Veneer identification

[Rufus]

Working on a little project to restore this old box. Any thoughts on what wood the veneer is?

 

[peter-harrison]

It looks like walnut to me. Is the piece Queen Anne or thereabouts?

 

[thetyreman]

either elm or english walnut is my guess.

 

[gasman]

walnut

 

[Rufus]

Difficult to know what the era is. The veneer around the edge I agree could be walnut, but what about the centre? Is that elm or possibly cherry?

 

[whereistheceilidh]

Second for cherry.... very unlikely to be elm

 

[Chris Hawkins]

No expert here, but the left hand side of the piece has an Elm-like grain.

 

[thetyreman]

look how similar it is to this: English Elm | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)

 

[johnbs]

I've never heard of elm veneer?? but it looks like cherry to me too.

 

[thetyreman]

it doesn't have the colour of cherry, also are we talking english cherry or american?

 

[Rufus]

Colourwise, I that could be as a result of it being old, dirty and has quite a lot of finish on it. Certainly holding it against some cherry veneer I have, the centre grain looks very similar. I'm having doubts on the edge pieces being walnut now having put some walnut veneer again it. 'Tis a mystery.

 

[giantbeat]

I've never heard of elm veneer?? but it looks like cherry to me too.

really? i have used hundreds of meters of it over the years.

 

[whereistheceilidh]

really? i have used hundreds of meters of it over the years.

I do not think it was a usual veneer when that was made Giantbeat...but then I don't know how old you are......
Just out of interest, what did you use it for?

 

[giantbeat]

I do not think it was a usual veneer when that was made Giantbeat...but then I don't know how old you are......
Just out of interest, what did you use it for?

i work in musical drums.... so i have used it on new builds as requested by the client, but also we do find it in Old drums, i do alot of restoration & replication work, must European drums are made from birch, beech & mahogany... but Elm & Chestnut are also quite commonly found on drums made between 1930 - 1970.

 

[whereistheceilidh]

i work in musical drums.... so i have used it on new builds as requested by the client, but also we do find it in Old drums, i do alot of restoration & replication work, must European drums are made from birch, beech & mahogany... but Elm & Chestnut are also quite commonly found on drums made between 1930 - 1970.

Thanks gb.... understand the tag now.
So many questions.....
Does the wood species matter to the sound? I assume so. ....& other factors such as the glue you use.
Always interesting to hear about the way other folk use wood.
Cheers