Can you build real furniture with softwood?

Hardwoods are great, but you can build strong and beautiful furniture with inexpensive softwoods.
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[@mikecurtin9831]

Sitka spruce has the highest strength/weight ratio of any wood in the world. This is why it's popular for making the sound board of stringed instruments and why it's the first choice of most wooden airplanes. What's best for a given application depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Thumbs up to crush a troll. There's a story Air Force pilots like to tell about a fighter pilot flying escort for a cargo pilot. They were flying in formation and the fighter pilot kept bragging over the radio about all the things he could do in his airplane that the cargo pilot couldn't in his. After a while, the cargo pilot got tired of this and told the fighter pilot he was going to do something in his plane that the fighter pilot couldn't. They flew along straight and level, and after waiting for about 5 minutes, the fighter pilot said, "When are you going to do it?" The cargo pilot said, "I just did. I went in the back and went to the bathroom, then got a cup of coffee." Like I said, depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

[@rolfbjorn9937]

That's a great one.

[@RickRubinesque]

It's hilarious when Americans say 'ONE HUNDRED YEARS' like it's a long time ago for a house to be built 😆

[@rolfbjorn9937]

I wouldn't want a cold moist monolithic building made of stone and bricks that can't be remodeled or renovated or be livable in a real winter.

[@GlueTubber]

you can build it, but will it last?

[@bsdnfraje]

I have several pieces of 150+yo pine furniture. Armoires, tables, chairs, etc.

[@craigmckinney2219]

35 years ago or so I made a pine chest of drawers for my daughter. My granddaughter is 19 and still uses it. It looks great too.

[@namAehT]

I have a toy/blanket chest made from yellow pine that my grandpa made about 20 years ago. Still in pretty good shape and still smells like pine.

[@ahikernamedgq]

For knots: with Japanese woodworking (with hand tools), you can lightly spray them with water, give it a little time to soak in (like 5-10 minutes) and then plane over them without them tearing out. It actually works fairly well. Just wipe off your plane and make sure it's dry when you're done.

[@satibel]

and if it tears out anyway, ca glue or regular wood glue does the trick.

[@RexKrueger]

Pro-tip! The Japanese are masters of softwood.

[@sonnysingh4028]

Rex Krueger “masters of softwood” 😉 😜😜

[@zackfishle1009]

Can I give two thumbs up?

[@mikecurtin9831]

@@zackfishle1009 Wouldn't that be nice if you could? It would certainly be warranted here.

[@censusgary]

You can make strong furniture from bamboo, which technically is not even wood (it’s the stems of giant grass).

[@RexKrueger]

My grandmother used to grow it. We used to have tons.

[@kcjones679]

A 2 x 10 is dryer, and contains more straight grain than most 2 x 4's, if you want to avoid twist and warp in your pieces.

[@censusgary]

My house is only 80 years old, but it is framed with softwood, too. The house has been through half a dozen hurricanes, and hasn’t budged. Softwood is not necessarily weak. The terms “softwood” and “hardwood” can be misleading, because some “softwoods” are harder than some “hardwoods.” For example, balsa, which is probably the softest wood in commercial use, is technically a hardwood. Any wood from a coniferous tree is classified as “softwood,” and any wood from a deciduous tree is classified as a “hardwood,” regardless of the actual hardness (or strength) of the wood itself.

[@RobMacKendrick]

"I get it, you're sceptical." Not if Rex says so, I'm not.

[@ramingr]

This is a great approach for people who, like me, have access to almost only soft woods. Kudos and thanks!

[@sobertillnoon]

Okay. I googled 2x4 chair. And aside from the Adirondacks … you're right. That was a bunch of ugly chairs.

[@matthewcarpenter4716]

LOVE THE WALL ART ON YOU BACKDROP! (9:57)

[@RexKrueger]

Like so many of us, i have a kid.

