| How to choose the right wood for your furniture | | | | The most commonly used wood for furniture is |
| Depending on the furniture, you undoubtedly need to | | | | Mahogany. Because of its reddish brown color and its |
| choose the right kind of wood since it provides | | | | ability to resist enlargement, dwindling and distortion, |
| beauty and elegance to your fixtures. There are | | | | it is widely used for quality fittings such as cabinets, |
| certain characteristics which you will also need to | | | | boat construction and wood facings regardless of its |
| consider when choosing the right wood for your | | | | expensive price. Other types of wood which have |
| furniture. | | | | similar characteristics except for its color are the |
| Generally, woods by nature are known to be resilient | | | | following: Walnut, Oak, Rosewood, Teak, Shesham, |
| and sturdy because of their features. Their structure | | | | and Pine. |
| contains heterogeneous, hygroscopic, and anisoptric | | | | For outdoor use, Redwood is highly recommended |
| materials and their cell walls are composed of micro | | | | because of its distinctive features. Being light and |
| fibrils, cellulose and hemicelluloses permeated with | | | | having a comparatively high resistance to decay, this |
| lignin, all held together by cementing properties. | | | | wood is good for making outdoor fixtures, interior |
| Though trees are basically known to mankind as one | | | | finishing, veneering and paneling. |
| of the sturdiest living organisms here on the planet, | | | | Further, for general purpose items such as ladders, |
| furniture makers still need to see and consider what | | | | plywoods, and construction lumber, it is |
| wood to use when building a piece of furniture | | | | recommended to use Cedar, Hemlock, Softwood, |
| because some of them are very hard which are | | | | Maple, Walnut, Cherry, and Fir as these lumbers are |
| good for fixtures while some of them are apposite | | | | good enough for these purposes. For vehicles and |
| for curvatures. | | | | ships, Spruce is widely used for making masts and |
| Normally, carpenters and wood workers segregate | | | | spars for ships, aircrafts, crate boxes, and general |
| those lumbers that are good in quality and | | | | millwork. |
| appearance and are reserve them for furniture while | | | | Although most furniture are made from the kinds of |
| common lumbers that have flaws are used for | | | | wood mentioned above, there are still other types of |
| general purposes. All in all, there are 16 types of | | | | wood that are used in furniture making, and they are |
| wood that are sturdy enough for furniturecrafting. | | | | Alder, Apple, Aspen, Chestnut, Cottonwood, |
| However, not all of them are appropriate because | | | | Cypress, Pear-wood, Tupelo and Willow, that can also |
| the characteristics vary from wood to wood, | | | | be classified as wood for general purpose. |
| including their texture, color, durability, and usage. | | | | |