Hello all wood detectives --
A quick first impression is that we may be looking at chestnut, especially
if it's from an older house in the northeast.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Cabinets Galore" wrote in message
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ash mistaken for oak?
huh
what the.........
ash and oak are total different
oak has deep grain
whereas ash is like virgin wood,blemish free


I'd agree about red oak, but white is not so deep grained. Considering
the age of the wood, the finish that has darkened, the quality of the
photo, I'm not sure that any of us can say for sure what wood it is.

http://www.afpcorp.com/WhiteOakLumber.html
http://www.afpcorp.com/WhiteAshLumber.html
http://www.righteouswoods.net/ash.html
http://www.righteouswoods.net/white_oak.html