The vast majority of home construction is done with fast- growing softwoods. What you’ll find at home centers (The prices listed are for an 8-ft. 1x6.) STANDARD PINE ($4) Eastern white pine is the ...
Stack the 2x2s with the planed face up to keep track of what you’ve done. A wood planer can turn rough cedar into crisp, smooth spindles. Nothing jazzes up a rail quicker than custom-planed spindles.