On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:46:13 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:

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Forget today's "commercially" made furniture, regardless of its "quality"
... a good bet is that much of it won't be around in 100 years, and it is
doubtful that most of it is actually "solid wood", despite its appearance.


In today's vernacular, "solid wood" often means plywood plus a few pieces
of hardwood face-frames. Kind of a different meaning to "solid" wood than
most of us would use.


You will be far better off learning what you can from those pieces which
have stood the test of time.



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