What type of wood is this table made out of?

[avrs22]

Here is a old table that was dropped off at the shop to get refinished, It looked real bad.
They wanted to know if I could make it look good.
I figured I would have to stain it to make it look real nice.
It was solid wood so I used my ro125 to strip the old finish and to level off the dips, dents and gouges then used my mirka from 120 grit to 220.
The wood looked like teak but the grain was more like Jatoba (brazillian cherry)
I was thinking of staining it at this point.

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[jacko9]

That wood looks pretty nice as sanded, you might consider finishing it with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal wipe on varnish unless you have the ability to spray a finish.

jack

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

"The wood looked like teak but the grain was more like Jatoba (brazillian cherry)"

To me it looks like it might be an old table made out of wide boards of some sort of domestic hardwood.

Once sanded the color sort of looked like Cherry, but with the original finish I thought it might be Walnut.

 

[avrs22]

Before staining it I decided to wet the top to give me a clue on what it really looked like, well it blew my mind on how nice it would look with just a clear finished so that's what I did.
Here it has a couple of coats.

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[avrs22]

Honduras Mahogany??

 

[dwilson143]

That's a beautiful table...the finish makes it pop!

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

Honduras Mahogany??

Or possibly Cuban Mahogany if the table was old enough.  With the grain finished it does look like mahogany grain, and that's the type of figure I've seen in some antique furniture.

 

[avrs22]

It really is a amazing piece of solid wood.
You can just stand there and look at it and it looks just like flames.
The pictures were taken in the shop and because of the florescent lights the pictures don't do justice to how nice the wood looks like.

 

[downtheroad]

Just french polished an antique Caribbean Mahogany tabletop last month. It had a darker brown color without the salmon color that Honduran generally has. Yours looks more like Honduran Mahogany to me.

 

[avrs22]

Just french polished an antique Caribbean Mahogany tabletop last month. It had a darker brown color without the salmon color that Honduran generally has. Yours looks more like Honduran Mahogany to me.

It is more dark in real life, there are 6 set of halogen lights over it that makes it look lighter.
Il try to take some pics when I drop it off.

 

[jacko9]

It does look like genuine mahogany weather it's Cuban or Honduras is difficult to tell but, it is a beautiful piece of wood.

Jack

 

[downtheroad]

I agree, whether it's Caribbean, Honduran, or something else, It is a beautiful tabletop with amazing chatoyance. You did a great job in showcasing its beauty. Too often, I see finishes that are heavy on tinting to even out the color and make everything look homogenous. But, it kills the depth and any fire and makes the wood look so blah.

 

[tigger]

I may be wrong, but this looks very much like Meranti. An export of Indonesia. One of the Mahogany family for sure.
Often used in South Africa to make doors. Also widely available in SA as a veneer on particle board.

 

[greg mann]

Whatever it is you must feel great about resurrecting it. Good on Ya! [not worthy]

 

[avrs22]

I never thought it would look that nice with just clear on it.
Usually you would see veneer used but 7/8 of a inch solid wood is not usually something that ends up looking like this.
You could just hang it on a wall but at 5' it would take space.
It was in a small cottage that was bought from a old priest and there is a bunch of antiques that were left after he sold it
The owners live across the country and only stay at the cottage in august so not too many people will get to see it witch is kind of a shame.

 

[Cheese]

Usually you would see veneer used but 7/8 of a inch solid wood is not usually something that ends up looking like this.
You could just hang it on a wall but at 5' it would take space.

So if I understand this correctly, this table is made from 2 planks that are 2 1/2 feet wide by 7/8" thick?
If so, that just blows me away, and then to be bookmarked on top of it.

 

[avrs22]

Usually you would see veneer used but 7/8 of a inch solid wood is not usually something that ends up looking like this.
You could just hang it on a wall but at 5' it would take space.

So if I understand this correctly, this table is made from 2 planks that are 2 1/2 feet wide by 7/8" thick?
If so, that just blows me away, and then to be bookmarked on top of it.

Yup, 2 solid pieces (no laminated) 7/8 plus there bookmarked.
If it would have been veneer it wouldn't look as nice because I wouldn't have been able to sand enough to remove all the dents, gouges, etc

The legs were in real bad shape. Two broken, one was missing part of the leg and there was some metal braces screwed on the sides.
To make the repairs look less obvious I had to stain them.
The table is only 28" high

 

[jacko9]

There were some very large trees cut for mahogany lumber in South America.  I still have some 8/4 pieces 24" wide and 20' long.  I've kept them for that special project that always seemed to be on the back burner.

Jack

 

[Cheese]

The legs were in real bad shape. Two broken, one was missing part of the leg and there was some metal braces screwed on the sides.
To make the repairs look less obvious I had to stain them.
The table is only 28" high

The legs turned out great, I can't see any patches. It probably turned out for the best, as the presence of the stained legs will kind of recede and your eyes will be drawn immediately to the table top. As it should be...it's beautiful.

 

[Cheese]

There were some very large trees cut for mahogany lumber in South America.  I still have some 8/4 pieces 24" wide and 20' long.  I've kept them for that special project that always seemed to be on the back burner.
Jack

[not worthy] [not worthy] [not worthy] Wow, I'm impressed by the thickness, width and above all the length. What are your thoughts on the "special project"?