For many centuries, our grandfathers and great-grandfathers used for the manufacture of furniture processed wood material. In the age of progress, there are many synthetic substitutes, but now the consumer prefers natural materials. Furniture made of natural material creates comfort in the house, improves the room.
Furniture made of natural solid wood allows you to add individuality and even warmth to any interior.
Tree species have extensive properties that differ not only in color and texture. When choosing, you should take into account the basic characteristics of the tree: wear resistance, strength, hardness, elasticity, moisture resistance.
Wooden pieces of furniture bring a noble, eco-friendly and cozy touch to the overall interior.
Furniture made of strong varieties of wood has a longer period of service. It is strong, less exposed to external technical influences. Such breeds are heavy in processing. Making a quality product with your own hands is actually unthinkable.
Solid varieties: iron birch, maple, merbau, white acacia, cornel, yew, boxwood.
Set of garden furniture from mahogany merbau
Varieties of raw materials with moderate density are well suited for the manufacture of furniture with their own hands.
Have a moderate density - cherry, oak, walnut, beech.
The furniture in the living room of cherry - a symbol of luxury, beauty and chic
Looks great product made from soft woods.
Soft varieties include pine, birch, alder.
Elite birch furniture for children
In the kitchen, hallway, it is more practical to select a set of durable varieties. In the living room perfect furniture made of wood of moderate hardness. The bedroom can be equipped with pine wood set.
The properties of wood largely depend on its structure and layer thickness.
Content
When choosing a wood headset, density is not an exceptional fundamental element influencing the choice of material. It is necessary to consider the presence of color diversity. For registration of space of the essential sizes, a set of dark colors will suit.
If the room is large, the furniture can be made of dark wood.
Dark-colored surfaces, absorbing light, visually reduce the space of the room to be filled. Chocolate, dark red colors bring warmth to the atmosphere. Dark colors are perfectly combined with the background of light walls, filling the room with calm comfort.
Elegant mahogany furniture for the office
They have a dark, rich color: walnut, wenge, cherry, merbau, amaranth, kempas.
The product of soft colors delightfully harmonizes with the rich decor of the equipped room.
Light, transparent shades are different: ash, beech, birch, maple, pine, alder, oak.
If the bedroom is small, it is best to use light-colored headsets, as it is able to visually expand the spaces.
A light yellow shade is acceptable when decorating rooms with windows facing west.
Does space lack light, sun? Pastel-colored furniture will visually reduce the size of the room, but will bring a feeling of warmth, the presence of sunlight in the room.
Golden shade differ: oak, alder, teak, cedar.
In some cases, choosing an array for modeling the product, you can not focus on the color of the wood. The color changes through the stains, tinted varnishes.
The range for the selection of varnish for tinting and protection of wooden products
It must be remembered that the varnish when applied to the coating changes the natural shade. The tone becomes more intense, slightly darker.
Types of wood of different density and structure
Each type of array has an individual texture, an image formed on the surface of a tangential cut of wood.
The following types of wood are distinguished:
Texture and drawing are important aspects in the selection of wood for the manufacture of furniture
Cutting method significantly affects the external quality of wood.
Radial, semiradial and tangential direction of cutting wood
Radial section actually loses the image of the pattern on the surface of the wood. The picture is not noticeable, the medium is homogeneous.
With a tangential cut, the stripes and bends forming the original image are clearly visible.
For a classic atmosphere choose a headset with a uniform texture.
Lines, bends, rings on a monophonic canvas can be depicted independently with the help of gouache, pencil, thick brush. Pronounced wood drawings look great on the background of neutral walls.
Determination of hardness and - Brinell; b - according to Rockwell
Furniture made from durable material is practical during use. It is less likely to scratch. Production of products from durable species requires a lot of labor, considerable material costs, certain skills in working with wood.
The hardness of the tree by species (table - list)
Interestingly, not all durable varieties are resistant to moisture. There are soft breeds that have good moisture resistance.
Furniture made of solid wood, unstable to moisture, after a couple of years will lose its presentable appearance, turn into a wreck, unsuitable for subsequent restoration.
The most popular among consumers are the following varieties of the array.
Walnut Wood - Durable and Resistant Material
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Solid oak - durable, but expensive material
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Pine is an affordable soft material for making your own furniture.
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