need help identitying this wood type!

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justintyme

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This is a 1800s era showcase and as I've got to sanding it down I've found a wood type underneath that im unsure what it is. Can any of you knowledgeable gentlemen help me I.d this?
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What do you know about the piece? Who made it and where from? This will help identify the wood. Is it hard? How does it smell when sanding?


-Xander
 
Looks like it might be poplar with a mahogany varnish.
This combination was used a lot in the late 1800's and
early 1900's.

Bill
 
Poplar has a greenish tint to it. It looks like pecan to me. The dark brown steaks are very telling. Hard to tell from a sanded board in a picture.
 
justintyme said:
This is a 1800s era showcase and as I've got to sanding it down I've found a wood type underneath that im unsure what it is. Can any of you knowledgeable gentlemen help me I.d this?
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Could even be cherry. It's Sometimes hard to tell wood in pic's ( not just yours, alot of them).
 
Tulip poplar ! Often used on furniture especially when covered with veneer .interior trim like window molding that will be painted is often TP. BTW the 'green' streakes change to brown on exposure to light rather quickly. Though technically a hard wood it's rather soft , like soft maple.They are big trees easily reaching 125' and the flower is large shaped like a tulip , thus the name . A relative of the magnolia.
 
If it came from your general location in Tennessee, the tulip tree/yellow poplar makes sense as it is native to that area, and likely local woods were used in its construction.
 
fast14riot said:
What do you know about the piece? Who made it and where from? This will help identify the wood. Is it hard? How does it smell when sanding?


-Xander
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Well it came from a jewlery store in florida actually and that jeweler had it for 40 years but I don't know the original owner. I didn't notice the smell but ill pay attention when I go back out there. Also ill look for a label or some other identifying mark. My first thought was poplar but the more I've seen the less I believe it is. Thank you all of you for your help so far. If there's any other info I can provide let me know.
 
How hard is it ? Pecan would be quite hard but Tulip you could mark with your fingernail. I've seen too much tulip to think it's anything but that. Put your money up !
 
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