Could someone ID this wood please?

[MellowshipSlinky]

A small (but incredibly heavy) table I bought many years ago.
Just a solid lump of wood.

Love the colours and knots in it and I want to find either cladding in the same wood, or sheet veneer to go on an internal wall.

[Paul Drawmer]

I'm guessing it is Elm.

[Simpo Two]

The lower photo looks more like sycamore to me but whatever, if it's the marbled effect you like I think that's not the wood/grain but spalting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalting

[MellowshipSlinky]

Simpo Two said:

The lower photo looks more like sycamore to me but whatever, if it's the marbled effect you like I think that's not the wood/grain but spalting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalting

Never knew that.
Certainly looks like spalting.

Will be renovating the lounge this year and putting in a log burner but also possibly building a chimney breast.
Quite fancied a sheet (or sheets) of veneer on the breast but want something with a bit of wow about it.

Had thought about reclaimed oak planking of different thicknesses fixed horizontally.

[singlecoil]

My best guess from the photos is Yew.

[Lotobear]

+1 singecoil

[Jambo85]

Beech is another wood prone to spalting and fairly easy to come by.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Are you sure it's not dog wood?

[B17NNS]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Are you sure it's not dog wood?

Hard to tell when it's ruff sawn.

[CrutyRammers]

B17NNS said:

Hard to tell when it's ruff sawn.

[JuniorD]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Are you sure it's not dog wood?

think you're barking up the wrong tree

[ruaricoles]

Must be a fur then?