Re: Using building lumber/??

"stryped" <dgilbert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>I am wanting to build a day bed for someone cheaply. But I do want it
> to look nice and hold up. It needs to be painted white. Will using
> regular 2x4 and other building lumber be ok? Around here, I think it
> is southern yellow pine. I plan on planeing it and everything.
>
> Other wood around here is just so expensive. I have some oak at home,
> but hate to use it and paint over it.


It will work just fine and especially since you will be painting it, that
is 
what I did for many years, many years ago.  I would advise using the same 
brand primer for a base coat and lightly sanding that coat before applying

the top coat.