"arw01" wrote in message
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Finally making the base for my bench, I have had a number of 4x6 or so
dunnage pieces that I had packed home thinking it was white oak, but
they sure don't look like the white oak board I have for a later
project:

http://www.webbyhome.com:8080/ia5/ph.../end_grain.jpg



Looks like oak. The open pores in the end grain suggest that it is red oak
rather than white.