Another angle below. Very dinged up and the end and legs were missing, but seemed like to much hardwood to pass to.

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      Upvoted. Another indication that it’s pine would be its softness. Can your fingernail put a dent in it? Are there dents on the top from everyday use?

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        But note that treatment and age can cause the pine to become harder. So even if it doesn’t dent easily with a fingernail, I would still think it’s pine.

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          Yeah, I can pretty easily scratch it with my fingernail, which seems the same as a 2x4 scrap and much softer than some oak and maple scraps I have around.

          Also looking more closely at the bigger scratches and screw holes I see lighter wood visible, I was a bit fooled by the stain on the bottom.

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    Another vote for pine.

    If it is so heavy that when you try to move it, it makes you say “shit i didn’t expect it to be this heavy”, then it might not be pine.

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      It was super heavy. But I have a hard time judging whether it’s heavier than a similar bulk of 2x4s.

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    I’m almost certain this is pine, the grain lines are very spaced apart, suggesting it was grown very rapidly too, so probably not a very old table.

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    Another vote for pine. That said, I think that pine gets a bit of a bad rap. Other than its softness, it’s a fine wood to use. I have pallet and firewood laminated desk that has it’s fair share of pine in it and the pine strips are not any worse for wear than anything else.

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    I think I’m leaning toward pine as well. You could cut into it and smell, I imagine most people now the scent of pine since it’s a popular air freshener/household cleaner scent for some reason (I’m from a pine forest, pine doesn’t smell ‘clean’ to me.)