what kind of wood is this made from?

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Quarter sawn white oak, no question.

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Tony nailed it.

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We are woodworkers, Scott. Shouldn’t we say Tony glued it?

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Sure looks like QSWO, but a picture of an unfinished area might be better for identification purposes. That piece has beaucoup years of furniture polish on it – and maybe a refinishing, or two.

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Matching the color / patina will be the difficult part. Are you going to try to find QSWO with the same size flecks (rays) in it for your project ?

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lol well i just watched a video on QS lumber, i thought it was oak but the grain being all straight was throwing me off, but now that it seems to be about unanimous ill have to check out prices and whatnot on it and i guess worst comes to worst ill use walnut and just follow the design of it and put it in the basement :D
as far as refinishing goes it has not been refinished since weve owned it, if it was prior then it would have to be alot older then im thinking, i would figure..but stranger things have happened. i guess it wont have to match the wood exactly maybe, cuz i guess the style was more my intention anyways but if i do find the wood and can afford it without haveing to sell my limited amount of wood working tools to get it
anyone got any clue where i could get those door handles with the buttons?..lol and i also want to incorperate the skeloton keys into my gun cabinet too, the plan is a side panel with a push in and itll pop out thing but the key can lock it on 1 side and i could just make it look similar on the other side just for accenting
and we did pick up some buildup remover but havent tried it out yet but yea im sure it is built up so well see how it goes from here i guess
thanx alot guys! and throw me any other suggestions u feel could be an asset, im still a noob at woodworking..lol

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