What type of wood is this?

[Magnusson83]

Hello!
I'm clearing out the attic and found some wood that I'm not sure what to do with. Someone guessed it might be teak. Can anyone identify it? Upcycle or not?

 

[Fotografen]

Looks like sauna bench, what is usually there, aspen?

 

[Magnusson83]

Looks like sauna bench, what is it usually made of, aspen?

That seems to match when I google sauna bench, thank you for the help!

 

[Big builder]

What type of tree is this? There have been pests on it, and I have filled those holes with black quick-drying glue (stain + quick-drying glue). So ignore the black holes .

 

[ylven]

It looks like alder but alder doesn't have sapwood.

 

[fribygg]

It looks like alder but alder does not have sapwood.

What do you mean?

 

[ylven]

It looks like it has a bright outer edge. Am I being fooled by the image?

 

[Big builder]

I think the picture is a bit misleading, I don't perceive the edge as lighter. Thanks for the info, I guess it's Al then.

 

[Hep]

A good link when you want to know a little more about different hardwood species. There are certainly more comprehensive sources of information, but it is a good guide: https://www.tracentrum.se/media/1147/fakta_om_lovtra.pdf

 

[sinuslinus]

It looks like alder, but alder doesn't have sapwood.

Alder has a darker heartwood than sapwood.

Always difficult to see from blurry pictures what it is, and it could very well be alder. Is it soft?

Maple has similar grain but you would usually also see the medullary rays as small dots.

 

[Big builder]

Alder has a darker heartwood than sapwood.

Always difficult to tell from blurry pictures what it is, and it could very well be alder. Is it soft?

Maple has similar grain but you would also usually see the medullary rays as small dots.

I find that the wood is easy to work with but still feels quite hard. Hmm, so I would probably not say it's soft.