How to Identify Teak Wood Furniture?
Identifying genuine teak takes four checks used together rather than any single test, and this guide sets out each one in detail. We cover the golden brown colour and how to tell it apart from a surface stain, the straight grain with its small dark mineral flecks and low knot count, the distinctive oily feel of bare teak, and the leathery smell released by a light sanding on a hidden area. Weight and the sound of a knuckle tap provide useful cross checks. We then explain how to distinguish solid teak from veneer and printed teak effect by reading edges and grain continuity, how to identify weathered grey garden teak when the colour test is unavailable, and which timbers are most often mistaken for it, including acacia, eucalyptus, sapele and iroko....
