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Title: What kind of wood?
Post by: kdj on November 24, 2013, 09:52:29 PM

I would like to know what kind of wood these cupboard doors are made with? I have 4 doors and all are of the same wood.
I only have the one close up of the wood but would be happy to take more if it is not enough.
I got them a long time ago when an old MN house was being moved.
Thank you!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: bigwull on November 25, 2013, 04:56:13 AM

looks like stained oak....definitely no mahogany as the grain is too large...i did think of red pine mind you...

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: mart on November 25, 2013, 10:06:12 AM

Oak !!!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: Rauville on November 25, 2013, 10:10:20 AM

I'll go with Bigwull's theory of some specie of pine. ???

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: bigwull on November 25, 2013, 12:17:19 PM

having been able to open some of the pics, i am leaning more to ..pine...its that large open grain thats swinging it.....and the fact that oak..just would,nt look like that colour using a propriotary stain..

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: gg27 on November 25, 2013, 12:21:18 PM

I would say it's Douglas Fir.  Wondering where the OP is located or where the cabinet doors came from, that would give some indication.  GG

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: mart on November 25, 2013, 07:53:19 PM

Came from an old house in Minnesota !!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: gg27 on November 25, 2013, 08:28:29 PM

Thanks Mart, I didn't realize that was what was meant by an old MN house, I thought it was a typo or something!  I still think it's Douglas Fir.  GG

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: mart on November 25, 2013, 08:42:24 PM

Looks like plain old straight grained oak to me !! It would not be pine I know !!  No one with good sense would put leaded glass in a pine frame !! Grain isn`t right anyway for that !! Oak is what was commonly used !!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: bigwull on November 26, 2013, 04:10:08 AM

Quote from: mart on November 25, 2013, 08:42:24 PM

Looks like plain old straight grained oak to me !! It would not be pine I know !!  No one with good sense would put leaded glass in a pine frame !! Grain isn`t right anyway for that !! Oak is what was commonly used !!

and when did you become an expert on oaks.....about the only thing you,ve got that,s made of oak..is that whip handle.... ;D

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: mart on November 26, 2013, 11:08:13 AM

   ;D  Yep !! Better watch out Wullie !!  May send one of my oak handled whips to Avril !!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: bigwull on November 26, 2013, 12:35:23 PM

Quote from: mart on November 26, 2013, 11:08:13 AM

   ;D  Yep !! Better watch out Wullie !!  May send one of my oak handled whips to Avril !!

yeah....well.that would be great,..as i,ve grown tired of the one,s she,s got,...they are a bit tired looking..and way past their best.... ;D.

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: kdj on November 26, 2013, 05:57:42 PM

 ;D   :)   ;D
Thanks all! mart and bigwull - as always - entertained!
I thought maybe oak.

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: mart on November 27, 2013, 12:13:29 PM

LOL !!  Have to keep it lively on occasion !!

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: cogar on November 30, 2013, 03:08:35 AM

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I would say it's Douglas Fir.

 

Now who would have that shipped to MN to build a cabinet out of?

I think Bigwull is just anti-Oak.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: bigwull on November 30, 2013, 03:17:14 AM

Anti Oak.....never....it s the best burning hardwood on the planet,

Title: Re: What kind of wood?
Post by: cogar on November 30, 2013, 03:30:17 AM

Oak is good ….. but I prefer Beech.

But the bestest with the mostest BTU is Ironwood.

Carpinus caroliniana -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Hornbeam