Why would anyone want solid pine? Furniture has been made of veneered wood for a very long time. It has been popular since the late 17th century, long before

Why would anyone want solid pine? Furniture has been made of veneered wood for a very long time. It has been popular since the late 17th century, long before IKEA. IKEA do have some solid pine (furu). Here is one https://www.ikea.com/no/no/p/rast-kommode-med-3-skuffer-furu-75305709/ https://www.ikea.com/no/no/p/rast-kommode-med-3-skuffer-furu... It didn't take long to find it in their catalogue. Anyway, IKEA is not the only company selling furniture. You are correct that most solid woods are expensive (not pine usually though) but that is at least in part simply due to high demand for such furniture and the lack of supply of the raw materials.