Kentucky Coffee Tree

[Allen Tomaszek]

Has anyone here used Kentucky Coffee Tree? What are your thoughts about this wood as far as workability? Any photos of projects you've made using this wood? Thanks.

Allen

[Paul Ryan]

Allen,

I made an small cabinet out of MN coffee to hold some television equipment out of is a couple of years ago. It is alot like red oak hard to tell the difference if the 2 arn't next to each other. But it stinks not a nice smell like oak when cutting it. IT stained well and has acutally turned more brown with age. I would send a picture but I am not located near it at this time. I tried it because oak was more expensive at the time and it was a new wood to try. It is a usable hard wood that makes nice furniture if you ask me. That is if the MN coffee is the same as the kentucky tree.

[george wilson]

Back in the 50's Gibson guitar co. advertised that they used "coffee wood" fingerboards. I wonder if that was a euphemism for a rosewood.

[Glenn Vaughn]

I am in the process of making kitchen caqbinets from Kentucky Coffee Tree. Only done one door so far. Have 3 more cabinets to do then a "mormon" pantry and a bread making table to finish this project.

[brian watts]

i make turkey calls out of it all most every week and love it. i have a some on hand all the time

[Paul Ryan]

That looks like the coffee I used. I just cant get over the smell. Smelled like a rotting pheasant to me.

[Allen Tomaszek]

Thanks for the responses. It does look a lot like oak and is a little bit pink in comparison. Just a wood that I've heard of but never worked with before. I picked some up recently and wanted to see what other members' experiences were before I started using it.

Brian...I know a couple of guys that make game calls but neither of them have used Coffee Tree before. I'll have to recommend it to them. Do you have a website or posted pictures of your turkey calls somewhere?

Thanks again.