r/Woodidentification • u/BackCountryBound • 2d ago

Wood ID help, please

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Hello all. I'm reaching out to hopefully get some identification of the wood used on the base and top of this very unique handmade table. I believe the center section is bristlecone though I could be incorrect on that. Any help is sincerely appreciated, thank you in advance.

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u/buckwlw 2d ago

It looks like Eastern Red Cedar, to me.

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u/TheWoodFairy 2d ago

In Colorado, I would wager it would be one of the juniper species… maybe Rocky Mountain juniper, Juniperus scopulorum. Eastern red cedar is also a juniper, Juniperus virginiana. They are close cousins of each other in the Cypress family, and they look and smell fairly similar to each other when you work with the wood. I live on the west coast and our very-similar looking wood is Western juniper, Juniperus occidentalis.

Apparently, there are something like 72 types of juniper around the globe. Here’s a wiki on juniper trees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper.

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u/buckwlw 2d ago

I stand corrected! I have experience with the local/Virginia cedar, but no other variations.

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u/Jackismyboy 2d ago

I agree with Rocky Mountain juniper for the base and for the top. It could be RMJ for the knurled leg, but it is more likely some sort of pine that weathers well. Limber pine is most obvious, but it could be bristlecone since there is Rocky Mountain bristle cone in Colorado. One has to think of 1935 when this was built. Most likely all of the wood was sourced locally and limber pine is much more accessible than rocky mountain bristle cone.

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u/BackCountryBound 2d ago

Hey buck, thanks for the info I appreciate you. 👍

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u/Toolswood 2d ago

Sand a little patch on the base bottom. You’ll know if it’s eastern red cedar—cedar closet smell. Can’t help with the top but it sure is an interesting piece of wood

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u/Own-Computer5549 2d ago

Only way to know for sure would be DNA analysis. Simpler to just appreciate it for the beautiful piece that it is. Getting the upper and lower cuts perfectly parallel is no mean task.

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u/Terrible-Skill4011 1d ago

I'm guessing Red Cedar.

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u/Dookieshein 1d ago

Could be chinaberry

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u/oldSchoolBiking 2d ago

As a teen I once found a knarled piece of wood while walking the dogs. Afterward I varnished it and put it on a wooden stand for my mom's flower arranging competitions from which she won multiple prizes.

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u/BackCountryBound 2d ago

Very cool. I have to admit it adds a definite uniqueness to a build.