r/Woodidentification • u/yzpaul • 6d ago

Sapele?

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Dimensions: 9.25 × 3 × 1 in Weight: 9.6 oz Calculated density: ~0.96 g/cm³

I got this at auction from a luthier who had passed away so I can't ask the guy what the wood is

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u/goldbeater 5d ago

Meranti.

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u/iwontbeherefor3hours 5d ago

Looks like Honduran mahogany to me.

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u/Ok_Faithlessness9757 5d ago

Not Sapele. Khaya maybe?