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Old 08-09-2020, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pikergolf View Post
My doors are pine and they are painted, I just want a tougher wood for the casings as that is what usually gets the dings. The casing will get painted as well.
In the old days we'd just have ordered clear fir. Tough to find fir these days, it's just not a common wood anymore. If you're going to paint it, go with MDF, cheap and will do the job.

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