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I'm trying to repair a snooker table. I've been to a couple of hardwood centers but the staff couldn't help me.

Its a tight grain. When I cut away a portion of the wood - its light in color. Someone told me its wenge but wenge is naturally dark. I can scratch away the grain with my fingernail so I think its a softer hardwood.

Anyone have an idea?

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What do you know about the table's origin? My first thought is oak, but if the table is from across thee pond, then European Beech could also be an option…
 
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I appreciate your responses. Good stuff.

I will spend some time at the local Hardwood center here in Longmont. I'll look at the grains that you all have mentioned.

ChefHDAN wondered where it came from. Thats a good point. It is, after all, a snooker table. The table came with the house 20 years ago. The metal marker on it fell off years ago. I'll see if I can track down its origins.
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If I had to guess I'd say Elm as well. It also makes sense a snooker table would be out of elm a fairly utilitarian but handsome enough wood, no good for firewood as it was too hard to split, and not really up to snuff for really fine furniture, and pretty abundant.
 
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After looking at a number of possibilities I agree with the majority that this is elm.
Here's a picture of some American Elm that I saw at Austin Hardwoods in Denver.
Thanks for the help, folks.

BTW. The Snooker table turned out to be a 1911 Brunswick. I was able to find the ad from the Brunswick 1912 catalog. The add didn't say what type of wood. It said that the "finish" was mahogany or golden oak. So I think its made of elm with a golden oak stain.

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