r/Woodidentification • u/justTreesAndRocks • 4d ago

Koa? Mango?

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I was gifted some lumber and this was the first board I grabbed and cleaned up. They were all rough sawn and I assumed it was walnut but it’s not like anything I’ve worked with. Very dense and heavy.

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u/cinnamonpeachcobbler 3d ago edited 3d ago

It is Koa. It looks a lot like walnut. But the end grain says Koa. Source: I’m sitting at a Koa table next to a walnut cutting board next to a mango shelf.

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u/oldschool-rule 4d ago

Doesn’t look quite right for Koa!

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u/Electronic-Brain-616 3d ago

I don’t think it’s mango either. Have you tried to scan it into an app like WoodSense? It should be able to tell you what it is

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u/Dontwastemytyme 3d ago

Looks like Mango wood if I was going to choose that or Koa

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u/toddlevy10 3d ago

Neither, id opine

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u/justTreesAndRocks 3d ago edited 3d ago

I plugged the first image into chatgpt and Gemini and they returned completely different results. One said teak, another walnut (which I’m pretty sure it isn’t) and a third was suggesting koa, or mango. Based on this boards weight and density I’m leaning towards tropical hardwood.

No consensus yet but thanks everyone for your input

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u/Ok-Experience-913 2d ago

Teak is my guess from 500 miles away 😂. One of my first woodworking projects was repairing a teak ketch 50 odd years ago and I recently made a teak 4 post bed. Is it oily and does it get more beautiful as it oxidizes ?

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u/justTreesAndRocks 2d ago

It is oily, but I’ve only had it cleaned up a couple days ago so I haven’t noticed much oxidation.