[@Kikilang60]

Often, it seems like wood working is this singular skill, that once you know, you know it all. Not only is there always more to learn, there is room to innovate. The simple truth is, if you make something that looks great, and doesn't fall apart, does it matter what it's made of? I've bleached a lot of wood in my day, and people ask, "What is that?" I would say, "I'm not sure, I just found it." which was sort of the truth.

[@durstloscher2362]

"A good woodworker doesnt make good looking furniture but invisible mistakes" Someone-

[@pyotr576]

I have made several "presentation boxes" about six by four. When asked what I used, I would says that it was Imported "Paiyeeh", spelled P-a-l-l-e-t. Some of it is hardwood, some of it is softwood, and some of it is really just firewood.

[@AronFigaro]

I've built plenty of good furniture out of pine. Would I call it "great" furniture? Nah. Still got stuff that looks new 30 years in though, so I'm sure it'll last.

[@joshwalker5605]

my primary objection to doug fir is how spongy it tends to be when it comes to joinery. If you can find a close-grained tubafour then definitely grab it, but cutting dovetails or square m&t joints in fast-grown construction lumber is a recipe for heartache.

[@rolfbjorn9937]

The flex sounds like a bonus to me, I can imagine how to use it advantageously. Make a joint too tight with some stiff hardwood and you'll crack it. Screw it a extra turn it cracks too. I have some gorgeous ( as in potential, not condition) slabs of maple/birch from old tables (~50+ years old) that I don't dare work with until I become a freaking magician.

[@joshwalker5605]

@@rolfbjorn9937 the flex is fine, it's the sponginess. You have to have INCREDIBLY sharp hand tools to make a crisp edge in fir. Like yeah you can just cut some vaguely dovetail shaped pins and tails and mash it together with brute force but it will look like trash. There's a wide selection of wood in between kitchen-sponge soft fir and rock hard maple. Cherry is great. Poplar is still a little soft but its better than fir. Ash and alder are also nice.

[@joshwalker5605]

heck even nicer pine is fine. I hate the knots but if you can find a clear board it's great and still has some of the flex you're looking for.

[@peregrine1970]

I love pine. I am just finishing up a rollaround cart for my lathe, miter saw, and scroll saw. One thing that I learned again for the umpteenth time is; Remember, tighter grain is generally better, denser, and stronger.

[@mokshavortice]

I’ve been to big box stores and they make their expensive furniture for thousands of dollars out of mdf and veneer. Of course you can make nice furniture out of pine as long as you don’t poke it with knives or jump on it will be fine.

[@ragnkja]

mokshavortice Jumping on it will probably be fine, as long as you aren’t wearing very hard-soled footwear.

[@asyourgm]

I haven't done a lot of furniture, but I've done a table frame and legs out of pine and saved enough in my budget for an oak top. I just paint the pine so it doesn't have mismatched grain with the stained oak.

[@raydeftereos]

Great Episode, love the fact that you're making the hobby more accessible, not more elitist!

[@tonyhawk1948]

This video has given me the validation to make furniture with pine. The thing is, here in Honduras, ppl didn't think that hardwoods were gonna ran out someday so now we only have pine (I think it's illegal to use other types of wood, at some point we had cedar, rose wood and we still have beautiful mahogany but it is kind of unethical to use it) thanks again Rex, you are truly the best.

[@RexKrueger]

Thanks so much for saying so!

[@TheGunslayer12]

Hey Rex, how many times did your projects come out horribly or outright fail when you first started out woodworking? I'm extremely new to it and every project I've tried to do has failed pretty badly. It kinda crushes my confidence to keep going when all the tools and materials are pretty pricey.

[@SweSuf]

I have a similar experience. A good approach is to take on projects where mistakes may not be so devastating. My last little project was to make new drawers for a smallish, 30 year old Ikea cabinet in my garage/workshop. They're not perfect, it doesn't matter, and I got experience for future drawer building where it might matter. But foremost: Keep On Trying!

[@scottroy6195]

Start on easier projects perhaps and with exact plans you can follow. That's were I'm at right now and so far so good.

