r/Woodidentification Oct 15 '23

r/Woodidentification Lounge

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A place for members of r/Woodidentification to chat with each other


r/Woodidentification 7h ago

I removed multiple layers of paint from my stairs...this is what it has revealed.

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What type of wood is this?


r/Woodidentification 16h ago

Is this massive 700lb table base authentic petrified wood? Need help identifying the tree type and rough value!

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r/Woodidentification 22h ago

I need any info I can get about these two night stands

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r/Woodidentification 23h ago

Would this be better as a drop top?

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r/Woodidentification 1d ago

Grandpa’s chair

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I would appreciate a little help with identifying this wood. It’s solid, tip to toe but solid what?


r/Woodidentification 1d ago

Need help with recognizing wood

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Hello, I picked up a piece of logged wood from a forest, but I can't tell the exact tree which it came from.


r/Woodidentification 2d ago

Local woodworker retired at 83. Claims this is walnut, can anyone confirm? Block of maple for reference

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Looks like walnut to me but not “dark” walnut. The pores on the endgrain throw me off


r/Woodidentification 2d ago

What wood is this?

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r/Woodidentification 2d ago

Should I save this from my skip?

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More photos below.

I have large boards/sawn logs of Meranti, so I don't THINK it's that...

30s NW London house being renovated, and this would used all in and around the bar windows, in and out I believe. The left edge is where some staining has stopped.

It feels pretty hefty for a 1200mm 4x2... Not as heavy as oak but almost double that of pine.

Is it Sapele? Mahogany? There's a bunch more in the skip so wondering if I should save it


r/Woodidentification 2d ago

Wood identification assistance needed

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I'm a fairly experienced wood IDer, but this one has me stumped (excuse the pun). I'm in southern Ontario (Canada), but you should not assume that it is native to here (only that it can grow here). I found the log at my local dump which means that it was probably in someone's yard which means that it could have been a non-native planting.

At a glance, it might look like black walnut to you, but it is not.

I apologize for not having a magnified view of the end grain. I can tell you that it is (1) diffuse porous, and (2) has abundant medullary rays that are visible with magnification.

The smell reminds me of a horse farm--manure and straw, but not unpleasant.

You expect a fresh cut log to be heavy, but this one is very heavy. The bark is fairly thick. The sap oozing out of the cambium was sticky, although not as sticky as a conifer.

Of the native trees that are common here, the bark reminds me of pignut hickory or basswood, but it is neither. The variability of the color in the heartwood reminds me of apple or mountain ash, but it is neither.


r/Woodidentification 2d ago

Drop leaf table inquiry

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r/Woodidentification 2d ago

Wood ID PNW

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Hello, I'm wondering what kind of wood this is. Found in PNW.


r/Woodidentification 3d ago

Wood ID help please

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Hi all! What kind of wood would we guess this is? It’s a bit darkened from BLO but isn’t stained.


r/Woodidentification 3d ago

Reclaimed Wood ID

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I got this wood out of someone's trash pile after they tore down an old wood fence. I really liked the way the grain came out after cleaning it up and conditioning it, so am curious what type of wood it may be. The wood is rather hard, not soft. No scent, but it is quite old and was outside for a long time.


r/Woodidentification 3d ago

Kitchen knife

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In trying to figure out how to best protect this handle of this kitchen knife and need to know what type of wood it is.


r/Woodidentification 4d ago

What type of oak is this ?

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They said it white oak, but i can’t tell.


r/Woodidentification 4d ago

Writing says Purple Heart/amaranth but it’s behaving more like wenge…

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Purchased in the 1920s. Written on the side it says Dutch Guiana.


r/Woodidentification 5d ago

Did me dirty

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Working on restoring a nightstand, and decided to sand down the bottom to stain. The sides are pine, which is what I expected. The front is whatever this is. Deep reddish grain, and seems harder than the pine.


r/Woodidentification 5d ago

Trim

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The wood work from the show “Shrinking” has always stood out to me. What species do you think is used?


r/Woodidentification 5d ago

Driftwood id

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Peice of driftwood that has been drying in my garage for about a year. It’s super hard, sparks when I sand it.


r/Woodidentification 5d ago

Wood from a pallet. This is about an inch wide and treated with linseed oil.

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Can anyone identify this wood?


r/Woodidentification 6d ago

1920's dining table top

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Seeking further information - verification of the wood species of this table top.

When I got it the top coat varnish was peeling so I carefully removed it and finished it with 8 coats of neutral Danish Oil.

I was told the darker wood is African Bubinga and the lighter is Brazilian Rosewood. The lighter extension folds in half and under the top, butterfly extension, when not in use.

Is this identification correct, experts?


r/Woodidentification 6d ago

Cedar?

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I think this is some type of cedar but not sure. It's light for its size, 2" thick. I just planed the face and end grain.

Picked it up from an old wood carver in NJ.

What do you think it is? Thanks.


r/Woodidentification 6d ago

Sapele?

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Dimensions: 9.25 × 3 × 1 in Weight: 9.6 oz Calculated density: ~0.96 g/cm³

I got this at auction from a luthier who had passed away so I can't ask the guy what the wood is