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Solid Wood Furniture Versus Veneer

Some makers use both types of construction in building custom furniture and custom cabinets. Now lets look at these two options and their strong and weak points.

Solid wood furniture, this means all exposed parts are made of the same species of all natural wood, with no other materials included, such as plywood or particle board.

Advantages of Solid Wood:

Practical. The durability of solid wood furniture is high on the list. Scratches, dings, dents, water marks, stains can all be repaired. Obviously, the worse the damage the more expensive, but it is certainly easier and less expensive than veneer furniture.

Disadvantages of Solid Wood:

Split. When exposed to extreme atmospheric conditions, solid wood furniture will expand or contract, and may split along the grain of the wood. Some makers use a "floating case system" in which table and case-piece surfaces are attached using a bracket method or elongated holes for screws to slide. This enables furniture to respond to environmental changes without damage. As a rule, though, avoid exposing pieces to strong sunlight or direct heat sources.

Good quality veneer furniture will have a solid core and the legs, posts, doors or drawer fronts will be straight-grain solid wood.

Advantages of Veneer:

Beautiful. The best, most interesting logs are cut into veneer. This is largely an economic decision--sellers and veneer makers can make more money from a high quality log sliced into veneer than they can from sawing it into boards. And certain cuts, such as burls, are structurally unsound in 'the solid'. These beautiful woods can rarely be utilized unless they're sliced into veneer

Environmentally kind. Saw timber is typically sawn into 1" thick boards. The saw cuts a kerf between boards 1/4" thick that winds up as sawdust. Veneer is not cut from the log but sliced with a knife (like lunch meat) into 1/32" leaves or sheets. That produces 32 veneer surfaces for every 1 that is gotten from a board and with no wood wasted as sawdust another 8 sheets where the saw blade would have gone. That's 40 surfaces of wood veneer for every 1 of solid wood.

Creates new design possibilities. Since veneer is so thin and is glued to a stable

Stable. Since veneer is glued to a stable substrate it produces surfaces not prone to warp or splitting or seasonal movement.

Substrates. Plywood and medium density fiberboard, the substrates used for some furniture, are made from low quality trees. This means a market is provided the landowner for these trees. This leads to better forests over time since the trees remaining grow better and faster with less competition for resources. Its like weeding your garden only a lot bigger.

Disadvantages Veneer:

Thin. This is more of a problem for the builder than the buyer. Sand-through in preparation for finishing is 'touching the third rail' of woodworking. Such pieces are almost impossible to repair and frequently involve 're-design' (as in cutting off the sanded through area) or making a speculative, difficult repair which can be difficult to hide. Once the piece is completed thickness of the veneer is of no concern.

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Learn How to Clean Wood Furniture

Each kind of wooden furniture has special care needs. To know how to clean wood furniture you must know how the wood has been treated and what kind of wood the furniture is made of. Oiled, polished, and painted should all be cleaned differently. Different kinds of wood need different types of care. Learn about your furnishings in order to provide proper care.

Oiled wooden furniture has a warm gloss. In order to keep these looking their best clean with an appropriate furniture cream or apply furniture oil or linseed oil about every 6 months. Never wax this kind of furniture. Waxing can damage the wood and your furniture. If your furniture has water spots rub them away with dry baking soda and seal with oil. No other treatment should be needed. Polished wood is equally easy to care for.

Any furniture that is treated with chemicals other than paint is considered polished wood. To clean polished wood simply wipe with a furniture cream of your choice, wax, and shine with a chamois cloth. If treated wood appears to have water spots remove prior to applying wax by allowing oil to soak into the affected area for about an hour. While polished furniture is easy to care for painted woo furniture requires almost no care.

There is no need to wax painted wood. In actuality it is unnecessary to do anything except vacuum painted furnishings although you may want to gently wipe away fingerprints occasionally. Be very careful to use appropriate cleaners if you decide they are necessary, this rule applies to special types of wood commonly seen in furniture also.

Often woods such as bamboo or wicker are used in furniture. These types of wood require very little polishing or other care. Simply vacuum the wood to keep it clean. If the wood appears brittle spray with water and allow to air dry. The woo will absorb the water and unlike hard woods they will restore to natural shape rather than warping.

