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<p>[QUOTE="Mr.Glum, post: 9857729, member: 87833"]Thank you Ghopper! </p><p>Pine is so common here, and is soft and easy to work with. Oak (which I'm guessing many parts of it is) is the main reason I'm thinking it's brought in from outside the borders. The one whom might have done that brought other furniture, like a rocking chair, dresser, wardrobe, night stands, and so on from New York. No one in rural Norway really had money to spend on things like this at that time. But given it came from a big farm, many in my family think it's something a specific guy bought here around 1910.</p><p><br /></p><p>May I ask a stupid question? what defines what's "secondary wood"? Is it what you wouldn't see unless you opened a drawer or looked under?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.Glum, post: 9857729, member: 87833"]Thank you Ghopper! Pine is so common here, and is soft and easy to work with. Oak (which I'm guessing many parts of it is) is the main reason I'm thinking it's brought in from outside the borders. The one whom might have done that brought other furniture, like a rocking chair, dresser, wardrobe, night stands, and so on from New York. No one in rural Norway really had money to spend on things like this at that time. But given it came from a big farm, many in my family think it's something a specific guy bought here around 1910. May I ask a stupid question? what defines what's "secondary wood"? Is it what you wouldn't see unless you opened a drawer or looked under?[/QUOTE]
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