I’ve been working in construction for the past 11 years at this point with a few years before that in a part time role. I’m more than happy to lend whatever knowledge or insights I may have about work, life, or whatever.
I will be checking in sporadically to see if there are questions.
EDITED WELL AFTER QUESTIONS STOPPED: I’m still active-ish on Lemmy, so if you happen to find this and have a question, I will likely still get back to you.
What’s a high quality wood to build a media rack?
Pretty much anything under the label of ‘hardwood’ is what you’d likely want. Honestly you don’t even need that for something like a media rack, but if you’re willing to pay for some nice wood, it can really add something special to the space it occupies. As for which one you’d want, that’s entirely up to you. Maple and Cherry and lighter colored, ebony and walnut are darker, and there are plenty of everything in between. There are also plenty of interesting grain patterns that you can look over that can really make a piece pop. Burled wood like this doesn’t have a uniform grain, but instead looks like the wood has waves or bubbles running through it and depending on the piece can look absolutely amazing.
Rank in order: painter, plumber,.electrician, deckhand, roofer, carpenter.
Plumber, electrician, roofer, carpenter, deckhand, painter
My family home needs a lot of furnitures (book shelves, study table, bedside table or cabinet)
Do you have tips for me?
Second hand items are a marvelous resource. I can’t compete with anyone who are just looking to offload a house full of furniture.
So very true.
Here in Europe, the large old stuff is incredibly cheap. I recently bought a 17th or 18th century full oak wardrobe. The screws it did have were all hand made. Next to no screws, all splints(?) and stuff like that. Don’t know the English terminology.
But it’s dark wood and large. Scares people off. They also don’t realise antique cupboards are very often easier to take apart than Ikea furniture. Paid just 100 Euros/dollars.
Also bought a family member a 19th century nutwood veneer antique beidermeier style cupboard. Once again, large cupboard. Almost flawless. Seller had previously tried to sell it for a few hundred, but no one wanted it. Bought it for thousands back in the day. Desperate to get rid of it as they were downsizing. Too large for the flat. 30 Euros. Absurd really.
The only problem you do occasionaly run in to is woodworm, scrapes and moisture. Obviously I avoid woodworm, but scrapes and moisture are something I’ve learnt to deal with. Polish, beeswax, etc. But that really scares people off, because they don’t realise how resistant high quality wood is to damage, and how easy it is to fix with some dark wax and elbow grease. They’re used to Ikea flatpack MDF crap. Do they even use MDF? Last time it was even cheaper and thinner crap.
Only disadvantage is how fucking heavy some of it is. Especially the oak stuff. Really does your back in. The wardrobe I mentioned earlier must have inch thick oak doors. The doors alone are almost 6 foot heigh.
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