what kind of wood should i use to build a kitchen cart/island?
Answer Hi Coleen, I’ll try to help you with a wood choice, but I am not sure about your location, so I don’t know what woods might be available where you live. Also- you mention a kitchen island, but you don’t say whether or not you plan on using it as a chopping block station, or just as an island. I am going to assume you are going to use this for food preparation, but if not, much of this information will still apply. First- Pine is a bad choice, because it’s a softwood. Trees are categorized as hardwoods or softwoods. Hardwood trees lose their leaves, like Oaks or Maples, while softwood trees have needles and cones, like Pines and Fir trees. Generally speaking, hardwoods hold up better for furniture, as well as for something like you want to build – a kitchen island. Softwoods can be SO soft, you can literally dent them with your fingernail! So even though Pine is readily available, it’s not a good choice at all. Plus- it can leak sap from it’s surface, and that’s something you REA
