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.
I can certainly tell you that it is NOT Wenge. The 2nd picture where the damage is at looks a lot like Oak to me. It is a bit tough to say. The 1st picture doesn't really look like Oak though.
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…
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.
Here's another picture.
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.
If you're cruising Longmont, you may want to take a ride up to Aurora to CS Woods. I did business with them when they were in Gardner and was always impressed by their selection and knowledge. I haven't been to the Aurora store (hate the drive through Denver).
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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