Originally Posted by
Kent Adams
Part of my joy in the workshop is working with material I find enjoyable, looking at material I find pleasing and working with tools that bring me enjoyment. Pure utilitarianism doesn't inspire me. I won't be building anything out of pine except maybe the outdoor raised bed. It's everywhere we live in our part of the country. I have pine overload. I may not choose cherry, but walnut and maple. Heck, I may build the top out of sapele
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To each his own. If you have the means and it makes you happy, why not? Personally, I love to go into an old building and seeing SYP. When we first moved to Rutherford County we rented a house built in the 1920s. The paneling in all of the family spaces, and all of the floors were SYP. Thankfully, no one had ever painted any of it. The rooms were dark, but that wood was gorgeous.
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