5 Sep
2009
5 Sep
'09
10:06 a.m.
Brian Lanning wrote:
Particle board and MDF (medium density fiberboard) are
used in
furniture for one reason. It's cheap. Over the last 50 years, the
price of quality furniture hasn't changed, the value of the dollar
has. So a nice dresser or table costs about what it did 50 years ago.
But people have less money to spend. You can still buy good quality
furniture, but you'll pay a lot for it. Think $2000 for a dresser.
But the average person doesn't know what real furniture should look
like. They want to head over to k-mart or target and pay $75 for a
dresser. That $2000 dresser will be in your family 60 years from now.
But the blue light special wouldn't survive 6 months in my house, and
that's not an exaggeration. It's why I got fed up and started trying
to make my own.
I live in a apartment so building furniture is not a option.
How ever when you see 50%+ off on furniture sale, and don't pay
interest until 5 years later and we throw in free delivery, I suspect
somebody is making big profit. The same goes with kitchen cabinets.
The only problem with making things is new tools cost 10x more than the
item you are making.
Still one good thing can be said for MFB, it gives the classic computer
consoles its look.