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Thread: Misc Tradies, I need some help. Can you identify the type of wood this is?

post 1618312221 10-03-2020, 11:15 AM
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Misc Tradies, I need some help. Can you identify the type of wood this is?

These are old cabinets that are going to be refinished. I want to know what kind of wood it might be. On r\c right now but will rep for help/advice.




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That is the inside and outside of a cabinet door.
post 1618312361 10-03-2020, 11:16 AM
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Not a tradie but I'm into guitar woods and it looks like black walnut, probs a veneer. Could be wrong on both.
post 1618313451 10-03-2020, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted By PassiveLearner⏩
laminate fake wood

Burn it all down

EDIT: For real though that cheap fake sh*t ain't getting refinished. Start fresh. Start your day with Subway.
Definitely looks like a laminate to me also, but hard to tell 100% just from pictures.
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post 1618313541 10-03-2020, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted By PassiveLearner⏩
laminate fake wood

Burn it all down

EDIT: For real though that cheap fake sh*t ain't getting refinished. Start fresh. Start your day with Subway.
The wood is real I think. Every cabinet door has the same pattern on the front and back. And based on the nature of this place, the builders/previous owners didn’t go cheap with anything.
post 1618313651 10-03-2020, 11:31 AM
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I can’t tell but what are your plans for refinishing it you may not need to know
post 1618313691 10-03-2020, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted By Adam16121⏩
The wood is real I think. Every cabinet door has the same pattern on the front and back. And based on the nature of this place, the builders/previous owners didn’t go cheap with anything.
That's not how real wood grain works though brah. You will have vast differences in the character of the grain on a real board just by flipping it over.
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post 1618313741 10-03-2020, 11:34 AM
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looks like 1/32" oak veneer over particle board
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Thats the morning wood
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Oak.
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dat dere good solid piece of wood ill tell you what
post 1618314241 10-03-2020, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted By 78novacaine⏩
That's not how real wood grain works though brah. You will have vast differences in the character of the grain on a real board just by flipping it over.
I guess its stuff like the corners that make it look real to me then. The lines seem to follow one another





I admit to not knowing much about this stuff, and appreciate everyones insight into it.
post 1618314591 10-03-2020, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted By Adam16121⏩
I guess its stuff like the corners that make it look real to me then. The lines seem to follow one another



Obv I admit to not knowing much about this stuff, and appreciate everyones insight into it.
Hmmm, that picture does change things a little bit. You could maybe take a door off and drill/cut into that inside edge to verify? I'm not sure exactly how the laminate process works but if my hunch is correct they take one large flat piece and then roll it over the edge to give the appearance of a solid piece of wood.

What are the plans for the refinish, just a different toned stain?
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post 1618314771 10-03-2020, 11:45 AM
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it's oak now that I see the sides of the inner drawer
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Originally Posted By 78novacaine⏩
Hmmm, that picture does change things a little bit. You could maybe take a door off and drill/cut into that inside edges to verify? I'm not sure exactly how the laminate process works but if my hunch is correct they take one large flat piece and then roll it over the edge to give the appearance of a solid piece of wood.

What are the plans for the refinish, just a different toned stain?
Just a darker/chocolate brown finish. This cabinet set is from the 60’s I think, lots of fading and nicks in the wood. I’ll try to verify before investing anything into this, thanks for the advice.
post 1618315001 10-03-2020, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Bosko⏩
it's oak now that I see the sides of the inner drawer
Thanks!
post 1618315101 10-03-2020, 11:50 AM
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Need a sec


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It's an oak of some kind. Have fun sanding that down.
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post 1618316331 10-03-2020, 12:05 PM
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Looks like ash more than oak imo.
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Some sort of ugly ass oak. My co worker gel stained his cabinets (black) right over top of the existing stain. Said it turned out really good, he's got a nice place and lots of money so I believe him.

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Oak's grain isn't usually that warped.

This is ash. Are you in Europe? Ash is used a lot here.

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Ash is a closed grain wood.

The oak looks like that because it’s from a very old, huge tree.
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Originally Posted By saltypits⏩
Oak.
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It’s a natural wood called Bracket Mohave from 1988-1994 by a now defunct company called Arrow Ridge
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looks like tree wood
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holy sh at real wood cabinets

i doubt it's oak , those are sh expensive

my guess is stained pine


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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
holy sh at real wood cabinets

i doubt it's oak , those are sh expensive

my guess is stained pine


Pine would have knots and Op's cabinets have zero knots. Can't believe you're a tradie.
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Stained oak
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Originally Posted By XabstractX⏩
Pine would have knots and Op's cabinets have zero knots. Can't believe you're a tradie.
you know wood can be selected right?

smh
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
you know wood can be selected right?

smh
It is not pine. I can't believe you think it's pine.
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