| Pine is a lightweight type of wood, classed as | | | | Oak has been used in furniture making for hundreds of |
| softwood and is from an evergreen tree. For this | | | | years, even as far back as the Middle Ages. As it is a |
| reason it is very pliable; it is easily crafted and simple to | | | | slow growing tree they take a lot more time to |
| repair or maintain and is often used for bedroom | | | | regenerate than pine. Because of this reason, oak is |
| furniture items. The "knotty" finish of the wood can | | | | very expensive today and is not as widely available as |
| easily be highlighted by a clear finish or varnish. | | | | it was a generation or two ago. |
| Because the grain of the wood in pine is unique to the | | | | Oak is classed as a hard wood and is therefore |
| particular tree it came from, the knots in the wood can | | | | known for its durability and great strength, and is also |
| vary greatly between each piece so that no one piece | | | | resistant to parasites and fungi. It also doesn't bend or |
| of wood is exactly the same as the other. Although | | | | warp. Oak is attractive in a sort of refined way and |
| craftsmen do try to utilise similar pieces of wood in | | | | does not dent or scratch as easily as pine would. |
| their furniture, the variation adds to the charm of the | | | | Furniture made from wood can stain or varnish readily |
| piece and many people prefer this because of the | | | | as the natural colour of the wood ranges all the way |
| natural variation. | | | | from very light to very dark. |
| People who are fussy about uniformity in their pine | | | | Nowadays oak can be used for many styles of |
| furniture can find pieces that are to their liking and | | | | furniture, from contemporary to traditional; if truth be |
| these have usually been lacquered or painted to make | | | | told, it can be used for nearly all styles of furniture. As |
| them so. While pine may be less expensive than other | | | | the wood is so durable, instead of the need to |
| wood, it does need a bit more care and attention as it | | | | purchase new furniture after about thirty-forty years, it |
| can easily be dented or scratched. Having solid pine | | | | can just be sanded down and re-varnished or stained |
| furniture affords a cosy ambience to the room it is | | | | a new colour. Because of this, you could say that oak |
| placed and it gives out a natural pine aroma. For the | | | | is "renewable", and its beauty, strength, diversity and |
| environmentally aware, pine is classed as a carbon | | | | renewability make it a great choice for any piece of |
| neutral product and is renewable. | | | | furniture. |