r/wood

Guess the wood 😎

I have 2 types of wood in my century house. A few sections need repairs and was hoping to know what kind it is so I know what to look for. Any guidance in how to identify in the future is also appreciated as I’ll probably be getting it from salvaged buildings.

Douglas fir blade and walnut handle finished with a clear semi gloss lacquer. This is the second longsword I've made and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Some things I did differently on this is adding a ⅜in taper on the whole blade and making the guard thinner and tapering it at the ends. This makes it look a lot more sleek, realistic and practical. A few things that I think could have been improved on would be making the handle about an 1 - 1.5 inch shorter and making the guard about ½ - ¾ wider on each side. I have difficultymaking sure everything is to scale and often results in some trial and error. It's difficult to make sure everything looks proportional until it's all assembled. If I used some kind of rendering software I could probably make it better.

New to restoring antique furniture but there are so many fun pieces in the Midwest I can’t stop buying off of marketplace! The desk front is a bit worse for wear and has paint/cup marks. I think it could benefit from sanding fully and applying mineral spirits to see where I’m starting but wanted to see if anyone had advice on how to best preserve the beautiful color of this desk and restoring the hardware. Thanks so much!

I recently chainsawed and chopped up some cherry (I think). It smelled like cherries as I was chainsawing it and had been sitting in my backyard for the past year, maybe longer, in large stumps. I’m guessing the previous owners of my property had cut it into stumps but didn’t get around to processing it into firewood.

Anyway, can someone tell me if the way it is stacked will permit it to season in time for next winter? It is in an open space in the woods but there are a lot of trees around and I’m not totally familiar with how the seasoning process works. I live in southeastern Pennsylvania. Thanks.

Inherited two panels from my grandfather after his passing. I’d like resharpen and repair them for my own use and I’m familiar with sharpening techniques and saw anatomy so I don’t mind the learning curve and I don’t want to spend a lot of money for new modern saws. My question is: based off the teeth structure which saw do you think is profiled for a cross cut and which for a rip. Both saws have features of each profile. The non cracked handle pic 1&2) is a Disston saw with a known 8 tpi. The cracked handle panel (3&4) is unknown brand and unknown tpi. The disston teeth face looks uniform and chisel-like but seem to have a bevel alternating. The unknown saw doesn’t seem to have a bevel on the side profile of the teeth but the face of the tooth is more triangular shaped than chisel. The tooth set of the unknown saw also appears to be more wide than the disston and has less ppi from what I could tell. Could a better trained eye help determine which is which or should I just reprofile each saw according to the TPI?

Whats the best way to repair this from the inside as I dont want to remove siding. We’ll likely replace siding in 2-3 years if thats worth mentioning. Lights coming through as you can see.

Not finding what I need from search results. Im about to batt insulate the garage before its drywalled next week and found this behind a cabinet (bought the house few months ago).

TIA!

Recently picked up this free table. Does anyone know what kind of wood (or fake wood) it’s made of? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

a friend of mine had a tree fall down in his yard and offered my some of the wood. He didn't know what kind of tree it was, but the wood is super easy to carve with my knife, it doesn't smell like any kind of pine wood. I live in the Northeastern United States. I know the pictures probably aren't the best, but they're really the only thing I can provide. My guess is its basswood? but it feels softer than most basswood I've carved. Any help is appreciated!

I'm hoping to DIY refinish this desk, but I want to make sure I follow all the tips and tricks for the species. This is in natural (albeit cloudy) light. I'm in Ohio, but I have no idea the origins of the desk. The last picture is the unfinished inside of a drawer. If you need any other pictures please let me know!

Also, if I do a decent job refinishing, what's the market like for solid wood executive desks? Surface is 65" x 32".

wood identification, i am trying to restore this chair, i want to respect it. anyone any idea what type of wood it might be?

What must I do to fix this mess

Hi, I made this table out of pallet wood I found at a local Ace Hardware store in Pennsylvania, USA. Was wondering what type of species it is

I kept sanding and it doesn’t seem to get better, what should my next step be to get rid of grey spots?