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Melissa
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No, not THAT kind of wood  . I was wondering if this would be monkeypod, teak or noa (?) wood, or something else alltogether. Any help would be appreciated!
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #1 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm » |
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Is it stained or just cleared, Heavy or light(weight) soft or hard (can you push your finger nail in it)
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #2 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm » |
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Well its not Morning Wood 
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #3 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm » |
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Mel, pictures don't come through so clear when it comes to details here, but the part closest to the camera looks to me like little birdeyes, but I can only guess. If they look like little birdeyes, then it could be birdseye maple.
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #4 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:43pm » |
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The grain almost looks like walnut but real hard to say
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #5 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:49pm » |
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I'm thinkin it's Hickory, but don't know fo sho. Hickory's lighter in color. Was it stained?
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« Reply #6 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:50pm » |
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Kevin, it's definitely not birds eye maple. I have a guitar neck made out of it and it looks nothing like it...
Mel, ask Jonny what kind of wood this is.... 
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #7 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 12:56pm » |
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Thanks Rex, I could only make a guess as to what I was seeing in a small part, I get blurry or paint-by-number resolution on shading and detail. 
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:00pm » |
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No prob Kevin... I'm no wood expert except for guitar woods: maple, mahogany, rosewood, ebony, etc...
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #9 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:05pm » |
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on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:37pm, Melissa wrote:No, not THAT kind of wood . I was wondering if this would be monkeypod, teak or noa (?) wood, or something else alltogether. Any help would be appreciated!
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I believe this is something you should ask Gator about
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« Reply #10 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:07pm » |
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What is that thing anyway Mel??? Maybe that would give us a clue... I know it's NOT a guitar!
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« Reply #11 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:09pm » |
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giffy, it's not stained or cleared except for on the other side. It's not a soft wood, but not as hard as oak. It seems to be heavier than monkeypod (which i have some of), but lighter than oak. I'd ask my husband if he were here, but he's at work and I'd like to list these items for auction today. BTW, it was made in the Phillipines and sold in Hawaii, if that helps at all.
Thanks all!
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« Reply #12 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:11pm » |
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Rex, they are 2 vintage wall pockets, hand carved in the shape of pineapples with one having a man playing a uke and a woman holding one of those percussion things like a tamborine, in a grass skirt.
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #13 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:16pm » |
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Mel,
Can you post a more direct pic. showing only the grain and not the ends? can you tell if it has been stained? Have any idea where you got it from (like a different country)? And another poster suggested...can you dent it with a fingernail....heavy or light piece?
Hard to tell from one pic,...but I would say you can probably eliminate maples, oaks, cherry, walnut......maybe Mahogany ??
You may try this site for your inquiry - pros and hobbiest both frequent it. If it is an exotic material...these guys may help alot.
http://tinyurl.com/7auad
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« Reply #14 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:23pm » |
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Quote:| BTW, it was made in the Phillipines and sold in Hawaii, if that helps at all. |
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This helps greatly...... my bestest guess....phillipine Mahogany ????
What ye think guys???
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« Reply #15 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:36pm » |
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SteCo, mahogany could be it. That's one I didn't think of. Anyway, here are some pics...
p.s. my 2 year old locked my bathroom door. it's one of those locks with just the small round hole in the middle on one side, and a push button lock on the other. do you know where i'm supposed to pick it in order to unlock it? LMFAO (ohhhh yeah, whatta day  )
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
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Quote:| p.s. my 2 year old locked my bathroom door. it's one of those locks with just the small round hole in the middle on one side, and a push button lock on the other. do you know where i'm supposed to pick it in order to unlock it? LMFAO (ohhhh yeah, whatta day ) |
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First lets save the little one LOL!!......take a metal coat hanger....straigten it...put the straight part in the small small hole and push....may take a lil figiting....but that should work to unlock it!!!
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #17 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:58pm » |
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you will feel the button to push real easy to do
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #18 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:59pm » |
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Looks like Luan (SP?) Mahogany, a lower grade of the Mahogany family.
If you take a nail, and stick it in the hole  , the door should unlock. Mike
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #19 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 1:59pm » |
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back to the wood hawian treasures usually made from koa wood
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #20 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 2:01pm » |
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Well I dunno enough about the various types of Mahogany, but it sure looks like Mahogany to me! My parents have all mahogany furniture in their bedroom - it looks just like that.
Did you get your baby boy out of the bathroom yet??? Only a mother could type what you said with such calmness....kids...
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
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Quote:| Looks like Luan (SP?) Mahogany, a lower grade of the Mahogany family. Mike |
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Yep I agree...
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« Reply #22 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 2:09pm » |
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LMAO!! He wasn't IN there, he just decided to lock it for me so I couldn't get in there.
Door is open now.
As for the wood (wook for ghost ), I think I'll go with the mahogany. If I'm wrong, which I don't think I am, I can always make the correction later on the auction page.
Thank you so much everyone!
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Re: What kind of wood is this??
« Reply #23 on: Sep 9th, 2005, 2:12pm » |
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seriously if it is from hawaii possability is very high it is koa wood which is what most wood sovineers from there is made from ... which looks alot like mahogany but mahoganyis almost impossable to grow there.
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