Does this look like teak to you?

[Pea Turgh]

Free wood - looks like mahogany to me, but owner says it’s teak.

 

What does the hive mind say?!

[Reggaebass]

Hard to say exactly but I’ve worked with a lot of teak and it does look like it to me, it’s got quite a distinctive smell when it’s machined or cut, it’s a nice wood 

[alittlebitrobot]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Hard to say exactly but I’ve worked with a lot of teak and it does look like it to me, it’s got quite a distinctive smell when it’s machined or cut, it’s a nice wood 

That's good to know. I've a bunch of wood from an old front door. I'm pretty sure it's mahogany but I was wondering if it might be teak. No particularly noticeable smell when cut.

[JPJ]

I am involved with a lot of teak in the marine world, and looking at that grain, I’d say it’s more likely from the mahogany family. Pictures of the end grain would be helpful - in my experience old slow grown teak tends to have a very tight and regular grain pattern with no great variation in the thickness of the individual growth rings. 

[Owen]

I love this sub forum!