Is this White Oak ?

Timbuck · Aug 16, 2014

I'm making some soprano necks from reclaimed timber...Seeing as I'm a novice to wood working but with an engineering background..I haven't had a lot of experience in wood identification....But I do recognise silver grained oak when I see it co's I made a raffia top stool out of some when I was a schoolboy..The grain in this wood reminds me of it but it's much lighter in weight and colour...Can anyone confirm

tinguitar · Aug 16, 2014

That's beech.

Sven · Aug 16, 2014

Yup, and it should make a decent neck. Better to work with than oak I'd say.

PhilUSAFRet · Aug 16, 2014

It's pretty too!

DPO · Aug 16, 2014

Timbuck said:
I'm making some soprano necks from reclaimed timber...Seeing as I'm a novice to wood working but with an engineering background..I haven't had a lot of experience in wood identification....But I do recognise silver grained oak when I see it co's I made a raffia top stool out of some when I was a schoolboy..The grain in this wood reminds me of it but it's much lighter in weight and colour...Can anyone confirm

I also made the same stool as a schoolboy in the UK, must have been part of the curriculum! I think one of my brothers still has it somewhere. Couldn't fit it in my suitcase when I came to NZ.

Ryan Martian · Aug 20, 2014

I can see how it resembles white oak. It appears that it could be Sycamore if it's lighter in weight and redder in color. White oak tends to be a greenish shade of brown and quite heavy. When it's quarter sawn it shows the same type of flecks as you see in those 3 necks.

Pete Howlett · Aug 20, 2014

Medullary rays....

Timbuck · Aug 20, 2014

I think Rob C got it spot on first time..I'ts European white beech ...Here is a pic of Beech worktop..it has many grain patterns.

Is this White Oak ?

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