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Help Id reclaimed timber please.

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Hi there,

I bought two 3"x8"x12' planks from a builder a little while ago and am planning to make some end tables with them but I'd like to know a bit more about the wood itself. It looks a lot like a type of pine, but is stronger than white pine from a box store. Doing a fingernail test I can only just make a mark in the wood and it seems to be around the same as maple in terms of hand planing difficulty.

Have attached pictures, any help would be much appreciated!

Wood Art Rectangle Creative arts Publication


Wood Workbench Wood stain Hardwood Gas


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I'm no stranger to that old slow-grown Doug Fir wood. I source it almost exclusively from demolition and remodels (check the dumpsters). In the sample pictured above, the corner closest to the bottom of the pic, has to be 100+ years older than the corner near the top.
 
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