5 Woods Not To Use At Home Depot - Avoid These At All Cost

Episode #750 Today, we're at The Home Depot in Bullhead City, Az. We're going through their lumber selection and showing what woods to stay away from. Now, Home Depot had some really great stuff to make signs with, but these definitely aren't on the list!

Check these out and let me know if I can answer any questions for you.

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[greggordon]

"It's like trying to use a Highpoint instead of a Glock"... lol. Awesome description!

[sncpageable]

Excellent video. I learned my lesson on the fir. Works well in the fireplace.

[zitternden]

Two woods I like are cedar, of course, and red woood. I'll stand there for an hour picking through the boards looking for the best one!

[garyzellner]

Well received information and personal suggestions !!! Thanks again guys !

[SawdustmakerLori]

Good points to know! Thanks for another fun field trip!!!

[tomstone]

Great info, I’m only been caving for just over a month. I’ve have used common pine scraps for practice and picked up 2 treated fence pickets to see how they would carve. Think I will follow your lead. Thanks for all the tips!

[chinh]

That is so cool you use highpoint and a glock. Hearing guns comparison in a wood video is music to my ears.

[Mrwolfpack]

The orange and blue box are great places to start, just to get different sizes of wood but I would encourage all new carvers to quickly investigate local lumber yards or mills. All of my suppliers are 1-2 hours away but so worth the trip. Once you try cedar, basswood, etc, you’ll never go back to just regular pine. Its such a better and more enjoyable carve.

[kkayaks]

Very helpful thank you
What about butcherblock wood or even cuttingboards?
Thanks

[davidperry]

Do a list of best sign carving woods from HD.

[juanmendoza]

Thank you guys! Great info…So what woods do you prefer to make signs? Also what wood do y’all prefer to use for outdoor signs? Thanks

[jeffreycanfora]

I'm about to start my own channel under a business name, I will subscribe with that account too. Your camera quality seems to have improved over the last month or so. I had to get a few 10' 1x6 and 1x8 while at HD last week. I had to go through the entire selection just for two boards from each. That stuff is awful I agree. Good video guys! Lets Gooo 50k!

[charliemarlenewuester]

OK so you've told us the ones to stay away from if you had your choice what is your top wood to

[imyourfarmer]

How dare you compare high points to a warped, knotty piece of wood....a 2x4 is a much more reliable form of self defense then a high point.

[robertcornelius]

Thanks to Biden/Kamala's inflation I can't afford to shop at any of the big box stores.

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

With your punk comment about subscribing I'm now going to unsubscribe...

[SS-qptz]

Really appreciate the video! I am new to this, and trying to figure out which wood 4x8 sheets would be best to buy to cut wood rounds out of for circular signs from a large store like home Depot or Lowe's. I am planning to use 4 by 8 sheets and want to know which would be the best wood for cutting with a router, wood rounds with about an 18in diameter. These will be outside, stained and varnished. Hoping you can help me. Thank you in advance