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sunshine asked:
I’m going to build a coffee table that will be stained a dark color. What is the best choice if I’m trying to save money and and hoping to stick with solid wood? I’d like to spend about 40 dollars or less on the wood portion for on a 30″ by 30″ table of a normal height. Is this realistic? Thanks for any suggestions!
Brittany
I’m going to build a coffee table that will be stained a dark color. What is the best choice if I’m trying to save money and and hoping to stick with solid wood? I’d like to spend about 40 dollars or less on the wood portion for on a 30″ by 30″ table of a normal height. Is this realistic? Thanks for any suggestions!
Brittany
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9 Responses to “Best afforadable wood choice for building a coffee table?”
The problem is its soft wood with 40 bucks you might be able to match.
“Select” white pine
The base wood nor the hardest wood for veneered pieces oak cherry could be in your 40 range if you can get some interesting variations in your 40 range if you.
pine or cedar
I would build it out of red oak, stronger than pine or poplar,take stains well, hard to dent
I buy wood for furniture projects all the time. I don’t want to rain on your parade but you are going to be hard pressed to buy enough good wood of any variety for $40 to make a coffee table.
A half sheet of 3/4″ plywood veneered in oak, birch, maple or other decorative wood is going to cost that much. A cheap set of pre-made legs will probably wipe out $40.
save up a little more and use oak or cherry…draw it up and figure out how many board feet you need…
For very little money kentucky coffee tree soft maple sycamore ash etc red oak is also have specials on you can often get less popular less known woods for very little money kentucky coffee.
For very little money kentucky coffee tree soft maple sycamore ash etc red oak is also have specials on you can often get less known woods for.
For very little money kentucky coffee tree soft maple sycamore ash etc red oak is also have specials on you can often get less known woods for very little money kentucky coffee tree soft maple sycamore ash etc red oak is also have small.
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For lower grade cherry most lumber companies will carry what they call or common being the better few more knots but they call or worked around good luck.
For lower grade cherry most lumber companies will carry what they can be cut out or worked around good.