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Comment by AGP # on January 18, 2017 at 11:24am

I agree David Bowes, I knew a few Freckled Patterned Beeches in my younger days :-)  

Comment by David Bowes on January 17, 2017 at 11:47am

I would say its beech; it normally has that freckled pattern.

Comment by AGP # on January 17, 2017 at 9:04am

"Thanks Jerry Jordan & Uncle John", Yep!, I think I'm happy to call it "Son of a Beech" ;-)

Comment by Uncle John on January 17, 2017 at 2:39am

It looks a lot like oak, but kind of not quite.  Son of a beech.

Comment by Jerry Jordan on January 17, 2017 at 1:26am

OK.,,i got real curious and did some investigation.,,.I'm much more familiar with Oaks, and I don't know much about Beech, as you can only get it at the lumber yard around here.,.,but after digging around a bit, I have to agree.,.,"That is Beech wood" .,.,.,now I will know what I'm looking at next time.,., a lot of old piano's around here on the east coast of the USA used Chestnut wood before the blight took it all away.,.,.,cheers.,.,