Nednarb44@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoWhen you hear "Solid wood", how do you interpret that?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhen you hear "Solid wood", how do you interpret that?Nednarb44@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
Do you include things like particle board, MDF, plywood etc? Is there a line? And if so, what is it for you?
minus-squareNik282000@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThe wood is continuous, from a single tree, from one surface to the other.* *Veneer is ok I guess, but I would rather see a cheap real surface than an expensive sheet of paper.
minus-squarescholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhy is veneer ok? It could be covering anything?
minus-squareNik282000@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoUsually when something is called ‘solid wood’ but it has a veneer the underlying wood is real it’s just something cheap.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAgreed. A mahogany veneer on top of bamboo doesn’t really count as “solid wood” in my book.
The wood is continuous, from a single tree, from one surface to the other.*
*Veneer is ok I guess, but I would rather see a cheap real surface than an expensive sheet of paper.
Why is veneer ok? It could be covering anything?
Usually when something is called ‘solid wood’ but it has a veneer the underlying wood is real it’s just something cheap.
Agreed. A mahogany veneer on top of bamboo doesn’t really count as “solid wood” in my book.