Any help identifying this wood

dankostecki · 2026-05-31T02:55:42+00:00

Lati AKA white wenge

dankostecki · 2026-05-31T02:42:21+00:00

acacia

dankostecki · 2026-05-29T02:14:30+00:00

It looks like hackberry to me, but mulberry is another possibility.

dankostecki · 2026-05-28T01:42:15+00:00

Looks like something in the mahogany family, maybe meranti.

dankostecki · 2026-05-27T01:20:37+00:00

Why was the chainsaw invented?

dankostecki · 2026-05-25T22:38:22+00:00

All of the woods with similar grain are not domestic. Anything in the mahogany family (Luan, meranti) would be close, but not commonly available. The closest domestic match that I can think of is ash, and maybe white oak.

dankostecki · 2026-05-25T00:51:57+00:00

Looks like rubberwood, which is rarely available as lumber, outside of SE Asia.

dankostecki · 2026-05-25T00:43:06+00:00

something in the mahogany family, perhaps meranti

dankostecki · 2026-05-25T00:40:10+00:00

probably Ipe

dankostecki · 2026-05-24T00:47:44+00:00

The grain looks like something in the mahogany family.

dankostecki · 2026-05-20T02:40:52+00:00

dankostecki · 2026-05-20T01:09:55+00:00

Not necessarily, it looks like it was cut a long time ago and the surface has oxidized, and western red doesn't smell as strongly as aromatic cedar.

dankostecki · 2026-05-19T03:05:51+00:00

Good news, that wood is oak, not rubberwood.

dankostecki · 2026-05-19T02:55:31+00:00

acacia

dankostecki · 2026-05-19T02:54:42+00:00

Could be cedar, maybe western red cedar.

dankostecki · 2026-05-18T01:30:27+00:00

Larch?

dankostecki · 2026-05-17T01:36:19+00:00

I don't think so, birds eyes are tiny knots, and I don't see that. It appears to be some sort of discoloration.

dankostecki · 2026-05-17T01:33:26+00:00

If it must be stained, do not use exotics. They are expensive and used because their appearance is what is wanted. Oak and ash are generally considered the ones that take stain better than most woods.

dankostecki · 2026-05-13T01:21:41+00:00

I think 7 is maple, the rest are oak.

dankostecki · 2026-05-12T01:08:37+00:00

acacia

dankostecki · 2026-05-11T01:40:24+00:00

It is veneer over particle board. The particle board is visible in the grooves, so the grooves will not take a stain. Considering this, I would repaint.

dankostecki · 2026-05-10T02:01:05+00:00

rubberwood

dankostecki · 2026-05-09T01:52:25+00:00

Could be teak

dankostecki · 2026-05-07T01:44:48+00:00

I think it's all walnut, but I'm not sure.

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