Koa

Koa - Acacia koa - a magnificent, luminous golden brown to red brown wood from Hawaii. It can be intensely curled and has a wonderful sheen. Some of the very finest came from the slopes of Mauna Loa and because of its unique color, became known as Mauna Loa Purple. We acquired an old lot of very high quality Mauna Loa Purple, cut and cured for almost 20 years. Exquisite colors and intense 4 way figuring dominate this lot.

Koa is both beautiful and distinctive when finished. It is moderately hard, with dense fine grain, finishes to a nice polish, and is seldom stained. It's an excellent wood for machining, turning, boring, mortising, bending etc., but as with all hard and/or figured woods, sharp tools should be used to avoid "burning" or "tear out". Koa is used in a variety of products from architectural, to furniture, to specialty items, and has very good tonal qualities when used in musical instruments.

This highly prized wood is becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Please email or call (1-888-767-9860) for more information.

Koa Pepper Mill by Ron Menninga