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  1. 04-13-2016, 12:02 PM #1
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    Wood ID

    Can anybody ID this wood? I was told it was part of the mirror frame on an antique dresser.

    wood ID mirror frame.jpg

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    Looks like Birch.
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Padilla View Post
    Looks like Birch.
    Or Beech. The color is a tad closer to Yellow Birch, though, if that pic is accurate.
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  5. 04-13-2016, 7:33 PM #4
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    Those medullary rays say beech for sure.
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    Yes, Beech.
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    I agree it is Beech.
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  8. 04-14-2016, 8:54 AM #7
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    Hmmm, doesn't look like American beech to me, but I've only become intimate with my own trees. Maybe there's variation.
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    Life is a beech!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prashun Patel View Post
    Hmmm, doesn't look like American beech to me, but I've only become intimate with my own trees. Maybe there's variation.
    Too much information.
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