Slat Bench design ID and wood ID (Afromosia?)  

Some of the slats from the top side shots demonstrate some pearlescence as though they're a type of mahogany. Though I doubt the frame is the same wood. And whatever it is, I am pretty sure it's stained as they appear much lighter on the corner.

Either way, to guess a wood variety some better shots of the wood itself all over will be needed. Especially any end-grain shots you can get.

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Also, meant to say it's really really nice. I want it! 😛

Let's see some more close up photos like that one with the screws. I can tell you that it is not walnut, and not afrormosia.

Kyle & Leif - thanks for your responses.

I've attached a few more pics - not sure these are as close as you require - but they are what I have available at the moment. Let me know if they are helpful. If not, I will take a few more pics soon.

Any thought on where it is from and designer?

Thanks again.

I am with Kyle, looks like stained mahogany. Splines are probably something else.

Funny to see mix of slotted and Robertson (Phillips?) style screws. Pre-drill and lubricate those screws when going into tropical hardwoods, boys!

Don't put money on it, but looks like either padauk or purpleheart gone dark brown to me. I'd love to see a freshly-pared spot on one of the bottom battens (or "cleats" as some here are calling them lately). Of course, wood ID's from photos are never definitive.

And, FWIW, that's a "splined miter" joint around here, though that might be wrong, too.

Who in their right mind would stain mahogany?

More photos please.

I know this is a subjective question, but is the bench light, heavy, extremely heavy?

I will also say that this might be a hobbyist piece. The joinery is exotic, but is that of a hobbyist who does not have the tools, jigs, and experience to cut it 100% perfectly. Also, the undersides of the slats show a lot of wobble in the saw that cut them, which suggests that this was not a cabinet saw (which would deliver a glue ready edge), but something more akin to an old craftsman contractor's saw, or even perhaps a circular saw guided along a straightedge.

I guess that's one way to narrow down the possibilities, Leif. With nothing more than a tape measure, a calculator, and a bathroom scale it's a simple matter to get close to an accurate weight/cubic foot.

But it's more fun to guess!

P.S. Good saw, bad blade or other way 'round = poor cut. Even industrial equipment wears out.

True, but I can only think of one commercially produced piece I've ever seen with a cut that rough. So while I absolutely agree that it is possible for a good saw to make a bad cut like that, I think the odds are much higher that a mediocre homeowner type saw made the cut. And when combined with the other factors, I think they reinforce each other to create a more of a picture.

If the poster is interested in getting all bathroom scale and volume scientific with this bench, that would be great. There is one wood species I keep thinking of when I see this, and if it were that, I believe that the OP would not hesitate to characterize the weight of the piece. I was driving at this, but it would be much more helpful to have the actual measured density of the wood.

Thanks again everyone for weighing in. I will collect a few more pics, measurements and general estimation on weight in the coming days. Thanks!

Did you guys double click on the photos and then click "open image in new tab" (or"window" maybe)? They're HUGE photos.

https://www.designaddict.com/cdn/farfuture/WYZwHS8OVUpMlXFCQON474uBWCRGo0...

that's one of them.

Hi again,

Here are some additional close up pics of the wood.

Also - I don't have a scale to weigh pieces this large. That said, I can tell you from picking it up...it is not a light wood. Hit has some weight to it. I believe the pieces/slats are all solid.

Hope this helps.

Thanks!

Weigh yourself on the scale then bug hug the bench and hop on the scale.

It is all solid wood. And based on the chunks of wood loss you have very helpfully show, it is not stained, or very very minimally, because the raw wood is the same color as the finished wood.

Do the legs unscrew? And is the end grain on the tops of the legs cleanly cut, such that it would show up well in a photo?

Yep, I would retract my stain idea having seen that chipped wood.

Just age and the tint of a wood having been finished. If it is stained it'll have been made fairly redundant as the wood looks dark.