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   _mj_ | Jun 29, 2020 10:18pm | #1

   Unlikely to be plywood at that scale and grain orientation. Looks like a rollcut veneer applied to a substrate..possibly plywood I suppose which makes the whole thing plywood in the end.

   It has a cherry feel to it, but could be many things after staining etc.

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   user-93424 | Jun 30, 2020 07:53am | #2

   Looks like plastic laminate to me.

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   john_c2 | Jun 30, 2020 10:33am | #3

   I'd bet on plastic also. But it's a piece of plastic with a picture of cherry on it.

   I understand why places like fast food restaurants use plastic laminate. Its the perfect material for that setting. But when it is designed, they take a picture of a tabletop made of real boards.

   What I don't understand is, why do they take a picture of mediocre, or even crappy boards? Why take a picture of a top glued up from a bunch of 2, 3, and 4 inch wide lumber? Why not make a top with a gorgeous 20 inch wide piece of curly cherry, or crotch mahogany, and then take a picture of that?

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   DRBWWing | Jun 30, 2020 10:42am | #4

   Its cherry. The question is whether it is plywood or laminate.

   A quick look see underneath will answer that.

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   GW52 | Jun 30, 2020 11:00am | #5

   Looks like cherry to me but do not know if it is wood, could be a plastic laminate.

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   Jkatzowitz | Jun 30, 2020 01:04pm | #6

   The lights reflecting on the top surface certainly make it look like plastic laminate.

   I wonder why the grain patterns don't align where the table top sections meet? If this was a custom made wood top you'd think the builders would have made sure the grain pattern was continuous.

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   JEarch | Jun 30, 2020 08:32pm | #7

   I’m pretty sure it is plastic laminate. If you look carefully you can see the exact same cathedral pattern (spun 180 degrees) repeated on the next section of the table top.

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   Jkatzowitz | Jun 30, 2020 10:27pm | #8

   Wow, good catch JEarch! I looked for a repeating pattern but never found it.