Any guesses?

[BillyMack]

Any guesses as to what kind of wood this could be?:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/fur/319859713.html

[Roscoe]

Wood

Well......it's certainly not morning wood

[BillyMack]

No, definitely not morning wood, I think 36" for morning wood would be stretching it..literally...

They guy said he thinks its oak or maple, was just hoping one of you "queer eye for the wood guy" types would be able to recognize it

[SupergeZ]

chris will know!

[BillyMack]

Ya, I was hoping Mr. M would know..althought its really irrelevant at this point as I already agreed to buy it (talked him down to $50)

Starting a new project this weekend, the speed bag platform of the future...

[Chris M]

I'm definitely not "queer eye for the wood guy", but my guess is red or white oak, but it's hard to tell without seeing the grain.

[BillyMack]

I'm definitely not "queer eye for the wood guy"

"Denial" ain't just a river in Egypt...

Imo pick it up tonight, if I post better pics you think you'll be able to discern?

[Speedbag]

Any guesses as to what kind of wood this could be?:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/fur/319859713.html

I can't be sure, but by the look, shape and thickness It is the kind of wood that would be awesome with a speed bag bouncing off it.

[BillyMack]

hmmm, what a novel idea, Mr. Kahn...you practically read my mind...

I am trying to build a ceiling-mounted, height-adjustable, 360 degree-accessible platform as inexpensive as possible...

[Speedbag]

hmmm, what a novel idea, Mr. Kahn...you practically read my mind...

I am trying to build a ceiling-mounted, height-adjustable, 360 degree-accessible platform as inexpensive as possible...

this appears to be an excellent choice.

I always wanted a 360 movement. Just to do punching step-throughs and cross overs.

[Chris M]

"Denial" ain't just a river in Egypt...

Imo pick it up tonight, if I post better pics you think you'll be able to discern?

Get some close ups of the grain and the end grain and I'll definitely be able to tell you.

[BillyMack]

Aight, here's some more pics. I picked up the table last night and wasted no time, stopping by the hardware store on the way home and picking up over $100 in stuff.

It's gonna be the mother of all platforms...

http://billymack.us/gallery/DreamPlatform

My girl was not real thrilled about me buying such a nice table just to dismantle it in the interest of the ultimate speed bag platform, so we ordered some Thai food and had dinner in the garage....then I went to work...

[Kyle]

that looks amazing im sure it will work out very well
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[Speedbag]

It's gonna be the mother of all platforms...

Best quote of the month.

[Chris M]

Aight, here's some more pics. I picked up the table last night and wasted no time, stopping by the hardware store on the way home and picking up over $100 in stuff.

It's gonna be the mother of all platforms...

http://billymack.us/gallery/DreamPlatform

My girl was not real thrilled about me buying such a nice table just to dismantle it in the interest of the ultimate speed bag platform, so we ordered some Thai food and had dinner in the garage....then I went to work...

Billy, that's quartersawn white oak. Very expensive stuff. The wood is not particularly expensive, but the way it is cut wastes a lot of wood, but if you look at the grain, you'll notice a kind of "tiger stripe" that runs diagonal to the darker grain stripes. That tiger stripe is unique to oak, particularly white oak. Most sawmills don't like to cut wood that way even though they can (and do) charge more because they don't get as much wood out of a tree. However, the only way to see those tiger stripes (they actually call them rays, technically) is to cut the wood differently. Old time antiques from 100 years ago or more were made from quarter sawn white oak. Gustav Stickley http://www.webteek.com/search.php?si...eySub=Stickley made his furniture almost exclusively from quarter sawn white oak. I think they get something like 40% less lumber out of a tree when they cut it that way, but the grain is much prettier. I made a dining room table out of that exact same stuff, 1 3/4" thick that I had to custom order from a sawmill. Also, notice when you view the end grain it is all diagonal, instead of horizontal, which you would normally see in a table top. If it was straight sawn it woudln't be as pretty and the end grain would be horizontal.

You got a fantastic deal. I'll bet the wood just for the table top cost at least $300 or so.

Oh, another advantage besides the beauty of quarter sawn wood is that it is much more stable, that is, it doesn't move as much with the seasons that straight sawn wood does, which makes it ideal for furniture. Not that you have to worry about climate change and humidity fluctuations in So. Cal. like the rest of the country does anyway.

Looks great!