Just purchased a wonderful antique desk for my office. Going to need some fix up, but
soon it will grace my office and I will be enjoying WoodNet while seated at it.
I am the fourth owner, or so the lady I bought it from said. The story is the man she bought
it from, had in turn bought it from the grandson of the man who built it. He recalled playing
underneath it as a small boy.
I think it is at least a hundred year old. Maybe more. The top is needing a new leather insert.
My question is, what is this wood? Seller had no idea. I don't have a guess at this point.
Pics for the brain trust:
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Mark Singleton
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Can you get a couple end grain pics? While walnut seems like probably right, there are aspects of it, including the color variations, that remind me of Hawaiian koa.
Probably not koa. Looks like monkey pod.
Easy to tell by the smell. Problem is describing the smell over the internet is impossible.
Would be helpful to know where it was made.
Quote:I am the fourth owner, or so the lady I bought it from said. The story is the man she bought it from, had in turn bought it from the grandson of the man who built it. He recalled playing underneath it as a small boy.
Any location? That might help isolate the species. It doesn't seem right for Walnut or Acacia (Koa etc), so I'm not sure what it is.
I don't know the species, but that is a fantastic looking desk.
If I had to take a guess, and it's really a WAG, maybe butternut or chestnut? I've seen some walnut that had similar characteristics, but somehow I don't think it's walnut.
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