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    Posted 9 years ago

    douga
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    Interested in identifying this chair. age, value, rarity, maker? If anyone knows anything about it, please reply.

    bought at an auction 20 years ago. I believe its oak, that's all I know.

    Thanks.

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Someone jog my memory on the name of the wood with the checks/flashes that's used for the back. We don't use it in the islands so see it once in awhile.
    2. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Looks a lot like Tiger Oak on back rest ? Beautiful old chair !!
    3. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Mani, I have been racking my 2 brain cells trying to remember. Something like beech but don't think that's it. Not an oak though. Hickory or sycamore? I'm just not familiar with N. climate woods. I've even seen military gun stocks made with it.
    4. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Hi bb2 ! I only have one cell left so your ahead of me . I know I saw this type of wood on My Grandmothers chair but where is fhr he knows wood ? Hope all is good with you my friend !! Maybe tiger oak ?
    5. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Mani, I have 2 brain cells left, but they have to alternate. Now for the "good". Kicked Jacky out, had hurricane, whirlwind visit from friend, truck brakes went out while we had 6 days of more rain & storm. Yeah, things are going GREAT! LOL
    6. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Sounds like your a busy guy bb2 lots of excitement !!
    7. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      The back looks like a veneer or 2 pieces put together . I can't make out back of chair clear to see if it is 2 pieces or a veneer .
    8. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 9 years ago
      gggggggggggs bb your becoming a drama queen ..in your old age ...loosen up your depends duddy ......lol
      cant wait for a come back on this.. smiling oh nice chair burle maple ...?

      https://www.google.com/search?q=birds+eye+maple&biw=800&bih=566&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hetfVJzXB9G0yASdmICAAw&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQsAQ
    9. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 9 years ago
      https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+wood+veneers+from+the+north+east&biw=654&bih=428&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Oe5fVMaqBYP0yATg_ICoBg&ved=0CB0QsAQ
    10. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 9 years ago
      http://forestry.about.com/cs/treeid/a/hard_tree_id.htm

      lol
    11. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      Nice looking chair indeed. Oak and Ash are difficult to tell the difference, especially once a finish is applied. Ash was often substituted for Oak and nobody knew the difference. Odd part is that today the Ash pieces command more than oak. This chair looks great until you blow up picture #2. I would bet it has seen a bit of rework but that isn't obvious unless you draw a dividing line and compare both sides. It is certainly a keeper.
    12. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Roy, sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile to respond to you? Don't see the wood grain in your reference & for your 2nd reference, - no furniture I have seen comes with leaves attached.
    13. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Look at my table bb2 and fhr and how I describe wood on it . The edges look like this chair .I just posted it
    14. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 9 years ago
      lol... all my chairs have leaves on them ..lol pine needles too...but you were trying to recall a northern wood,.. thought I throw out something to snap you out of your vapor lock you were in ..oh well...
    15. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      "Vapor lock" is a good description right now!

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