What wood is this?

[Monkhouse]

I bought this wardrobe today hoping to use the wood for my fire surround project I have lined up, can anyone help me identify the type of wood it is?

 

[Inspector]

Oak.

Pete

 

[Fred48]

Oak. Drawer sides look like pine
Fred

 

[Monkhouse]

It doesn’t exactly feel heavy though, overall it does but I’ve taken it apart and the panels don’t exactly feel heavy like I would think oak should be?

 

[thetyreman]

looks like white oak to me.

 

[Ollie78]

Oak, pine drawer sides. I suspect the panels are veneered do feel lighter.

 

[Monkhouse]

How do I find out if it’s veneer and not solid?

 

[Bingy man]

Chisel away at one of the corners or cut through it with a hand saw

 

[Monkhouse]

Chisel away at one of the corners or cut through it with a hand saw

Surely the dovetail end grain is enough to show it isn’t veneered?

 

[XTiffy]

I agree Oak, the door panels could possibly be veneered as they show medullary rays, most prominent in quarter sawn oak. Which would be unusual to be used in large widths with solid oak.

 

[Monkhouse]

Which pictures are you looking at when you see quarter sawn oak?

 

[the great waldo]

Just look at the figure on the front side of the panel and see if the rear side looks similar.
Cheers
Andrew

 

[XTiffy]

Monkhouse, The door panels show medullary rays, which show up on Qtr.sawn oak, If the rear of the panel does not match the front as the great waldo says, then it is a veneered panel. The rest is solid oak apart from drawer sides. There is a pretty good explanation on "The Furniture Market" on the internet.

 

[Monkhouse]

Thanks for all your help guys