Wood ID Help

[dbphotos]

My uncle owns a custom door shop that works solely in wood, including exotics. I sent him a copy of the photo and he has identified it as Walnut as well.

I think you have a good consensus now. WALNUT.

[Jezebel]

[SaSha]

Originally Posted by Jezebel

Too funny! Have we found out what kind yet, Was it cut in the morning or the evening... that definitely is a tell tell sign of what kind of wood it may be... :)

[venchka]

Whatever you do with the wood, be sure and prime it with Kilz and then paint it.

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what my mom did to a 1940s mahogany dining room set. Mutter!

Enjoy the wood and let it show off it's beauty.

[cooltouch]

Originally Posted by venchka

Whatever you do with the wood, be sure and prime it with Kilz and then paint it.

Yikes! Where's my gun . . . Actually, I resemble that comment. When I was young and stupid, I decided that this cool old mahogany bookcase my grandfather had built would look better painted black. He was a finishing carpenter (retired by then), and to make matters worse, I did the horrible deed when I was living with him. It was ostensibly my bookcase, but still . . . I still recall him calmly shaking his head afterward muttering about not understanding why anybody would want to cover up good wood.

Nowadays, I won't even use urethane on good wood, unless it's a bar top. Shellac's my favorite, followed closely by tung oil. The latter is the more durable of the two.

Hoadley's book, Understanding Wood, is The Bible. I don't have a copy of the above, but I'm sure it's excellent.

[sldi]

Since it appears to be Walnut, a word of caution. I believe I had heard that Walnut sawdust is hazardous to your health. You might need a mask for any sanding or cutting.

[cooltouch]

If it's American Walnut (looks like it), it is listed here as a possible irritant to skin and eyes:

http://www.dave-wilcox.com/Woodturning/toxics.aspx

Other woods are much worse. I've not personally had a reaction to it, but then I haven't had reactions to cocobolo or ebony, both of which are quite a bit worse than Am walnut, and I've worked a lot more with those woods. Still, it is just prudent practice to use a dust mask when sanding any wood, and to have a decent dust collection setup if doing extensive woodworking.

[daleh]

Finished construction of the project. Thanks for the ID help everyone.

[Noel Hankamer]

That is beautiful work!! You did the wood a great favor using it that way.

[Imagebuffet]

Originally Posted by daleh

Finished construction of the project. Thanks for the ID help everyone.

That looks nice! I really like that.

[preames]

I love the look of the nixie tubes! Did you buy the "movement" as a kit?

[daleh]

Yeah, the electronics are from tubehobby.com. It was a really nice kit.

[preames]

I'll check them out. Thanks!

[iCe]

Originally Posted by daleh

Finished construction of the project. Thanks for the ID help everyone.

Oh! Freakin cool. Nixie's! Did you get the idea from Nuts and Volts Magazine? <edit> not to self... read all posts...

A little late but it looks like the walnut 1x12 that I have.

iCe added 9 Minutes and 18 Seconds later...Double Post Merged Below

Originally Posted by venchka

Whatever you do with the wood, be sure and prime it with Kilz and then paint it.

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what my mom did to a 1940s mahogany dining room set. Mutter!

Enjoy the wood and let it show off it's beauty.

Tung oil and wax... I'll use urethane if it's for someone else and it's likely that they'll eventually damage it. Especially if it's pine or oak that I get from Lowes.

[Roy]

That is too cool! I've not done any woodwork in years but that may inspire me to get out some tools and give it a try. I've got some oak but I'm not sure what size I would need for that project. I think I used up all the walnut I once had.