Type of wood?

[Bamacruiser98]

I’m refinishing this little side table, what type of wood does this look like?

 

[The Cobbler]

birch or elm perhaps

 

[RoninB4]

Furniture makers sometimes used less expensive wood that was local. Pecan comes to mind but it's one of the softer hardwoods. Have you tried using your thumbnail to determine hardness? Would like to see this during/after finishing.

 

[jar944]

Furniture makers sometimes used less expensive wood that was local. Pecan comes to mind but it's one of the softer hardwoods. Have you tried using your thumbnail to determine hardness? Would like to see this during/after finishing.

Pecan is incredible hard for a domestic hardwood at 1800+ Janka. It's also ring porous, which the picture doesn't show.

 

[RoninB4]

Pecan is incredible hard for a domestic hardwood at 1800+ Janka. It's also ring porous, which the picture doesn't show.

-I must be thinking of some other hardwood. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[35Ford]

My guess would be black walnut.

 

[johnre]

My thoughts were also black walnut.

Black Walnut | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

www.wood-database.com

Any place you can shoot an image of the end grain?

And BTW those metal skid inserts on the bottom of the feet will do quite a number on wood floors; they should be removed. You can use dense felt instead.

 

[PCustoms]

Doesn't look anything like walnut...

@Bamacruiser98 what have you done to strip the parts you show?

Do you have a view of the top?

 

[Bamacruiser98]

Doesn't look anything like walnut...

@Bamacruiser98 what have you done to strip the parts you show?

Do you have a view of the top?

Here’s the top and another pic of side. I’ve had sanded everything except for the two sides which I used my sander but will be hand sanding everything before stain. Started with 60, 220, 400 and I’m currently about to hit everything with 1500. I usually do a light 3000 swipe over everything as well but not sure I’ll do it this time. The top looks like a cheap veneer that I’ve done several times. Probably a few different type of woods. If I had to gauge hardness I would say it’s a 6 or 7. Pine being 1 and maple being 10.

 

[PCustoms]

Looks like some form of "mahogany" to me.

400 and up? You're nuts!

 

[The Cobbler]

yes, I agree that it's( a cheaper ) mahogany

 

[Bamacruiser98]

My thoughts were also black walnut.

Black Walnut | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

www.wood-database.com

Any place you can shoot an image of the end grain?

And BTW those metal skid inserts on the bottom of the feet will do quite a number on wood floors; they should be removed. You can use dense felt instead.

I usually remove or just use pads if I keep the piece.

 

[Bamacruiser98]

Looks like some form of "mahogany" to me.

400 and up? You're nuts!

That was my guess too but didn’t want to lead anyone. Not the biggest fan of hog but it’s really pretty piece so I’ll probably keep it light colored as I can. Thx for response

 

[johnre]

If I had to gauge hardness I would say it’s a 6 or 7. Pine being 1 and maple being 10.

Maybe cherry on the base, then - https://www.wood-database.com/black-cherry/. This little wood feature in the leg is very characteristic of it:



And the large flat on the top I would agree is Philippine mahogany, going by the grain that I see. https://www.wood-database.com/light-red-meranti/

 

[Yellerdog]

No need to go past 220 or 300 grit sanding wood. You can actually case some finishes to fail because the surface is to slick to adhere to.

 

[manwithtools]

Also, a lot of furniture will use many different species of wood. The staining, tinting and finishing steps would make it all look the same.

 

[Dagny]

The plywood on back is mahogany the frame is yellow birch.

 

[BurtEggley]

As others said, it reminds me of Philippine mahogany. We had one piece of furniture my dad made of it when I was a kid.

 

[lilredex]

Take a look at this site, may be some ideas there you can use.

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[Bamacruiser98]

I finished the table last week. Very happy with it and I’ll gladly keep it if it doesn’t sell. I cut part of the leg out to get rid of that design, a lot of sanding, stain and sprayed it with satin poly.

 

[The Cobbler]

looks good