Anyone worked with parawood?

Pie · 02-26-2009, 02:32 PM

So, I'm looking for a smallish dining table to use as a computer desk. All I want is 4 legs and a flat top, solid wood, no keyboard trays, no drawers, no nooks and crannies... Hard to find, let me tell you.

(In case anyone has the perfect table in mind, I'm looking for shaker-style, 30"x48"x30". Finish can be anywhere from lightish-medium to dark.)

I have veered into the realm of unfinished furniture. I have done some wood finishing in the past (notably our bedroom set, which is still looking nice 10 years after we finished it). One thing that has struck me is the near-ubiquity of a 'new' material called parawood aka rubberwood. I have seen it denigrated as an inferior material to traditional hardwoods.

Anyone have any experience with this product? Any pointers?

02-26-2009, 02:32 PM	#1
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Anyone worked with parawood? So, I'm looking for a smallish dining table to use as a computer desk. All I want is 4 legs and a flat top, solid wood, no keyboard trays, no drawers, no nooks and crannies... Hard to find, let me tell you. (In case anyone has the perfect table in mind, I'm looking for shaker-style, 30"x48"x30". Finish can be anywhere from lightish-medium to dark.) I have veered into the realm of unfinished furniture. I have done some wood finishing in the past (notably our bedroom set, which is still looking nice 10 years after we finished it). One thing that has struck me is the near-ubiquity of a 'new' material called parawood aka rubberwood. I have seen it denigrated as an inferior material to traditional hardwoods. Anyone have any experience with this product? Any pointers? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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