Help to identify the wood species.

[Y.T.]

Hi. I found this old table thrown away. It is very heavy so it’s made of solid wood. Even the top is solid piece probably at least half inch thick. Please look at the pictures. What wood species is this? Can some of it be useful for modeling or just throw it away?

 

[Y.T.]

Surely no use of this wood? I hear any type of solid wood is useful and expensive to buy if you suddenly need it.

 

[Bryian]

Are you restoring the table, or cutting it up for planking material ?

 

[Y.T.]

Cutting up

 

[Y.T.]

Trying to find the useful wood in it for modeling of scaled ships. Strips for planking or miniature blocks manufacturing.

 

[Y.T.]

Well. Looks like it’s too much work to get any wood from this table for ship modelling. I am afraid that it is oak board . Not useful for us. Will throw table away.

 

[Roger Pellett]

The table leg looks like it could be Mahogany. If the old Cuban mahogany it’s nice wood. If you have a bandsaw cut a slice and see.

Roger

 

[Bob Cleek]

It's often hard to call a species from pictures on the internet. My guess is that it is possibly poplar with a lot of veneering on it. The legs may be something else again. I see mahogany and possibly walnut veneering on it. The veneer isn't worth squat, but if you've got a solid top of half inch poplar, it's good model building stock, although not for finishing bright. It's for painted work.
Everybody should have the Wood Database on their "favorites" list. It is the Bible of wood species. See: https://www.wood-database.com/ and https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-identification-guide/

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

this looks like Mahogany i have an old book case that looks just like it