I need to make a piece of office furniture to match a teak desk. However, I don’t want to use teak. I’ve looked at several domestic hardwoods to find one that has a grain pattern that resembles that of teak. I can match the color tones with dye and stain. The hardwood that I’ve seen that comes closest to teak’s grain pattern is hickory. Is this a good wood to meet my needs, or is there a better selection to use? If so, what would be the approach to matching it to teak?
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David,
If the hickory doesn't have the long sweeping grains it is prone to it may be OK. However the grain and pore pattern will be large in comparison.
There are mahogany's that would probably be better as far as grain and pore pattern go.
As long as it doesn't have the "ribbon" effect, you can blend them pretty well with good color matching.
If you were to use hickory, be careful of the splinters, they are robust and painful.
Peter
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