Can anyone ID this wood type?

[TT_Vert]

I have a stair post that I need to get a handrail for up the wall per code and I want to have the hand rail be the same wood so the stain color will look this same. Do any of you have any idea what kind of wood this is? I got it at Home depot but they have this in like 4 or 5 different wood types.

Thanks

Dave

 

[Kaizen]

Put up a close up pic of the thick part of the posts. Looks stained from far away


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[TT_Vert]

Sorry, I thought it would let you zoom in.
Is this any better?

 

[aaronmn]

Maple is my guess.

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[The Cobbler]

it looks like a pickled finish to me. hemlock maybe?

 

[engineer2]

Around here, there is a 95% chance it is oak. Need a closeup showing the grain. Looks to be pickled oak stain, which was popular in the 90's. You may have to try a few different brands on a test piece to get it right.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Around here, there is a 95% chance it is oak. Need a closeup showing the grain. Looks to be pickled oak stain, which was popular in the 90's. You may have to try a few different brands on a test piece to get it right.

I’m with E2 with the Oak and Pickled stain.

 

[PNWguy]

Could be maple, because it's so light. However, pickled oak was much cheaper and popular.
I doubt you'll get a perfect match, but I'd buy some extra material and a few small cans of stain.

Reason #2476 why I love oil finishes that don't change the color of the wood.

 

[dfiler2]

I would also say maple, but could be many light grained woods, almost sure it's not oak. Oak has an open pore structure and that is too smooth. A real closeup would help.

 

[Tom Sestito]

That is Maple. Grain and mineral streak give it away.

 

[bczygan]

Paint it all white.

Bill

 

[lilredex]

My guess is Maple also, pinkish colour and smooth grain supports that.

Have a look at the close up view here.

https://www.westfirestairparts.com/9100-hard-maple-handrail/

 

[redidbull]

I too say maple. Jim

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Around here, there is a 95% chance it is oak. Need a closeup showing the grain. Looks to be pickled oak stain, which was popular in the 90's. You may have to try a few different brands on a test piece to get it right.

I concur.
That's a standard "ball top landing newel" in red oak.
I don't think I've ever seen that style in any other wood...

But there are others available-
https://www.stairwarehouse.com/4500...YZ93161IXa6hYs4pFNGEoA4juyX7U8EBoCCcoQAvD_BwE

 

[AZ Pete]

Around here, there is a 95% chance it is oak. Need a closeup showing the grain. Looks to be pickled oak stain, which was popular in the 90's. You may have to try a few different brands on a test piece to get it right.

+1 for pickled Red Oak.

 

[wrenchguy]

lj smith make parts in all above species mentioned above. looks pickled finished so i'd have to Einstein the grain closeup.

 

[TT_Vert]

Guys I should be a bit more clear. This all was purchased from HD and this is prior to finishing a few years ago. Now I am having to add a handrail up higher so I want to try to match that wood to what i have no so when I stain it matches my existing posts. Could it be poplar? I see HD sells this post in poplar, red oak and hemlock and it looks similar in shade and sheen to the poplar on their site.

This is the after staining of this. Sorry for bad pic but it's all I have.

Post I think I may have

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I’m with E2 with the Oak and Pickled stain.

X3 except that looks unfinished to me. Looks like the same exact setup I got at home depot when we refinished the basement. It was a kit and the wood was unfinished.

Tommy

 

[TT_Vert]

The wood was most certainly unfinished. We stained it. Seems like the oak is a bit more red than what I have.

 

[fasteddie]

Poplar usually has green streaks running through it and is usually considered a paint grade. Maple would probably be the most expensive option, is it likely you would have gone for the big bucks when you bought it? My guess is red oak but without a real closeup of the grain, it's impossible to tell. If the grain is somewhat rough and bumpy, it is most likely oak.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

maple

 

[PugetDude]

Soft Maple.
It doesn't have the open linear grain structure of Oak.

 

[Kevin54]

Red oak. The grain pops out with the darker stain on it. Remember, red oak is light colored and white oak is darker colored.

If you still have stain left, go get yourself a piece of red oak and stain it to see if it matches. If it does, you're good to go.

 

[PugetDude]

Red oak. The grain pops out with the darker stain on it. Remember, red oak is light colored and white oak is darker colored.

If you still have stain left, go get yourself a piece of red oak and stain it to see if it matches. If it does, you're good to go.

The trim is definitely red oak.

 

[Lynden]

Have you checked your Home Depot account? Mine goes back 9 years and gives a product description, model number and store SKU for all of my purchases.

 

[CJ7VFR]

Red oak. The grain pops out with the darker stain on it. Remember, red oak is light colored and white oak is darker colored.

If you still have stain left, go get yourself a piece of red oak and stain it to see if it matches. If it does, you're good to go.

This is very true.

I had to add a small section of hand rail going up to my second floor just like the OP is doing at his home. My stairs are set up a lot like his.

I tried to find a wood rail that was close to the one that was already there, and I ended up going with a red oak rail.

Below are two pictures of the portion of the hand rail I made before I stained it. As you can see it is quite light colored before you apply any stain. And the grain is hard to see until the stain is applied as well.

I added a few pictures of what it looked like when I was done staining it and applied a few coats of polyurethane to it. My cat Sarge was there to help out, and in the last picture he is going to get me a beer!!

Jim

 

[tonyciambrone]

+1 for red Oak. Although Bill was right on the money. Buy whatever and then paint it all white.

 

[DFB]

Red Oak for sure

 

[Tom Sestito]

The post is maple. I would bet you a loonie.

Rest of the trim appears to be oak.

 

[TT_Vert]

thanks guys!

 

[Dzlpete]

Oak would certainly be a standard specie stocked by home depot, but maple is unlikely. Maple is typically a higher end "order only" product.
So, Beech is a standard product offering and would fit that picture, though the pics are not nearly good enough for positive ID.

 

[ford33]

This rail was likely stained so color is not a good wood family selection criteria. You are looking to match the grain of the wood and hardness.

Take a piece of the rail to a Rockler, Home Depot, Lowe's or other wood store and find a similar grain pattern regardless of the wood type. Buy several pieces to make sample color coupons. Then find a few small cans of stain that are close to the finished color. Mix the stain in small quantities until the colors are a close match. Then mix a larger batch and try it in different sunlight and lamp lighting to find the best match. Then stain the new railing.

I just noticed you are in the Chicago area. Go to Owl Lumber and see if they have the stair parts you need. They have a huge selection of rail and trim in many wood varieties for homes.