Comments on: Honduran Mahogany

By: George

George — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:43:51 +0000

Hello. Please help identify?
Thank you.

By: George

George — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:38:35 +0000

Hello. Does anyone know these types of woods?
Thank you

By: George

George — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:34:42 +0000

Hello. Can anyone assist in identifying any of these woods?
Thank you

By: George

George — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:30:27 +0000

Hello. Can anyone assist in identifying any of these woods?
Thank you.

By: f.g

f.g — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:12:26 +0000

Hello, I want to know if it is Honduran mahogany, it is a Fender brand guitar body from a mod shop (not to be confused with a custom shop which is more expensive) year 2021. It has not reached my hands yet but I have these photos, so far.

By: George

George — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:16:20 +0000

In reply to Michael. Thank YOU for at least giving a proposal on what to do. I will do and post photo.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:26:29 +0000

In reply to George. Sorry, George. That gorgeous stuff could be any of several timber species. Find a thicker piece, polish the end grain and examine under a loupe, macro lens, or microscope. The anatomy can both eliminate many candidates and help you properly identify it

By: George

George — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:35:37 +0000

Hello to this forum. Can someone PLEASE help me identify this type of wood?
Thank you, much.

By: George

George — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:31:23 +0000

Hello to this forum. Can anyone PLEASE help me identify this type of wood?
Thank you, much.

By: George

George — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 09:48:19 +0000

In reply to Gerald. Nice!

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:03:43 +0000

In reply to Gerald. I'd guess it's neither teak or mahogany. Possibly something like Albizia species.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:06:05 +0000

Hi Erik,
With dish soap on a rag cleaned this unknown original condition board. Have two. Please identify think it is teak or mahogany. Thanks brought it back with me when stationed on Guam in 1985

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 15:40:47 +0000

In reply to Andrew. Surface is a bit too rough to make out clear enough details. Also, an overall pic of the face grain would be helpful as well.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:46:04 +0000

Hi, Eric, I found a piece of interesting wood at a shop that was liquidating a deceased friend’s woodshop, and it was in a pile of mahogany but looks quite different. The grain looks particularly well-quilted for the wood, but other characteristics seem to match. Not fully understanding how to ID parenchyma, I attached the best photos I could get at the moment of the end grain. Does this look like a possible match for this genus?

By: Brian Chapman

Brian Chapman — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:24:19 +0000

In reply to Eric. Thank you! Sorry it took so many pics. I appreciate you helping me on this

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:56:04 +0000

In reply to Brian Chapman. Okay, I can see the marginal parenchyma bands in that last picture, which would strongly point to this being genuine mahogany.

By: Brian Chapman

Brian Chapman — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:57:17 +0000

Hopefully these are better

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:17:02 +0000

In reply to Brian Chapman. The endgrain isn't clear enough or finely sanded enough to make out enough detail.

By: Brian Chapman

Brian Chapman — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:50:56 +0000

Here are a couple more one board is much darker red

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:48:20 +0000

In reply to Brian Chapman. The images seemed to have become unattached to your comment. However, to me it looks closer to African mahogany, at least from first glance. Is it possible to get the endgrain cleaned up a bit better and get a better image of that? It will be critical to see the endgrain and check for marginal parenchyma in order to see if it is Honduran or African type mahogany.