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Generally pine is the cheapest wood because it is a soft wood and is, therefore, easier to cut. It also grows extremely fast for a tree. It's becoming more and more popular, though, whenever a manufacturer cuts wood, they take the extra scraps and they shred them. Then the glue all of the shreds together and compress them into plywood. It is a cheap and easy way to squeeze every last penny out of the wood they buy. If they want to, the will even put a vinyl cover over the plywood. The cover will look like real wood, but is actually hiding the plywood. It is still cheaper and also lighter, but does not have the same exact look and shine as real wood.

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