Wood identification ?

[Boo2]

Hi,

I'm going to make some lockers in place of either one or both of Sunrunners' pilot berths and I need to identify the wood type and finish of what's already there so as to match it (see attached pix). I only needto know the veneer type since I'll be using veneered ply for the new bits anyway.

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what the wood is, and what finish would come closest to matching the original ? I will probably re-finish the whole lot anyway but am quite happy with what's already there - just a brush up would do me.

Thanks,

Boo2

 

[Deleted member 36384]

http://www.wood-veneer.eu/wood-veneer-blog/veneer-gallery/honduras_mahogany_veneer/

Looks like Mahogany

 

[VicS]

http://www.wood-veneer.eu/wood-veneer-blog/veneer-gallery/honduras_mahogany_veneer/

Looks like Mahogany

I'd have though with that grain pattern it was more like teak

 

[Davy_S]

Could be Sapelle(spelling?)

 

[VicS]

Sapele ( correct spelling )tends to have a stripey or banded pattern to it:

 

[Scarboroughsloop]

I would say it's teak, and for a finish you may need to play around with a stain to match the old wood and a flat varnish (Epifanes rubbed effect is very good).

 

[PlankWalker]

As Scarboroughsloop says.

 

[PlankWalker]

As Scarboroughsloop says, but use a satin varnish

 

[doug748]

As Plankwalker said.

You might want to thin the varnish down and, when dry, give it a rub with a scotchbite pad and Danish Oil to finish. Do a couple of small test pieces.

 

[Blueboatman]

Teak it is.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

I would say teak as well, my boat is like a section of a rain forest inside and that looks similar.
Careful that the vaneered ply you buy is very good quality and seal it well otherwise moisture will soon get in.
Perhaps have a chat with the local shipwright for advice?

 

[chinita]

Sand a small piece at the back. If it comes up orangey, like new wood, it is teak.

 

[Tranona]

It is teak - commonly used for fitting out boats in that era. You can get it from Robbins in various grades of ply, but interior work is usually in veneered one side on WBP. finish with satin varnish - I have found Ronseal satin just as good for interior work as any of the fancy stuff - cheaper and easier to apply and very durable.

 

[Poignard]

Put a piece in the boatyard wheelie bin. If it's gone in 5 minutes it's teak.

 

[grafozz]

wood

Looks like Sapele veneer to me , commonly used in interior door manufacture .

 

[basil421]

Teak +1

 

[Amulet]

Brave men giving confident diagnoses on the basis of your photos. Looks like some of the stuff I've seen called teak. It sure doesn't look like any of the teak I've got lying around. If it wasn't on a boat I'd guess it for one of the rosewoods. The ribbon grain, though atypical, could be mahogany or one of several mahogany substitutes - it doesn't look mushy enough in grain definition to be sapele. There are then a bunch of exotics that it could be - not unlike a lump of bubinga I have waiting for the lathe.

If you buy a nice bit of teak faced ply from Robbins it'll look lovely anyway.

 

[DavidGrieves]

It is teak

It is teak without a doubt...

I recently made some locker fronts for my boat. I used this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Teak-Iron...UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item45f478ac51


for the edging. You iron it on with the iron, but don't let the Mrs know that you can work an iron... and trim off the surplus with this...

http://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-edge-banding-trimmer-prod576751/

Practice on some scrap first.

 

[fergie_mac66]

teak

teak absolutely

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...PVTvL9E8Xb8QOaxe2KAg&ved=0CHQQ9QEwCw&dur=2689

 

[Amulet]

Astoundingly assured thread. I have examples of all the woods mentioned - and probably a dozen others. I wouldn't feel qualified to judge on the basis of the photos even though I can take my laptop out to the workshop and hold the photos beside timber samples. I have three "teak" tables which I scavenged for the timber. One is clearly teak. The other two clearly aren't - you can tell instantly from the smell when you cut it. One might just be a manky bit of iroko. The other is a mystery - but it is pretty naff. I have a beautiful lump of afrormosia - it could fool me for teak any day apart from the smell. Of course it could be marketed as "African teak". A couple of renewed strips of my cabin sole have been replaced with afrormosia. It looks more like teak than teak I'd say - if anything oilier - bet it would fool you.

(This is what's known as a smart-ass post.)