[@brainwashingdetergent4322]

The 70 year old windows in my house are made from Ponderosa Pine, and we have a 140° temperature swing from summer to winter, and they are holding up pretty well.

[@MichaelCampbell01]

For y'all in the south (I'm one), I've found the 2x6's, 8's, and above in the Big Box stores are very often, if not always, Southern Yellow Pine. My benchtop is made from them.

[@tae7965]

Rex.. i have been using pine for most all of my furniture for years thank you for the validation

[@jameshuggins4300]

I can build damn near anything out of plywood and 2x4s! It ain't always pretty but it works!

[@williamclark9743]

I just found your channel and am a new and instant subscriber. AWESOME videos and content. I'm not sure how I didn't find you sooner. I sold 3 different wood shops (equipment and all) in order to be able to move (once when I was active duty in the military). Because of your videos and inspiration, you just saved me money on buying a bunch of the same tools I had before to starting over with the minimum and doing woodworking like I've never done before.

[@dutchmcoven7292]

You are an inspiration man, thanks for your good work. Unfortunately in NewZealand here,we aren't blessed with lots of timber species. If you want to build something , you better like Pine. Cheers.

[@RexKrueger]

I'm quite fond of that New Zealand Pine. Very clear.

[@cthootie]

Many years ago we use to make airplanes out of softwoods Sitka and Douglas. Didn't stop until the 1960's. Good channel many thanks

[@Raytenecks]

I watched a video yesterday of another woodworker testing the strength of his glue (no screws or dowels, etc) with MDF. The "side table" he made ended up standing up rather well to his body weight, and it was eventually the MDF that broke, not the glue. My point is that he inadvertently tested the wood instead of the glue, and it held up rather well for something that you wouldn't really expect to. Thanks for this video, and others. Your videos really help put things in perspective.

[@porteal8986]

the greatest advantage of softwoods is their great strength/weight ratio. This is why they are preferred for structures and for instrument soundboards(where spruce is usually considered the best)

[@ssquared8076]

Pines are great woods to work with and a lot of classic country/farmhouse furniture was made from pine/soft wood. Granted virgin growth softwoods were much tighter grained then the common tree framed soft woods today. Softwoods can also be a bit finicky to finish as they don't tend to stain well but they love oils and shellacs. While its super time consuming French polished pine looks amazing on the right piece.

[@vulcanville]

Interesting about the 2x10s, I'll have to check that out. I do intend to go to the local lumber yard and get select grade 2x dimensional lumber for drying indoors. Unlike hardwood, softwoods are sold green and are considered a perishable product. So they need reasonably good drying conditions. In our area, softwood dimensional lumber is hemlock and balsam. Spruce is sold as plywood and Fir and Doug Fir are specialty products for large beams and post-and-beam construction. Pine is sold like hardwood and the cost is similar. I still do use softwood, but I think in terms of a year indoors for drying. Once dry and milled, it has great structural properties. It maintains its shape and won't be case hardened. But the surfaces are soft and don't finish very well, but there are still lots of great uses.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

The softness of the surface CAN actually be a net benefit, though. Working on "period pieces" for pre-code houses and decoration, the softer surface takes "distressed aging" easier for quicker turn out... and it "shows age" as it's being handled. ;o)

[@jdchathuranga]

You can paste Sri Lanka's flag on your wall of flags. Im from Sri Lanka.

[@WilliamWallace14051]

Dude, why are you dis'n LEGO?

[@RexKrueger]

I love Lego...just not to sit on.

[@brucemezei1129]

Pine is my favorite wood for workworking, but biggest disadvantage can scratch and dent far easier than hardwoods. I finish my pine porjects with many many coats of polyurethane.I like the rustic look of knots and interesting grain patterns with looks great in my lake house.

[@timhyatt9185]

it's worth noting the orientation of the grain also has an impact on the degree of deflection a piece of wood can both withstand and accomodate. Flatsaw wood, will have more deflection that quarter sawn,.....it's not a flaw or anything it's just the nature of wood and pretty much holds true for most woods. it's part of why certain cuts were used in certain places on furniture, reflecting the "normal" stresses that portion would encounter..

