What type of wood?

[Robert Cougham]

I'm guessing Doug Fir or Hemlock, am I close?

[Bruce Volden]

I'll say fir as I have an old home loaded with this stuff! Looks identical-hard as a rock, flat and straight.

Bruce

[Jamie Buxton]

I'd guess doug fir with a dark stain on it.

Unstained doug fir is much prettier.

[Jim Rimmer]

Looks like fir to me.

[glenn bradley]

+1 on fir. I'm staring at some right now and it looks like your pic, figure-wise.

[Keith Christopher]

Oh yeah heavily stained fir.

[Rick Fisher]

I use a lot of D-Fir..

It doesnt take a colored stain well, especially the flat grain..

And that is a great example of it.. lol..

[John Coloccia]

LOL....As everyone says, hideously stained doug fir.

[Robert Cougham]

Thanks fellas,

This interior designer lady was so sure it was Alder it got me questioning myself.

Yeah, that's one hell of a stain job. My guess is Minwax special walnut. Any takers?

[John Coloccia]

To be honest, I dig that look for basment den panelling. It's got that manly-playing-poker-women-stay-away-unless-you're-bringing-me-scotch-and-cigars kind of look to it.

[Jamie Buxton]

This interior designer lady was so sure it was Alder it got me questioning myself.

No, that's not even close to alder. Typical interior decorator.