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Another Puzzler - Identify The Wood In This Dresser

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Another Puzzler - Identify The Wood In This Dresser
Another Puzzler - Identify The Wood In This Dresser
Take a look at this dresser and give me your best guesses on the type of wood used in this piece. Answer will follow in the next posting.

Another Puzzler - Identify The Wood In This Dresser

6 comments

  1. Tom Webster
    It appears to be quarter-sawn white oak, but since this is a "mystery" it must not be. If it is some kind of quarter-sawn "exotic" we would need more detailed pictures to tell the species.
  2. james conrad
    agrees, it looks like quarter sawn oak but difficult to tell from pic
  3. drew49
    Sassafras? Some of this wood or Tulip Tree wood (yellow poplar) was used to make furniture in the Golden Oak period. Or is this piece "grain-painted?"
  4. John Hutchinson
    Very Clever John, part. the photo itself. The piece in question is poplar, or white pine, with a vinegar overpaint, with a nice patina to boot. Excellent grain paint job, however, a bit 'over the top.' Looks like the handiwork of the person who did my front door. Do I have to split the winnings with 'drew49'? John, RVR
  5. Frank
    Yep, grain painted. Not uncommon.
  6. RareVictorian
    First time I had seen someone do Quartersawn Oak graining. Seen Rosewood and Maple but not this.

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