Thread: Structural Pine?

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The difference between structural and furniture, is that structural has been graded and has to have a minimal amount knots to pass. Whereas furniture grade generally is quite knotty.

Structural pine is machine graded for strength, it's appearance is not considered at all (the machine is fully automated). Pine sold for furniture making would be sold on the basis of its required appearance, ie: some people want knotty pine furniture, others might prefer to use a "clear" pine (no knots). In general these will come from different species.

Mick

Thanks for that guys.
I'm building a loft type bed for my sister in law (who is 12yrs old and 5'10) but she's too big to have a desk underneath.
What I'm thinking is a structural pine creation that will give her storage space underneath.
Cheers
Paul

I think there is pine and pine... A company over here has just been fined $900k for grading timber stronger than it should have been (or something like that). Also, those treated pine posts that are driven into the ground for fences - some posts from some forests are better than others. It is partly knots and partly how fast it grows maybe... I'd guess a span of 6' or so - it's not going to be a structural issue - then I'm a cowboy sometimes.

Originally Posted by djstimber

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