Small Utile/Koto Tankard with brass hoops

Utile is one of the main substitutes for Mahogany, the other being Sapele. Sapele and Utile are generally very similar in both colour and grain pattern, but Utile tends to have a darker red shade. Koto is a straw-coloured wood, and the contrast between the red of the Utile and the pale yellow of the Koto works well.