Wood

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but it is wood. Can anyone identify this for me please? @pete perhaps.

 

Forgive me Sheal but. That is a very attractive and shapely leg you have. (Smile). Slap on wrist.

Might the wood be....Maple?

 

Looks like an oak to me. Hard to tell though.

 

Haha! I knew I wouldn't get away with that picture without a comment. You may want to withdraw your words @Mike Allen as that leg belongs to my son. He is restoring a table and your suggestion of Maple is a possibility as he lives in America.

 

I thought it was too light in colour for Oak @HarryS but you could be right.

 

It's American light oak then, Sheal
Pete may be the one to ID it for you .

 

Hmm, right now I think it could be anything Harry, so American light oak is also possible. I do know it's not teak so that shortens the list.

 

I thought it was a pepper grinder.

G.

 

It also looks like a lace making bobbin Jack. And I think I have one that looks just like it stored in my loft.

 

Difficult for an exact I D.
Turned timber shows the grain differently.
The grain looks a bit too open to me for maple but the colour is right.
Grain looks similar to walnut but not American black walnut.
I know they use a lot of red oak over there for furniture but colour doesn't look quite right. It could have some kind of tint in the finish.
Really need to cut a bit off and have a sniff

 

Looking again up closer.
Still going for walnut but what we would call English walnut ie Juglans regia as opposed to Juglans nigra.
But just from a photo it's open to debate

 

My vote looking at the grain is for oak - perhaps American white oak?

White Oak | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)

That site is US based and gives information about lots of other oak species used in carpentry - I had no idea there were so many! Looks like a useful resource:
Browse by Common Name | The Wood Database

 

Thanks everyone. It looks like light or white Oak is the favourite at the moment but I think Pete's suggestion of Walnut is a possibility too.