Tom Conover Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 This wood is used for the drawer sides on a 85 year old dresser and chest-of-drawers. All the drawer sides are 3/8" thick and this beautifully fidured wood. Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Looks like lacewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 I have seen grain like that in maple and cherry,especially on edge grain and quarter sawn. Where was the piece made? What is the primary wood on the drawer fronts and case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimV Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Quartersaw sycamore is my first choice. 2nd would be quartersawn maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pants Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Think I've seen that before but not sure in what. My main question is why is that being used for the sides of a drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 +1 for lacewood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not sure of the species, but look at how tight the grains are on the ends of the dovetails... Quality stuff... Old.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Did a little research and I bet it is Sycamore. Used to be cut as lumber more before a disease and pest bug affected the trees. I doubt that a tropical hardwood was imported 85 years ago and used to make commercially made machine cut dovetailed drawers . American Sycamore is also refered to as American Lacewood when it is Quartersawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Conover Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks for all the input... I finnaly found a picture describing this wood. YES!!! It is Quartersawn American Sycamore. A number of you identified this correctly. The Drawer fronts are Cherry veneer but I am unsure what wood it is veneered to. I assume that they used the Sycamore because it was plentiful and, at that time it seems most people wanted dark, straight grained wood. Highly figured wood did not seem to be very popular. Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Conover Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 While at WIA this last weekend I showed this to Ron Herman and he knew what it was right-off-the-bat. Quarter-sawn Sycamore!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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