood identification help - FrankAtl - 11-29-2018
(11-28-2018, 04:50 PM)MichaelMouse Wrote: As long as you're counting the Khaya sp. as mahogany, I'll go. But, like American cedars, which ain't, real mahogany it ain't.
https://www.wood-database.com/african-mahogany/
I suck at these wood identification posts and usually don't even comment but it looked like some "supposed" African Mahogany I had once so I took a shot.
RE: Wood identification help - danceswithticks - 11-30-2018
Beautiful find, congratulations .IMO, that's some nice ribbon stripe Mahogany . In that the wood is 30 years old, I'm not ruling out M. Swietenia, but I wouldn't bet the house on it.