[@tankbiggie4249]

Agent 47 is a woodworker? You learn something new everyday.

[@tankbiggie4249]

Sorry if I came in rude I'm Canadian🇨🇦

[@louisvictor3473]

Everyone needs a hobby, and there is always an extra demand for large war drobes a grown man can fit into in his area.

[@tankbiggie4249]

@_ David _ lol

[@darrylponton]

Hi I’m a fellow KZbinr and I have lots of Douglas fir but I need a good project idea. Feedback please

[@sammorgan31]

Sitting at a pine desk now. Used to work at a reclaimed wood place who'd saw 14" wide pine flooring out of old bridge and barn beams. Made dining room tables and such out of it too. Softwood can work just fine, especially if you like furniture that gathers "character" and "memories" as it ages.

[@paulmandel]

Went and picked up some 2x4's from Home Depot (on the west coast). They were listed as SPF on the website and "whitewood" on the in-store tag, but the grade stamps on the lumber itself were all over the place (even on adjacent racks-looked like several different shipments combined under the "whitewood" label). I dug through the grade stamps to find some hem/fir and tested the relative hardnesses with my fingernail to find some that felt pretty good. Anyway, moral of the story is the grade stamps on the lumber are the ultimate source of truth and grade stamp reading guides (like solutions.dunnlumber.com/projects/how-to-read-a-lumber-grade-stamp) are your friend!

[@suburiboy]

Paul Mandel the advantage with SYP (I’m in North Carolina) is that it is bright yellow, and has a slightly sticky feel. Fairly easy to identify when it’s sitting next to a rack of whitewood. But yeah, the stamp is where to look if you are unsure about if it’s KD or what species group it is.

[@paulmandel]

Jacob Mccann oh for sure! Just can't find any box stores that stock SYP within 50 miles of me :'-(

[@nicoeckerstorfer5893]

Rex i just recognised that you dont have an Austrian flag on your wall please change that! (just a joke would be nice if you took it on there) i really enjoy your content and your channel thank you for this nice videos.

[@ejd53]

My grandfather was born in Scotland and apprenticed as a yacht joiner in Napier and Miller shipyard just outside of Glasgow over 100 years ago. He spent his life doing fine woodwork and almost all of the furniture he made for the family was from softwood (pine, generally) and all of it was elegant and beautiful (easier to carve complex curves in softwood). My siblings and children have many pieces that have been around for at least 50 years and are still going strong. Softwood makes great furniture.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

dunno what you talkin' bout willis! them 2x4 chairs are AWESOME! LOL!

[@scottroy6195]

I goggled, there were actually a few I liked. Dear lord do I have terrible taste?

[@alejandrocantu4652]

You can use pine for Windsor chair seats. I'm just not a fan of using current costruction grade lumber. But it you can some Douglass fir from a house built in the 60's or earlier use, because it has tight growth ring per inch, than you currently find at the box store.

[@khattiseitap3367]

Applying the term Softwood to Douglas Fir is something of an oxymoron.

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

Wood Database man. I'm not a woodworker I have nothing to do with wood but i have spent MANY HOURS OF MY LIFE GOING ACROSS THE STATISTICS OF MANY TYPES OF WOOD

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

Wood snobs need not apply (not politically correct but I couldn't resist). Good exposition about soft & hardwoods. Thanks Rex. -Mike

[@metalfoot]

Just subscribed

[@Some1special]

I wouldn't make anything like cabinets with pine though. It warps way too much over time and is a pain to remodel in the future.

[@noisepuppet]

Those Acme anvils are useful if you need to turn a pesky coyote into an accordion.

[@evashiker12]

Soft woods make your house and they’ve been standing for decades! Love your work Rex keep it up

[@andrietsa]

Small nuts, big nuts, these nuts... Rex, once again great content on soo many levels ;)

[@TheHandToolery]

Nice looking stool! I think that line can also be great to use because you don’t feel bad painting it. I made some great side tables and even a desk out of pine, and they look great painted. Thanks for another solid vid!

