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  1. #1
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    Question Which wood i have to choose for a base of restored vintage telephone?

    Hello my friends. How are you?
    I restored a antique telephone made with bronze or brass. And now i want to craft a wood base for the phone, but i dont know how is the correct wood that combine with high gloss of polished brass.
    I think in 2 diferents woods, dark and light
    Dark, like mahogany
    Swietenia_macrophylla_wood.jpg

    or light like hard maple
    hard_maple_stair_tread_grain-1.jpg
    Maybe as third option a walnut wood
    american-walnut-wood-500x500.jpg

    For your opinions wich wood combine better with the metal?
    This is the link of my restoration video:

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrxvbqN60mU">

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    Welcome to the forum!

    I like the look of a darker/reddish timber with polished brass.

    Mahogany would be perfect if you have some.
    I would use Aussie red cedar because I have a heap of it.

    Looks good with brass ...

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  3. #3
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    Mahogany would also be more authentic looking. They tended towards fairly plain looking and usually dark wood.
    Regards
    John

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