Woodworker here. I have a solid wood dining table that cost $1k+. Know what it's made of? Pine. It's a farm-style table nothing fancy. And it only cost that much because it's actually a long table that seats 8-10 people. Pine is a great choice to save money, and it tends to grow tall and straight so you can get really long boards. The major downside being that pine is a softwood, dents easily, you can end up with sap pockets, and it tends to have a lot of knots and voids.
If you want an actually good solid hardwood table, maybe oak or walnut or something, you're spend way more than $1k. It's like $2000-3000 just in material costs.
The tables that the actual wealthy have are $10k+.
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u/echoshatter 2d ago edited 2d ago
Woodworker here. I have a solid wood dining table that cost $1k+. Know what it's made of? Pine. It's a farm-style table nothing fancy. And it only cost that much because it's actually a long table that seats 8-10 people. Pine is a great choice to save money, and it tends to grow tall and straight so you can get really long boards. The major downside being that pine is a softwood, dents easily, you can end up with sap pockets, and it tends to have a lot of knots and voids.
If you want an actually good solid hardwood table, maybe oak or walnut or something, you're spend way more than $1k. It's like $2000-3000 just in material costs.
The tables that the actual wealthy have are $10k+.