[@fundifferent1]

Yeah...but the problem with soft woods is warping...

[@Rainaman-]

The title confused me as most furnature here in the Northern EU is made out of pine lol.

[@RexKrueger]

More Americans need to know that!

[@Rainaman-]

@@RexKrueger indeed! Spread the gospel, Rex!

[@ragnkja]

The kitchen table I grew up with (a simple trestle table) was made of pine. It had some dents, and needed to be oiled once in a while, but it was sturdy enough, with a top that was perhaps 3 or 4 cm thick, and a similarly thick beam connecting 10 cm thick legs.

[@erikgranqvist3680]

You know, here in Sweden they have used pine and spruce for centuries when making funiture. You will not make the exactly same thing as with fancy hardwood - but it works just fine.

[@martinparmer]

I love what you're doing here Rex. As I learn wood working, I tend to use both power and hand tools but learning from your videos helps in both approaches. As I spend time in my shop, I strive for skill, and although my skill is in it's beginning stage, I think back to the old wood workers who developed the craft and hope to even approach their level. Your site helps me do this in a sensible, practicable way. Thanks!

[@RexKrueger]

Remember to take it easy on yourself; we're all learning.

[@bumstudios8817]

Yes balsa is best they should build bridges and hopes and dreams out of it

[@evanbarnes9984]

Balsa is a hardwood. It's deciduous.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Sort of like yew is a softwood. "Hard" and "soft" are random terms in wood science.

[@censusgary]

They aren’t random, but they don’t mean what newcomers to the art think they mean.

[@bumstudios8817]

@@evanbarnes9984 i miss read that as salsa is a hardwood it is delicious

[@censusgary]

Also true. No, wait ...

[@imranh5395]

Absolutely right, Rex. Pine is certainly underrated! I think pine is beautiful. That's fortunate because, here, in London, it's extremely expensive to buy any other wood! (That's London, England, U.K.)

[@superiorbeing95]

2x4 cantilevered chair is like a wooden Barcelona chair, looks awesome.

[@tootall5559]

I used to work in the lumber department of Lowes. Sometimes there would be some yellow pine come in that was friggin beautiful. It had really nice grain and a nice deep yellow color. Not all of them are like that, but with some luck and time spent looking, you can get some very good looking wood at your big box store. Furniture doesn't have to be solid wood either. My uncle had a rocking chair made out of a sheet of plywood. The design was ingenious, I think it used only one sheet.

[@RexKrueger]

I bet that was very clever!

[@tootall5559]

@@RexKrueger needed strips of real wood on the rockers tho, too much wear otherwise. I did that for him. He would rock in it for hours and hours.

[@stephenemerson9890]

Enjoyed the video. Great point on selecting the wood grain. A tree does not know a lot, but it does know how tall it is and it lays down longer and stronger fibers the farther from the pith it occurs.

[@cjoe5977]

Fun fact balsa is a hardwood

[@Project_Bronze_114]

Great video Rex! I completely agree with you on this topic. Pine is one of my favorite woods to work with because of all the qualities you mentioned! I built my end tables from it, and I also built my office desk out of it. And more recently, I rebuilt my wife’s closet using pine! It’s probably the most underrated wood on the market in my opinion.

[@trentonoberding5882]

If anyone has used cottonwood thats a underappreciated wood thats stronger and tougher than most pine even and although botanically its a hardwood its cheap like a soft wood at least here in western Colorado most people give it away as firewood

[@censusgary]

Cottonwood, in my opinion, does not make first-rate firewood (it sparks and pops a lot). But it’s good for carving. I’ve seen some nice art made of cottonwood.

[@silverbackag9790]

It’s basically poplar. Same genus. So everything from drawer backs and sides to timber framing and log cabins.

