tkpunk Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hey folks, trying to figure out what kind of wood this is. It's "reclaimed" from a crappy old coffee table my wife had. It was covered in a dark brown stain and I planed it all down. I'd like to turn it into a less crappy coffee table, but want to try and match the wood for base. The old base was just pine 2x4's. Any help would be appreciated.ThanksTkpunkhttp://imgur.com/a/aOl71#0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looks like yellow pine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 And I concur. Check your local Home Depot / Lowes / Menards, I'm sure you can find a matching 2 x 12 to saw some more or less knot-free pieces out of. If you are interested in the rustic look, yellow pine is excellent for the "scorch and scrub" technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkpunk Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Excellent, thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looks like treated yellow pine meant for exterior use. Beware of the dust and handling it. Some of the treated woods used to use Arsenic but the newer stuff is chlorinated copper (or something like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 You recon we been had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Agree, that is wulmanized, The worlds worste wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkpunk Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 So how can you tell it's wolmanized? And why is it the world's worst wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 The off color dark grain is a clue. Wolmanized contains arsenic which can be made to leach if the copper and chrome interact with an agent that strips them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 So how can you tell it's wolmanized? And why is it the world's worst wood?Pine is mediocre wood, generally...at least the pine that's widely available these days. It's soft and boring to look at. Second generation pine is pretty much worthless for fine furniture IMO. Old growth pine is denser and far more stable but it can be difficult to source. And after you saturate it with chemicals it's not only hideous to look at and work with, it also poses health risks. So new growth wolmanized pine is worse, worser and worstest. Of course plenty of people will disagree with me but they'd be wrong. If you're dead set on working with softwoods, try some straight grain douglas fir or cypress. That stuff can at least be pretty and fairly stable, although still not much harder than the Stay-Puft marshmellie man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Although I gotta say, I've seen old growth DF dimensional lumber in old houses that is so hard you can't drive a nail into it without drilling a pilot hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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