posted on October 27, 2009 07:11:01 AM new
I have a vintage hat stand to sell, but I don't know what the wood is. I see on eBay that a lot are made of cherry, but I think that is a darker wood than mine. Any ideas?
posted on October 27, 2009 05:20:35 PM new
My original thought was teak. When we lived in England we had a lot of teak furniture, and it did look similar. My thought was that this hat stand was probably a local craftmans work, and more likely to use local woods.
posted on October 29, 2009 12:18:51 PM new
any indication where it was made? that often helps. most american items are not teak. walnut is the preferred wood over teak in the usa. in oregon i also see alot of myrtlewood used, particularly for smaller items.
i would guess it is walnut, except it doesn't show alot of grain like good walnut would. it could be a lessor common wood like cherry, pecan, even maple that has been stained dark.
this appears to be spun on the top and base. is there more grain on the stem?
posted on October 29, 2009 01:19:53 PM new
I am pretty sure it was made in Canada, so could well be maple. I know it is very old, it belonged to the father a friend in her late 80's, plus they are really not used these days anyway. The stem appears to be hand turned, it has ridges. I think walnut or maple.
