Anyone worked with parawood?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Pie

I agree with LR. Cost is not the major driving factor; I'd rather get the right pieces of furniture. Hopefully ones that can be refinished (if necessary). I'd like to plan on using it for the next 30 years, at least.

If you are looking at refinishing down the road in a decade or two, oak might not be the best choice, depending on if you want to change the color. Oak has large open pores and finish really gets into those pores and won't come out easily in the future. Even with a chemical stripper and nylon brush, getting the finish out of oak pores is a difficult job. Although you can use this attribute for a two toned look where the pores are a different color than the rest of the surface. Or just keep the same color and don't worry about it.