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  1. 15th April 2011, 09:39 AM #1
    tobycollins
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    Default Type of wood

    Hi guys,

    I'm a total timber dunce and I bought an old dresser from Vinnies. Its probably circa 1930-1940's. The wood is stained of course and there is a film of dirt on top of it from years of usage. It's quite heavy too, which probably means its a hard wood of some description.

    I have some photos (albeit poor ones), so I'm after some opinions. Scuse the mess...

    (Thanks artme for the headsup on the photos not embedding - lets try this again)
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  3. 15th April 2011, 11:31 AM #2
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    G,day Toby and welcome along!!

    Your photos haven't come out mate. You might want to post them again!!
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  4. 15th April 2011, 04:57 PM #3
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    I'll take a stab- I'm right at least 50% of the time and those bad, bad photos make it a daring game of chance that I just can't pass up...

    Drawer fronts look like walnut veneer, rear of frame looks to be maple.

    Top could possibly be aust hardwood/tas oak that they have picked and stained dark to blend with the drawers depending on quality of the furniture but judging from the drawer fronts it'd be likely.

    I can almost see under the typewriter but there's too much dust.

    If it was painted brown that's what I'd be guessing would be underneath anyways...

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  5. 15th April 2011, 05:55 PM #4
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    Cheers Garth. I haven't given you much and this isn't CSI Miami! I've added a couple more, slightly better photos.
    I haven't cleaned the dust off tho....
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  6. 15th April 2011, 08:59 PM #5
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    Toby, I would have to agree with woodhunt
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  7. 21st April 2011, 03:03 PM #6
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    Thanks all. Tough one.
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