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15th December 2020, 10:37 PM #1New Member
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Would anyone be able to identify this wood?
Hi,
New to this forum, I’m going to be building a new office desk
I would love to use the wood used
on that office desk, would anyone know what type of wood that is?
Thanks in advance,
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Sorry but no one is going to be able to ID that wood from that photo.
A much closer up photo will be needed a nd even that will be no guarantee.
Unless teh wood has some unduly ID features accurate ID usually requires a highly magnified end grain photo and someone that knows the end grain structure of that wood.
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16th December 2020, 08:45 AM #3
From that pic I think the attractiveness of the timber is its contrast with the dark walls, very trendy I believe at moment, so if you are going the same way, dark walls and contrasting accessories, a slab from bunnies would do the job. A light timber desk/bench in a light colour room will do nothing special.
You are new to the forum so I guess new at woodwork, trying to make something like that desk as a first up project will most likely end in disaster, sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that is reality.
I said this further up, but if I was in your shoes, a trip to bunnings, choose what bench you want, wander down to the paint section, select your paint colours, get the room painted, then get your bench.
What is it going to stand on? How will you mount the legs etc etc.
Please do a lot more research before jumping, Ive done that too many times before in my own life.I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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16th December 2020, 10:33 AM #4
Yeah a bit hard at that distance . The shelves on the right look the same .
From what I see Its general colour and grain look like American Black Walnut . A lot of Good quality furniture is made from it .
Freshly planed it has a darker colour but oxidizes quite fast to that colour in your pic. 6 months will do it . Its a top quality cabinet wood. Reasonable weight and a delight to work . Take a seat before you get the price though .
Some images of American Black Walnut
American Black walnut - Google Search
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16th December 2020, 01:13 PM #6
I would say it's American Black Walnut looking at the matching shelves. Very popular right now in the US and on US based YouTube woodworking channels. If you wanted to do something similar locally I think your best option would be veneered MDF and then purchase a small amount to do solid walnut edging.
Solid walnut is very expensive in Aus.
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16th December 2020, 02:05 PM #7
Is it even solid wood? If purchased from a mainstream commercial furniture outlet I would say most probably not.
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16th December 2020, 02:45 PM #8
You can see the shelves look to be veneered and the solid edge at the fronts .
The smart way to build such a thing .
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16th December 2020, 02:54 PM #9
No, so pick any timber you like and technically you are correct
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16th December 2020, 05:31 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Welcome to the Forum. It is often difficult to determin a timber specie just from a single photograph. Particularly if it is not a close up.
A timberman relies on all his senses to aid with identification. Sight, smell, feel, sound and even taste sometimes come into play.
Let's start with a closer shot and we'll see how we go.
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16th December 2020, 06:02 PM #11
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