"Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message
...
While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.
FF


I've bought several of the Ikea birch counter tops and have been quite happy
with them....when shopping, the Oak version was indeed oak and looked very
nice....Rod

On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:25:36 -0800 (PST), yugami
wrote:

On Jan 27, 1:19 pm, Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:
On Jan 26, 9:38 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:

"yugami" wrote in message

...

While the woodcraft ones are of a different class theIkeaones are 30
Bucks for some sizes.
Not too shabby. Put some 3/4" ply under that and you should have a
nice rigid top.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40091673

This is the one I was thinking of, about 25 x 50 for $89.00, for some reason
I remembered it being more like $50 but apparently that's for the 15" deep
version which is too small for my purposes.

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.

After selecting oak the page does claim that it is solid Oak.

product description & measurements
Solid oak, Oil

I would guess that if it wasn't solid oak that they would be sued.
IKEA would make a pretty big target for false claims lawsuits
It doesn't say what KIND of oak.
Oak is a bit like a DOG. just because you recognize one breed doesn't
mean you recognize another. (think Jack Russel vs St Bernard)

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On Jan 27, 9:51 pm, "Rod & Betty Jo" wrote:
"Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in ...

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.
FF

I've bought several of the Ikea birch counter tops and have been quite happy
with them....when shopping, the Oak version was indeed oak and looked very
nice....Rod

I was just at an Ikea the other night and indeed the oak countertops
there were oak.

--

FF

On Jan 27, 10:58 pm, clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:25:36 -0800 (PST), yugami



wrote:
On Jan 27, 1:19 pm, Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:
On Jan 26, 9:38 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:

"yugami" wrote in message

...

While the woodcraft ones are of a different class theIkeaones are 30
Bucks for some sizes.
Not too shabby. Put some 3/4" ply under that and you should have a
nice rigid top.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40091673

This is the one I was thinking of, about 25 x 50 for $89.00, for some reason
I remembered it being more like $50 but apparently that's for the 15" deep
version which is too small for my purposes.

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.

After selecting oak the page does claim that it is solid Oak.

product description & measurements
Solid oak, Oil

I would guess that if it wasn't solid oak that they would be sued.
IKEA would make a pretty big target for false claims lawsuits

It doesn't say what KIND of oak.
Oak is a bit like a DOG. just because you recognize one breed doesn't
mean you recognize another. (think Jack Russel vs St Bernard)


So like, if you don't recognize what sort of dog this is:

http://slayeroffice.com/gr/javascript_the_cat.jpg

would you suppose it is some sort of dog you hadn't
seen before?

--

FF

On Jan 27, 8:25 pm, yugami wrote:
On Jan 27, 1:19 pm, Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:



On Jan 26, 9:38 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
...

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40091673

This is the one I was thinking of, about 25 x 50 for $89.00, for some reason
I remembered it being more like $50 but apparently that's for the 15" deep
version which is too small for my purposes.

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.

After selecting oak the page does claim that it is solid Oak.

product description & measurements
Solid oak, Oil

I would guess that if it wasn't solid oak that they would be sued.
IKEA would make a pretty big target for false claims lawsuits

My guess is that the wrong picture is being used.

BTW,
K-Mart sells rubber or ramin wood furniture, the boxes or tags
say color: oak. They don't say the wood is oak.

--

FF

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:56:55 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:

On Jan 27, 10:58 pm, clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:25:36 -0800 (PST), yugami



wrote:
On Jan 27, 1:19 pm, Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:
On Jan 26, 9:38 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:

"yugami" wrote in message

...

While the woodcraft ones are of a different class theIkeaones are 30
Bucks for some sizes.
Not too shabby. Put some 3/4" ply under that and you should have a
nice rigid top.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40091673

This is the one I was thinking of, about 25 x 50 for $89.00, for some reason
I remembered it being more like $50 but apparently that's for the 15" deep
version which is too small for my purposes.

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.

After selecting oak the page does claim that it is solid Oak.

product description & measurements
Solid oak, Oil

I would guess that if it wasn't solid oak that they would be sued.
IKEA would make a pretty big target for false claims lawsuits

It doesn't say what KIND of oak.
Oak is a bit like a DOG. just because you recognize one breed doesn't
mean you recognize another. (think Jack Russel vs St Bernard)


So like, if you don't recognize what sort of dog this is:

http://slayeroffice.com/gr/javascript_the_cat.jpg

would you suppose it is some sort of dog you hadn't
seen before?
My thought exactly - many DOGS look more like that CAT than like a St
Bernard, or Lab, or Wolfhound.
If you only knew Jack Russels as dogs you might think a wolfhound or a
St Bernard as some kind of Horse, cow, deer, or whatever else you
might be aquainted with..
Likewise, you might think a particular oak was ash, hickory, or some
other wood - just like some mistake them for Oak.

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On Jan 29, 1:53 am, clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:56:55 -0800 (PST), Fred the Red Shirt



wrote:
On Jan 27, 10:58 pm, clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:25:36 -0800 (PST), yugami

wrote:
On Jan 27, 1:19 pm, Fred the Red Shirt
wrote:
On Jan 26, 9:38 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:

"yugami" wrote in message

...

While the woodcraft ones are of a different class theIkeaones are 30
Bucks for some sizes.
Not too shabby. Put some 3/4" ply under that and you should have a
nice rigid top.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40091673

This is the one I was thinking of, about 25 x 50 for $89.00, for some reason
I remembered it being more like $50 but apparently that's for the 15" deep
version which is too small for my purposes.

While on that page, select 'oak' and zoom in on it.

Doesn't look like oak to me--looks more like stained rubber wood
or ramin. The beech does look like beech.

After selecting oak the page does claim that it is solid Oak.

product description & measurements
Solid oak, Oil

I would guess that if it wasn't solid oak that they would be sued.
IKEA would make a pretty big target for false claims lawsuits

It doesn't say what KIND of oak.
Oak is a bit like a DOG. just because you recognize one breed doesn't
mean you recognize another. (think Jack Russel vs St Bernard)

So like, if you don't recognize what sort of dog this is:

http://slayeroffice.com/gr/javascript_the_cat.jpg

would you suppose it is some sort of dog you hadn't
seen before?

My thought exactly - many DOGS look more like that CAT than like a St
Bernard, or Lab, or Wolfhound.

But if you DO see an animal that you DO recognize as being a cat,
would you suppose it is really a dog you don't recognize?

If you only knew Jack Russels as dogs you might think a wolfhound or a
St Bernard as some kind of Horse, cow, deer, or whatever else you
might be aquainted with..
Likewise, you might think a particular oak was ash, hickory, or some
other wood - just like some mistake them for Oak.


Indeed but also irrelevant as the wood in the picture does not look
like
ask or hickory. It looks like rubber wood or ramin. I can't tell
the
difference between rubber wood or ramin, but neither looks at all
like oak, ash, chestnut or any similar wood.

--

FF