What is the best type of wood for furniture?
Answers:
pine or redwood
Other answers:
Mahogony
Mahogony
i dont know
oak
mahogany
Cherry.
oak,ash,maple and most hard woods. Pine and particle board are used because they are less expensive.
oak is a strong hard wood
I seem to think oak is good and it looks nice.
Mahogany or oak. Both very strong, beautiful woods.
Whatever you can afford- that will suit your purpose thinking about if it is in a room where it will be touched a lot- moved, etc.
Oak
Depends on the furniture and where you will use it. Hardwoods are tougher and can last generations. Some hardwoods are impervious to water like teak and elm. Some are prone to bugs like death watch beetle in oak. The most prized are walnut, quality mahogany, Cuban particularly, Rosewood, Satinwood, Boxwood, Ebony, Teak; for softwoods Parana Pine is one of the best but European red deal is good too. Horses for courses, one of my favourite tables I made purposely mixing oak, mahogany, and elm for indestructible legs.
It's called timber in the trade not wood and they all have different grains that make them very different to work, from easy to v. difficult.
Beach is what most cheap heavy home upholstered furniture is made of, it's very plain whitish wood w. tiny line pores, cheap, hard to work/heavy duty and not a looker.
Actually any kind of wood, properly treated makes great furniture.
A unique medium for furniture making, which is really off-the-beaten-track, would be driftwood!
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Rameses
any hardwood - it can take more abuse without getting marked up
Almost all hardwoods make good furniture. However some are better for a particular purposes eg. pine is good for cabinets and tables for a rustic look. Teak is good for outdoor furniture but it is expensive. Mahogany produces beautiful stained and polished furniture.
Check your local library for woodworking books and magazines. (Yes, libraries are sometimes better than the Internet).
cheery, maple and birtch
they hold their stain best with minimal "dark" areas
oak is solid but will have lots of knot work, hickory is the same but can act like a zebra during the staining process (does not hold color very well)
It's a person preference, I like oak.