Another guess what wood it is game!

Cam · Post by **Cam** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:00 pm

I have this bench top which came from a bench that was in my mum's work/ shop/ whatever, and today I started cutting it up. One problem though, I have no clue what type of wood it is, anyone know?

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:51 pm

Commonly known around most lutherie benches as LP-wood

cheers, Stu

Cam · Post by **Cam** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:03 pm

and how about before its cut up?

Localele · Post by **Localele** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:23 pm

Looks like maybe some old Hoop Pine.

J.F. Custom · Post by **J.F. Custom** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:20 pm

Wild stab as from the photos, it could be bloody anything, but...

I'd be guessing hoop as Micheal did or possibly old bunya pine.

Impossible to say with certainty though.

Jeremy.

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:27 pm

I was thinking bass wood. I found a bunch of this stuff in my house when I ripped out old built-in desks etc from the kids bedrooms, and I know the guy who built this house got his timber from North America. I just trashed it - didn't think about electrics, shame. Maybe our Yank/Canadian mates could shed some light?

Hippety Hop · Post by **Hippety Hop** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:44 pm

Could be plywood from the first pic, so I'll say birch.

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Another guess what wood it is game!

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