Choosing the Right Lumber for Your Indoor and Outdoor Projects

One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when you first start woodworking is to figure out what kind of wood to use for your projects. There’s solid wood or plywood; softwood, hardwood, construction grade, domestic and exotic to choose from, and worth mentioning is the factor of the sizes involved. Woodworking projects can use both softwoods and hardwoods. Generally, hardwoods are used for indoor projects such as furniture, trim-work, cabinetry and turnings. Softwoods end up as outdoor furniture, benches, children’s projects such as tree houses and other sorts of painted projects. These are only general guidelines. It can be pretty devastating but don’t worry, we are going to sort all of that for you.