Oh how The Furniture Guy loves a good furniture video!
Actually, this one is going up because if we are going to start delving into more information on QUALITY discount furniture.
As you may or may not remember, The Furniture Guy site has looked at wood used to build discount furniture as well as the myths surrounding solids and veneers. In this video, Paul Schulman, a furniture maker, demonstrates and reinforces what I have written in the past about wood used in furniture. Frankly, though, Mr. Schulman does it better than The Furniture Guy did (plus, he has a video and a cool looking shop).
Notice the subtle differences between particle board and MDF. OFten times, uneducated furniture shoppers think they are the same thing. Additionally, there is good reinforcement that there is still a myth out there about solid wood furniture ALWAYS being better. As Mr. Schulman points out, it just really depends on what it is used for, and I would add where it is used.