[@roberthibberd5362]

Hardness =/= strength. Pine was often used for shafts and axles in early mills and line shaft shops, despite thousands of acres of oak and chestnut available. Old growth wood, that is diffuse porous, is very tough and resilient. Old growth deciduous woods, like red oak and white ash, have a larger concentration of voids (pores) for any given cubic foot.

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

everything i make is made out "2x4" even though that name IS A LIE!!! but anyways i use it because it's so cheap compared to other wood. Only down side is you have more work to put into the wood.

[@JanXXVI]

Here in Norway where i live, it's hard to get anything but Pine and fir, lots of forest here tho, but there arnt many hobby woodworkers i guess.. I was able to aquire Birch for my Ruobo bench, at a local sawmill, that birch has since been sold out, and they dont usually mill it, they say that the problem with Birch in Norway is that it's not very straight. About 18 years ago when i was studying woodworking, we did buy hardwood from a local sawmill, that mill no longer produce or sells it. I feel like everything today is just made for the average person who only uses pine and Fir for building decks or changing boards on their house, it's like old fine crafts has almost died out. Now it's not impossible to get hold of hardwood, but it's so incredibly expensive, you can buy expensive furniture for the price you would pay for the hardwood, except Birch. And that is probably down to that it's not massed produced, or it's only massed produced for furniture companies and stair companies. Oh i wish i had a small farm with a forest of hardwoods. I do envy you americans who can get it so easily, and probably for much less money.

[@philipripper1522]

someone is bad at darts!

[@bradsopic1586]

Doug Fir and southern yellow pine are both awesome to work with, especially if you get straight grain. Actually any straight grain pine is great to work with and looks good finished too. And, like you said you can't beat the price as long as you are willing to sort through stacks

[@LassetUnsSpielen]

In my opinion the most annoying thing about pine is the grain rings. They often deflect my handsaws without me noticing.

[@timflanigan8586]

Typed in 2x....and 2x4 chair was at the top of the suggested entries..... way to go!

[@metalic1990]

Come to Poland. Most of the actual wooden furniture is made of softwood. Of course if you find somebody who is rich enough to buy more than one table. Oak or Beech? Too expensive here. Common is to see furniture made of particle boards and mdf... still not very cheap here. I'm really envious how easy live you guys have in US.

[@mralabbad7]

I mostly have whitewood around😂 We live in a desert and all the wood is imported from overseas I can get some other types but they're hard to find and a little rough on my wallet Granted, i have no clue how much wood costs naturally so maybe i'm wrong I got this 8ft 3by4 beach that cost 13.3$ Is that reasonable?😂

[@ddsworkshop4371]

I was just at a hardwood store the other day picking up some basswood and realized how EXPENSIVE hardwood is. My woodworking skills are so paltry I'd be scared to mess up any other wood. The basswood is for carving, not good for much else. But this is great! Pine and fir are everywhere and cheap. And I do need a shop stool to sit on while carving!

[@scottroy6195]

Yeah seeing the prices of the "good stuff" is painful

[@censusgary]

Basswood is another “hardwood” (because it comes from a flowering, broadleafed tree) that is softer than most “softwoods.” Those terms can be misleading.

[@avancalledrupert5130]

I've never considered soft wood weak just not rot resistant. But then I build timber frames for a living. I've remodeled enough 300 year old houses to know it takes just as much to break it. I mean have you never been inside a castle. Go outside the lords quarters it's all just caladonian pine . Most Tudor houses are only oak on external walls. Interior stud is usually caledonian pine once you smash the wattle and dorb out. But I'm tight anything I build I just smash up some pallets with a hatchet. Find the best bits run em through the resizer . I ain't paying for wood under 2 meters never gonna happen .

[@patjackson1657]

I need a bench that I can stand at to plane, pound, etc. but my limited space means that I have to stand to perform delicate time consuming tasks. Your stool will be a cost effective solution to sore feet! I just cleaned up some salvaged spruce lumber to make one! Thanks for the confirmation!

