Any wood experts?

[bananaman]

I picked up these 1911 grips on that site because price was right, and love the grain in the wood.
But I am curious as to what type of wood it is. No marking on them except pencil 751 or 757.
If you have any ideas let me know. Thanks, Bob

 

[cracker57]

Are they finished on the other side? a pic of the back may help.

 

[pharman]

OAK

Looks like dark stained oak to me...grain of the wood looks similar to the oak church pews in our church...Roger

 

[thadheth]

I agree….it does look like dark stained oak. Here's a photo from an antique bookcase. (Fair warning, I am not an expert.)

 

[bananaman]

Here is the back of one. Don't think they are stained. Bob

 

[Inusuit]

Looks like oak to me.

 

[fiasconva]

Looks like what they used to call tiger oak or something like that way back when. I remember it was very desirable and rare for oak furniture.

 

[cracker57]

cross cut oak is my guess.. but I am no expert...

 

[Fishinfool]

Bocote wood?

Larry

 

[ameridaddy]

It doesn't look quite right for oak. Too smooth, lacking oak's characteristic pores.
It almost looks like snakewood, or perhaps a curly koa.

 

[Drm50]

Perhaps a hard maple for my guess.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

This is my guess also.

Perhaps a hard maple for my guess.

Some type of figured Maple.

 

[jeffrefrig]

In my professional opinion, I'd say it's pretty wood.

 

[jc2721]

Sorta looks like pheasant wood or maybe macadamia. There's a few websites that can show you hundreds of types of wood, a google search will send you down that rabbit hole...

 

[LostintheOzone]

Dark stained maple would be my guess.

Doesn't look anything like our oak floors.

 

[Eric300]

Knotty Pine

 

[bananaman]

Thanks for the replies! Guess we will never know for sure. No big deal. Bob

 

[max503]

Thanks for the replies! Guess we will never know for sure. No big deal. Bob

You can't do that! Now you got me wondering.

 

[gwpercle]

Thanks for the replies! Guess we will never know for sure. No big deal. Bob

Go back to the Seller / Dealer ... all woods imported must be declared as to species ... some woods are prohibited from import ( like Brazillian Rosewood) ... so the importer has to identify the wood ...This company is probably the one who imports their grips from another country ... if so ...
Ask them !
Gary

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Many people mistake Sassafras for Oak! I bet they are stained or dyed.

Ivan