Old cutting board age and wood help

[jtw1313]

If anyone can help with type of wood and age to this it is appreciated. It looks to me this has some significant age to it. Thanks for the comments and replies as always

 

[bradyboy]

looks like its an old school desk top
brady

 

[Retired Sarge]

looks like its an old school desk top
brady

I agree........Like this one!

 

[jtw1313]

I thought the same thing at first as well but I believe to many knife cuts.....both sides

 

[Retired Sarge]

I thought the same thing at first as well but I believe to many knife cuts.....both sides

Kids tear things up (I know I was one of those destructive kids), besides it could have been re-purposed later in life.

 

[jtw1313]

Mounting holes not there either just one for hanging and no other signs of attachment

 

[jtw1313]

And I have kids that one little hole for mounting isn’t going to last as old as this thing looks lol

 

[Retired Sarge]

Mud flap for an old horse drawn wagon........Sorry it has the same shape of mud flaps on cars/trucks today.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Everyone who replied pretty much covered what I was thinking! Good luck finding out about it.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I wouldn't understand why a cutting board would have a countersunk screw hole, So I don't believe it is a cutting board and I believe it is oak of some type.It doesn't look oiled looks stained and a cutting board would be oiled.

 

[jtw1313]

Thanks guys it has a waxy greasy feel to it

 

[Anduril]

I agree (desk).
Why else would it have a countersunk screw hole?

Although unless it was a folding desk (and even then?), I do wonder why there are not more attachment points visible.

 

[jtw1313]

Would it be countersunk on both sides

 

[PetesPockets55]

Mounting holes not there either just one for hanging and no other signs of attachment

I agree since it would need more mounting holes to stabilize it. It's fairly wide but countersunk holes on both sides make me think more modern (early 1900's?) since we have a family one ca. 1800 with an untapered hole. Ours is from Maine and very utilitarian. I'm thinking the countersunk holes on both sides was to reduce chaffing if someone decided to hang it up with string.

I'm thinking this is probably a breadboard.
I don't see the type of grain to make me think oak.
Generally, these are made of maple, which is denser and holds up better. Maple has a pretty tight grain that is not spread out. But I see some wider grain on the bottom right of image #1 that makes me think this is pine. Maybe maple if it's fairly heavy or pine if lighter?

 

[vhs07]

Thanks guys it has a waxy greasy feel to it

Maybe due to all the chewing gum and boogers that were left there.