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Under the heading of I'd rather ask a dumb question than make a dumb and expensive mistake. What kind of wood is this? I want to use the same species for the front sides and top as this drawer front... Thanks
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It looks like pine. See if you can mark it with your fingernail. Pine is very soft.
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I agree looks like pine If you are going to stain it you need to use a conditioner on the wood first , pine will botch. It does not take stain well
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White pine
Thank you all for your reply(s). I had it made up in my mind that it was White Oak because it was the only wood in an old expensive Basset/Broyhill Bedroom set I am repurposing. I even said to myself that it had knots in it like pine. Again thank you. It's a lot easier finding white pine locally than it is whit oak.
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Here is a link to a hardwood store near me gives you a view
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It looks like pine. See if you can mark it with your fingernail. Pine is very soft.
Pine is not always soft, it can be very hard. I have a carving mallet I made from pine, it definitely is not soft, altho not as hard as some pine I have seen.
Pine is not always soft, it can be very hard. I have a carving mallet I made from pine, it definitely is not soft, altho not as hard as some pine I have seen.
Remodeled part of a 100 year old house and some of those fat lighter pine 2x4's were harder than stone.
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