Thread: Identifying bookcase wood

Without looking at the end grain I'm going to guess (and a very big guess), plain old pine which has been stained.

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Looks like Philipine Mahogany (Shorea.) Not a true mahogany, just another one of those exotic trade names.

stained heritage teak, radiata pine.Applied in a spray stain (FRS)

I'm inclined to say stained Pine as well

Originally Posted by rustynail

Looks like Philipine Mahogany (Shorea.) Not a true mahogany, just another one of those exotic trade names.

What constitutes 'true mahogany', out of curiosity? I understand that, traditionally, any dark hardwood that resembles the mahogany of Africa came to be known as mahogany, since the name comes from an African word and spread, with the slave trade, from Africa to the West Indies and beyond.

I will go with Stained Pine too.

Originally Posted by Woodenit b nice

What constitutes 'true mahogany', out of curiosity? I understand that, traditionally, any dark hardwood that resembles the mahogany of Africa came to be known as mahogany, since the name comes from an African word and spread, with the slave trade, from Africa to the West Indies and beyond.

True mahogany "Swietenia"