Solid wood furniture refers to pure solid wood furniture, which is made of natural materials without any secondary processing, and does not use any wood-based panels. This is also the reason why solid wood furniture is expensive, environmentally friendly, healthy and simple.

To understand the kind of wood that is good for solid wood furniture, of course, you must first understand the type of wood for solid wood furniture. The wood of solid wood furniture mainly includes mahogany, teak, mahogany, walnut wood, ash, northeast elm, eucalyptus, camphor, basswood, birch, colored wood, beech, cherry wood, cypress, yew, red pine , oak, oak wood, yellow pineapple, walnut catalpa, Schima superba, neem, red toon, wild jujube, etc. There are so many varieties, it is really dazzling.

Let's talk about which kind of wood is better for solid wood furniture in terms of value. There is no doubt that this is mahogany. Mahogany includes rosewood, rosewood, fragrant branch wood, black rosewood, red rosewood, ebony, striped ebony and chicken wing wood. Mahogany is a log and has a high collection value. Many high-end furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties were made of it. Now the price of mahogany furniture on the market is at least one thousand and 5 hundred dollars.

From the perspective of affordability, which kind of wood is best for solid wood furniture is pine furniture. Pine furniture is the cheapest of all solid wood furniture. It also has many advantages and is naturally environmentally friendly. It is a good material for solid wood children's furniture, but it also has disadvantages, that is, pine furniture is relatively soft, easy to deform, and cannot bear heavy objects.

Of course, rubberwood is between hardwood and cork, and is widely used because of its low price. Some furniture brands also use rubberwood as a material.

From a practical point of view, which kind of wood is better for solid wood furniture is elm beech, commonly known as northern elm beech, which has always been a common material for folk furniture. These two kinds of wood are relatively hard, and the quality of the furniture made is also better , the texture is clear, it has the effect of preventing termites, and the practicability is relatively strong. The price is much cheaper than mahogany, and it is both ornamental and practical.

Looking at solid wood furniture from the perspective of both value and practicality, black walnut, ash, cherry wood, white oak, etc. are generally high-quality solid wood furniture materials.

pine wood

Pine is a coniferous plant (common coniferous plants include pine, fir, and cypress), which has the characteristics of pine fragrance, light yellow color, many boils, quick response to atmospheric temperature, easy to swell, and extremely difficult to dry naturally. , so manual treatment is required, such as drying, degreasing to remove organic compounds, bleaching to unify the color of the tree, neutralizing the nature of the tree, and making it difficult to deform.

Due to the increasing attention to environmental protection, solid wood furniture began to increase slowly, of which pine furniture accounted for a large part, especially children's furniture, many of which are made of pine.

There are two main materials for pine furniture, one is masson pine, the other is sylvestris pine, mainly sylvestris pine, which is an important raw material for man-made fiberboard in decoration.

Because the masson pine grain is straight or uneven, the structure is medium to coarse. The disadvantage is that the cracking is more serious when dry. Not resistant to corrosion, paint, poor bonding performance. Pinus sylvestris has a stronger material, clearer texture, and better wood. Compared with fir, the wood grain of Pinus sylvestris is more beautiful, and the wood scars are less.

Pine wood furniture is the cheapest among solid wood furniture, and it was first popular in Northern Europe. Because of its log feel, it is more suitable for natural wind decoration, and it has a relatively large coverage rate and is more environmentally friendly.

At present, more and more people choose pine furniture, especially in children's and handmade DIY furniture. Nordic furniture prefers pine wood. On the one hand, Nordic pine covers a large area. On the other hand, the texture of Nordic pine is higher than that of domestic pine, which is more natural in furniture presentation.

Rubber wood

Rubber wood is native to Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, etc. Domestically produced in Yunnan, Hainan and the coastal areas. The color of rubber wood is light yellowish brown, the annual rings are obvious, the ring boundary is a dark belt, and the tube holes are very few. The wood structure is thick and uniform, the grain is oblique, and the wood is hard.

Rubberwood furniture is very cost-effective furniture made of rubberwood trunks. Don't confuse rubberwood with oak, which is much more expensive.

Rubber wood has a short growth cycle and a wide range of wood sources. It has strong plasticity and is easy to color during the production process. It is durable and wear-resistant after molding. However, its wood density is relatively loose, it is not easy to dry, and it contains a lot of sugar, which is easy to change color, rot and insects. Plate processing is also easy to deform.

Oak (white oak, red oak)

Oak is also a kind of decorative wood that everyone loves. Oak is a common name. The scientific name of real oak is Quercus, which belongs to Fagaceae and Quercus genus. Oak has a saying that "white oak is not white, and red oak is not red". The red oak is called Quercus kenba, and the white oak is called Quercus basilisk. In fact, the red oak is not really red, but the wood yellow is pinkish, and the white oak is not white, but light yellow, which makes the red oak There is not much difference in the color of white oak.

Oak is characterized by heavy hardness, straight grain, thick structure, elegant color and beautiful texture, high mechanical strength and wear resistance. However, the wood is not easy to be sawed and cut dry, and at the same time, if it is used in a large area, the degree of deformation will be large.

The oak pattern also has the difference between straight grain and horizontal grain. Straight grain is more beautiful and the price is slightly more expensive.

Pay attention to the use of oak. Many Southeast Asian rubber woods are used to pretend to be oak. Pay attention when buying wood and furniture. For rubber wood, the identification method is that rubber wood has peculiar smell, is easy to be eaten by insects and corrodes.

However, because there are few high-quality oaks in China, many high-end ones can only be processed through imported oak channels, resulting in relatively expensive prices. Oak is also the most commonly used and favorite wood for Nordic homes.

Beechwood

Beech wood is uniform in texture, beautiful in texture, soft and smooth in tone, and its hardness is comparable to mahogany. It has always been a common material for Chinese folk furniture. Many of the Ming and Qing furniture handed down are beech furniture.

However, the color of beech is not so uniform. Different tree ages have differences in color and density, and cracks and deformations are prone to occur in dry conditions, which affects the appearance and use.

Denmark is also rich in beech. With the lighter color and the most natural texture of white beech, it is widely used by Nordic designers.

Walnutwood

Walnut is a high-quality wood, mainly produced in North America and Europe. Chinese walnut, lighter in color. The black walnut is light dark brown with purple, and the string section is a beautiful large parabolic pattern (big mountain pattern). Black walnut is very expensive, and veneer is usually used for furniture, and solid wood is rarely used. Walnut is one of the precious woods that are loved by people in the world, especially in European countries, walnut, mahogany, and oak are called the three most precious woods.

Most of them grow in North America and Northern Europe, where the climate influence makes the wood denser. The hardness of walnut wood is medium to slightly hard, the fiber structure is fine and uniform, and it has strong toughness. It has excellent performance in anti-vibration and anti-abrasion, and has a certain resistance to bending and corrosion.

The price of walnut wood produced in different places varies greatly, so everyone should pay attention to it.