Does Anyone Make Furniture From Pine?

[Kitten]

While I like the "distressed" look that oldnamvet mentioned, I prefer it on harder woods. I used to have a small pine bookshelf/cubby type thing, but we moved multiple times over the years and it was the first thing to not last in those sorts of conditions. It's just not for me.

 

[chocoguy]

Pine tree is soft but I guess that can make furniture from it. Just be sure that you aren’t going to make it into your chair or something.

 

[heretoday]

Regardless of use, there's nothing that smells better in the wood shop than good old pine.

 

[salb]

Pine - Not your mothers switch any longer

I have had a set of pine hutches I built ten years ago and four major moves ago. Still as sturdy as the day I built them and the stain still looks as good as the day I applied it. They have gotten heavy every day use as tv stands, pot and pan storage and plate ware storage and even used a make shift closet at one point. No they are not maple or oak, but then they cost less than $50 a peace to build so I think I more than got monies worth out of them. An yes I do like the dings and such, gives furniture character in my most humble opinion.

Thanks

 

[wood]

I built night stands from red oak and pine. Well, at least the tops anyway. The tops are butcher block style with 7/16 strips glued, planed, and molded edges. I alternated the oak and pine for color contrast. They are only 2 or so years old now so I cant really speak to their durability yet. However, I think the pine looks great laid in next to the red oak and my guess is that it will for a long time. I finished the table with clear pour filler and 8 coats of polyurethane. which I believe should compensate for the relative softness of the pine. -- just my 2 cents.

 

[SageMother]

There was a company that sold pine furniture at our local Renaissance Festival, a few years ago.

It seemed sturdy enough, but then I hadn't seen it after it had been in a home with little kids banging around on it!

 

[Larry Norton]

I built this about 8 years ago. It's actually 6 pieces because I had a small shop then, and had to deliver 2 pieces at a time.