Because you know how to clean wood furniture you can be sure that your pieces are kept in top condition. This will save money, by preserving your current investments you need not purchase new furniture as often. Use these simple steps to ensure a long life and beautiful appearance for your wooden pieces. This will bring you peace of mind and will be more aesthetically pleasing.

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Five Reasons to Choose Real Wood Furniture

Classic

Wood furniture is a timeless classic. While metal tables have been around for a while, plastic is a relatively new invention used for the manufacture of furniture. Wood is something people have worked with for a long time, making it easy to work into wonderful creations for leisure and business.

There are reasons some things become classics. With genuine wood furniture, you're buying into a sense of owning quality items, something that has been around since man began making furniture.

Value

Real wood furniture may cost a little more and seem like less of a value, but if you project into the future and add in how much longer full wood furniture will last, it's a pretty sound investment. Most people are just looking to save a quick buck. The truly smart people pay a little extra to get something that will last them ten times longer than cheaper alternatives not made out of real wood.

If you only concentrate on short term gain, you might not think 100% wood furniture is a good investment, but you have to think long term. When you look at the big picture, spending a little extra to get quality and craftsmanship and durability makes a lot of sense.

Durability

Furniture made out of wood, when taken care of properly and not mistreated, lasts a very long time. The fact that antique furniture is so sought after by people around the world is a testament to its durability.

Stainless steel may be a little stronger and durable than wood, but who wants to sit on a steel chair? Granted, wood seats are kind of hard as well, they're not as imposing or other worldly as metal furniture. There's something comfortable about wood that adds to its sense of durability.

Environment

Plastic is made from oil. Metal is a finite resource on the planet not easily replaced. Wood, on the other hand, is very easy to replenish over and over again. For this reason, making furniture out of wood is good for the environment.

While this might not be important to a lot of people, it's important to the planet. The more people who think about the environment think about wood furniture, the more it sounds like a sensible choice. For those others that don't think about the environment, they can still help without even knowing they're helping by buying wood furniture.

Why Wood Furniture

These are just a few quick reasons why you should consider spending the money to get high quality wood furniture. Don't stop here. Search around the Internet and find other opinions. After you've done all your research, though, you're going to find out that wood furniture makes sense. When you add it all up in the end, it just makes sense.

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Why You Should Consider Wood Furniture

I imagine the first furniture ever created was created from wood. Granted, it might have been just a lot of stump to sit on, but wood furniture has been around since the very beginning.

Even with all the modern advances and new materials to work with, wood furniture is still highly valued and a big seller. There's a reason for this - wood furniture rocks.

With a lot of different types of woods available, there are a lot of different styles of wood furniture available to the consumer.

This brings us to our first reason to consider wood furniture - emotional comfort. There's just something about walking into a room that has a lot of bare wood showing. It gives the room a homelike feel to it that's hard to explain. Perhaps it's because of the natural quality of wood.

Whatever the reason, wood furniture tends to put people at ease and make them feel at home. This is an added value when you purchase genuine wood furniture.

Another reason to consider wood furniture is durability. When you take proper precautions with your furniture, you can be sure they'll last for years to come. Even with old wood furniture that may be 'past its prime' - there's still the ability to clean it up and restore it to its original beauty.

Real wood furniture may cost a little bit more, but the added benefits of going with authentic wood furniture more than offset any additional cost when buying furniture.

Even if you decide to go with wood, there is a lot of cheaper wood furniture available out there. A careful buyer will investigate any purchase beforehand to make sure they're getting their money's worth.

When buying wood furniture, you'll want to stay away from plywood and false wood materials as much as you can. It's a little more expensive this way, but the furniture is bound to look good and last a lot longer than furniture made with cheaper wood materials.

Throughout the ages, wood furniture has been a wise investment and will continue to be a wise decision for furniture in the years to come. As with any other purchase, make sure you shop around and investigate your different options when it comes to wood furniture.

This is an investment for you, so take your time and make a wise decision. If you're lucky, you'll find great wood furniture that will last you for a long time - perhaps long enough to pass on to other family members like an heirloom.

Whatever helps you decide to go with wood furniture, know that you're another person in a long line of humans that have decided to be interested in not only how their furniture works, but also what it looks like - how much style it has.

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