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Types of Wood for Furniture

Any expensive price, wooden furniture still remains to be excellent. These natural materials can give the impression of natural. Especially if the designs interesting, certainly more interesting furniture.

Indeed many people are so like wood furniture. However, not many people know the types of wood used as main material.

1. Solid Wood
Intact wood that was not formed from the joint or combined, it is called with solid wood. There are also some who call it the Jepara wood. Prices tend to be expensive solid wood. Which includes among other solid wood, teak, sungkai, nyatoh, and teak dutch.

2. Plywood
We also know the title of plywood with plywood or multiplex. In accordance with its name, plywood sheets are formed from several layers of wood. These sheets are bonded with high pressure and using a special adhesive. Plywood consisting of three pieces of wood known as plywood. While consisting of more than three pieces of wood, called a multiplex.
 Plywood thickness varies from 3mm, 4mm, 9mm, and 18mm. While the size of the cross section is 120cmx240cm. Plywood can be used as material for the kitchen set, bed, closet, or desk.

3. Wood particles (particle board)
One type of wood that is made of rough wood dust mixed with special chemicals. The mixture is then assembled with glue and dried by high temperature.
Wood particles are widely used as material for a variety of furniture. However, the wood particles of wood species that are not classified as durable. In a certain period of time, the wood particles can change shape, especially if exposed to water and the weight is too heavy.

4. MDF (Medium Density fiberboard)
MDF is made from wood pulp mixed with certain chemicals. Manner similar to making wood particles. MDF wood material processed wood is not resistant to water and humidity. For regions that have high humidity, you should not use MDF wood. MDF has many kinds of wood finishes to choose from. You can coating with thin slices of wood (veneer), or coating paper. Various types of wood finishes for MDF is also available in various colors and textures.  Available natural wood grain patterns, or other texture to taste.

5. Blockboard
Other wood types are block board. Wooden blocks measuring 4cm-5cm compacted using the machine. After it was given a coating, resulting eventually in the form of sheets as a plank of wood. Block board have two choices of thickness, 15mm and 18mm. It costs tend to be cheaper than solid wood.

Author : Draker_Ster is the owner of the website which specialists in offering indoor and outdoor furniture.