{"id":12123,"date":"2022-07-15T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=12123"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:28:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T17:28:23","slug":"5-hardwoods-better-than-pine-for-new-woodworkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-101\/5-hardwoods-better-than-pine-for-new-woodworkers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hardwoods Better Than Pine For New Woodworkers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FfVXPlpDoRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look, we totally get that it can feel intimidating to go pick out lumber when you&#8217;re new to woodworking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the new terms and measurements (<em>I&#8217;m looking at you, board foot<\/em>) and the massive selection of different types of woods to choose from, you have a lot to come to grips with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a new woodworker, it&#8217;s really easy to jump to the conclusion that hardwoods are expensive or too fancy or tough to work with for you to use in your projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you might be tempted to stick to construction 2x4s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you <em>can<\/em> do that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ll lend us your ear for a few minutes in the video above, we&#8217;d like to educate you on a couple things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The difficulties you have to put up with when using construction lumber<\/li><li>The hardwoods you could try instead <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"postheadline wp-block-heading\">5 Inexpensive Woods You&#8217;ll Love to Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/5woodsthumb1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Soft Maple<\/li><li>Poplar<\/li><li>Beech<\/li><li>Knotty Alder<\/li><li>White Oak<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are the woods. 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