What species of wood is this?

looks like alder stained

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Might be. Any other ideas?

-- Dave, York, PA, Wildside Woodworking

Speckled alder

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Looks like it could be poplar to me. But without any blotchiness, it must be sealed with some shellac before it was stained.

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I’d guess alder. Cherry, poplar, alder are all good guesses but alder is very common as a structure wood in store-bought furniture and can be stained to look like many other woods (or stained to look like many lesser woods to TheFridge 8^)

Seems like the consensus is that it’s alder. Thanks guys!

I d guess alder. Cherry, poplar, alder are all good guesses but alder is very common as a structure wood in store-bought furniture and can be stained to look like many other woods (or stained to look like many lesser woods to TheFridge 8^)

- splintergroup

-- Dave, York, PA, Wildside Woodworking