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so.. you're saying shipping weight is an indicator?

• s73ver_ 9y ago
  Well, it can indicate what the materials are, like if it's solid wood or not. It can't really indicate how it's put together.
  • otterley 9y ago
    Solid wood is actually far lighter per cubic food than most composite materials. Glue is rather dense compared to wood.
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    • princeb 9y ago
      Depends. The most popular engineered wood for furniture is MDF, which from the name ("medium density") you can imagine is not too dense and not too light. The solid wood choices I thought were really beautiful for furniture (for the aesthetics and tactile qualities) are teak, oak, mahogany, and american walnut, all of which are rather dense (e.g. Asian teak is extremely heavy, while walnut is just as dense as MDF).