You can still use crooked timber, it just takes a little bit work to straighten.
I needed to make a coat rack but the only piece of oak I had long enough was crooked so I fixed it with a spirit level and a table saw.
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0:00 the problem with rough oak
1:07 straight cut
5:39 planing
8:40 router edges
10:38 a bit of sanding
11:39 Oil
12:45 a minor issue
14:26 The result