When we buy furniture, we are most concerned about the wood of furniture. The wood used in each type of furniture is actually different, so today we will teach you how to distinguish the wood used in the furniture.
Today, I will introduce you to the knowledge of 12 common furniture woods including wood characteristics, origin, and uses. I hope that in a few simple sentences, you can easily get the most important knowledge points of this wood. Wood includes ash, Okoume, birch, beech, rubber, pine, ash, walnut, ebony, mahogany, walnut, and hedgehog rosewood.
Beech wood: hard wood, comparable to mahogany
Timber grade: mid-range
Production time: at least 20 years
Because of excessive felling, beech has been listed as a national second-level key protected plant. Now beech is mostly imported from Europe, North America and other regions. beech ply has fine texture, excellent finish, hard texture, abrasion resistance, and easy processing. beech plywood is often used as building materials, furniture, doors and windows. Beech wood is also commonly used in temple construction as building and structural materials. Typical uses are wood floors and center pillars that express wood grain.
Rubber wood: strong plasticity
Timber grade: middle and low grade
Material time: 15-25 years
Rubber is used to produce rubber latex. It has a short growth cycle and a wide range of sources. It is an environmentally friendly wood. rubber plywood has good toughness, is not easy to crack, has good abrasion resistance, and has excellent load-bearing performance; it has a uniform texture and strong plasticity, but it contains a lot of sugar, has poor corrosion resistance and moth resistance, and is easy to change color.
Ash wood: beautiful texture
Timber grade: middle and low grade
Material time: 15-20 years
The cut surface of ash veneer plywood is smooth, with small color difference, good toughness and processing resistance. ash plywood is easy to dry and easy to cut, so it is often used as a structural material and composite board, and it is also suitable for indoor woodworking materials such as furniture, stair treads, handrails, and door frames.
Pine wood: soft wood, commonly used material for children's furniture
Timber grade: general timber
Material time: 15-30 years
The pine wood plywood is natural in color, with clear and straight wood grain. The knots are highlighted and become maltose color over time. It is light in weight, but has good strength. When the drying is not complete, grease will ooze out. Strong elasticity and air permeability, good thermal conductivity and easy maintenance. pine veneer plywood is very cost-effective and often used as a structural material and floor material. Many log furniture and children's furniture use pine plywood. The main producing areas are Europe and North America.
Okoume wood: easy processing
Timber grade: middle and low grade
Material time: 25-30 years
Okoume is known as the "African Tree King". It is distributed in Central Africa and West Africa. The difference between the heartwood and the sapwood is slightly obvious, the growth ring is obvious, and there are ripples and luster from time to time, and it is tasteless. The wooden structure is delicate, the color difference is small, the texture is straight, there are few scar knots, the surface is moist, corrosion resistance, high strength, good toughness, strong nail holding power, good steam bending performance. okoume plywood is a common material for making musical instruments, butts and high-end furniture.
Birch wood: fine wood, uniform structure, comfortable hand feeling
Timber grade: middle and low grade
Material time: about 12 years
The birch plywood sheet has a smooth and soft structure, high hardness, excellent polishing performance, strong toughness, high bending strength and compressive strength. The texture of the Birch Plywood is straight and clear, the furniture made is smooth and wear-resistant, the pattern is clear, and the hand feels good. Nowadays it is often used in the production of supporting structures, parquet and internal frames.
Mahogany wood: hard wood, good stability, a treasure among hardwoods
Timber grade: middle and low grade
Material time: 20-25 years
The texture of mahogany sheets is hard, the wood grain is beautiful, and it has good plasticity. mahogany plywood has strong corrosion resistance and is conducive to preservation; its fragrance can repel termites; it is abrasion-resistant, stable, durable, not easily deformed, and has a long service life. mahogany ply is a noble among high-end furniture materials and a designated material for European palace noble furniture.
Walnut wood: very suitable for carving, good at expressing the beauty of simplicity and elegance
Timber grade: middle and high grade
Material time: 50-100 years
walnut plywood has a fine and uniform structure, strong toughness, excellent performance in terms of resistance to whole building and abrasion resistance, and has a certain degree of resistance to bending and corrosion. After drying, the wood is not prone to deformation and cracking. It is very suitable for tenoning, carving and so on. Furniture and carving crafts made of 4x8 walnut plywood are known for their simplicity and elegance, with warm and delicate texture, beautiful texture, solid and durable, and can show the natural beauty of carving and wood texture.
The common ones on the market are black walnut and White walnut. black walnut plywood has a fine wood texture, few insect eyes, and good structural stability. It is mainly used for furniture, cabinets, high-grade joinery products, doors and floors.