[@MeepChangeling]

It has always mystified me that people think construction lumber can't make functional furniture. Do these people's brains just shut off when they are not woodworking? If a bed made from pine would be too weak and collapse what magic do they think lets pine hold up their 12 ton roof?

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

how much does an editor cost for youtube videos? =0

[@RexKrueger]

I pay a....reasonable rate.

[@stephenbeck5993]

There is a common misconception that hardness and strength are the same. In fact they are quite different properties of a material and many materials are very hard, but low strength or vice versa.

[@adamfikriduha]

2 x 4 chair? Only heard that just now and when i googled it right away as instructed I didn't know chair can be that ugly

[@kshatriya1414]

You could be executed for chopping down Oak trees in my country in the 16th century, We still had Beech and Elm but the rest are soft woods so i’d imagine that a lot of furniture in my country that was created in the 16th century was made from soft wood... Don’t know why i wrote this, It just popped into my head, Nice video :)

[@ragnkja]

Darth Plagueis Oak forests were carefully managed, because of their value in ship building, so if you cut down an oak that was supposed to grow big and tall too early, that was a heavy loss, and might even be considered treason because of how important they were to navies.

[@kshatriya1414]

Nillie Yup!. It took around 2000 oak trees to build a good ship :D

[@ragnkja]

@@ccox7198 If it’s nice straight growth, I am sure there’s at least one company who build traditional wooden ships, and for such use your old oaks may be perfect.

[@johnhayes6414]

Can you please please teach cross grain construction furniture builds. Methods for correction of this?

[@mrsock3380]

Hardwood doesn't have to be deciduous, and doesn't always mean it's harder than than a softwood, balsa being one of the softest wood you can buy and it's a hardwood, all hardwood means is that it flowers.

[@borjesvensson8661]

Basically all old furniture here in scandinavia have at least some parts from pine and many high end pieces that look like hardwood are actually veneer

[@kevinbreslin5718]

Instructions unclear. Now have some nice furniture but house missing wall.

[@Smithpvp]

really cool style and all, i just dont get it with the hand powered Drill. there are also some nice very inexpensive things to modern technology

[@matthewsnowdon8530]

Unfortunately i live in one of the worst areas for wood just about all i can get is pine wood is very expensive im in the uk

[@MCsCreations]

Really interesting! 😃 All I have here is Garapeira, that is pretty hard... 😬 (But great for cutting boards!) I'm going to try to get some soft wood! 😃

[@cuebj]

Of course, as vid shows. And hardwoods are not necessarily hard, eg balsa!

[@kylejohnson4662]

In the mountain west, there is a fair amount of old furniture made from pine, aspen, and fir then have oak grain pattern hand painted on.

[@richardcurtis3956]

um, white wood at the big box store consist of Douglas fir and spruce.

[@matthewtrier4607]

“It’s not done yet” My inner freak “looks alright to me”

[@christophertaylor1995]

I made a set of bunk beds with pine. It took 20 2x6s.

[@abstracttechnician2750]

My dad made a set of bunkbeds out of 2x4s when his second or third daughter was born. My sister is using them over 20 years later

[@TomBuskey]

Lots of shaker furniture was pine.

[@RexKrueger]

And the Shakers were no joke!

[@billdodson207]

could be your best video yet-- very exciting idea, the stool

[@davidvavra9113]

Jeepers, plenty of boats are planked with cedar and plenty with pine too.

[@JukeboxJake]

Its important to remember that most of the s4s 1x wood at lowes/homedepot is Whitewood. Garbage

[@rolfbjorn9937]

Your garbage is my goldmine then. I invest a couple hours per year selecting the best boards with the least amount of defects. Sometimes I get pieces that are worthy of clear coating them right on the spot at the lumberyard. My location in Canada might influence positively the type of wood I get, because I've never seen pure whitewood anywhere.

[@nemo227]

This reminds me of the time back in 1947. We were in a rented house without table & chairs in the kitchen. My dad brought home some Douglas fir and that evening he built a kitchen table and chairs for our family. He had only hand tools in 1947. Yes, he was a carpenter.