In the selection of solid wood furniture wood, should take into account the budget, use, style and other factors, and make choices according to personal needs and tastes. At the same time, when buying solid wood furniture, you should pay attention to choosing a regular furniture store or brand to ensure the source and quality of wood. So what wood is best for solid wood furniture? Here is an introduction.
What wood is best for solid wood furniture
1. Oak
Oak is not a hard wood, hard and wear-resistant, beautiful texture, more mild color, often used to make furniture, floors and cabinets. Oak has good stability and durability, suitable for making durable furniture.
2. Mahogany
Mahogany is a high-quality solid wood with bright colors and a good texture. It has good stability and corrosion resistance, suitable for the production of high-end furniture.
3. Birch
Birch is a hard wood with a light color and simple texture, which is suitable for making modern, minimalist style furniture. Birch has good stability and durability, and the price is relatively economical
4. Cherry wood
Cherry wood is a soft solid wood furniture material with a fine texture and beautiful texture, usually showing deep red or dark brown. Suitable for making high-end furniture and decorations. Cherry wood is also relatively easy to process and finish, and is often used to make classical and vintage style furniture.
5. Walnut
Walnut is a dark color of wood, with a high degree of decoration, rich texture, unique texture. Walnut has good stability and durability, often used in the production of high-end furniture and wood crafts.
6. Nanmu
Nanmu is a kind of hard solid wood furniture material, wear-resistant and durable, clear texture, usually light yellow or light brown. Nanmu furniture is usually used to make kitchen furniture, bookcases, cabinets and so on
7. Pine
Pine is a kind of soft solid wood furniture material, simple texture, light color, usually light yellow or light brown. Pine furniture is used to make Japanese furniture, beds, chairs.
High-grade solid wood furniture material
1. Rosewood
It is found in subtropical regions of Southeast Asia, such as India. China Yunnan, Guangdong and other places have a small amount of production. The wood is shiny and fragrant. It turns reddish brown after long exposure to the air. It has dense structure, corrosion resistance, strong durability and hard, heavy and delicate material.
2. Huanghua Pear
It is a rare and unique tree in China. Wood luster, spicy taste, culture oblique and staggered, fine and uniform structure, corrosion resistance. Strong durability, hard material, high strength.
3. Sour branches
Tropical and subtropical areas, mainly produced in Southeast Asian countries. Wood color is not uniform, heartwood orange, light reddish-brown to black brown, dark text is obvious. The wood has a shiny sour or sour flavor, oblique and interlaced texture, high density, greasy, hard and wear-resistant
4. Rosewood
It is distributed in the tropical regions of the world, mainly produced in Southeast Asia, South America and Africa. It has been introduced and cultivated in Hainan, Yunnan and two wide areas of China. The color of the material is more uniform, from light yellow to dark reddish-brown, dark stripes can be seen, shiny, with a slight or significant light aroma, the texture is staggered, the structure is fine and uniform (South America, Africa slightly coarse), wear-resistant, durable, hard heavy. High strength, usually floating in water. The rosewood produced in Southeast Asia is the best in Thailand, followed by Myanmar.
5. Chicken wing wood
It is distributed in subtropical regions of the world, mainly produced in Southeast Asia and South America, and is named for its texture similar to “chicken wings”. The texture is staggered, not clear, the color is sudden, the wood has no aroma, and the growth rings are not obvious.
Other solid wood furniture materials
More solid wood furniture materials are: teak, black walnut, ash wood, pull-wood, tung wood, elm wood, ash, poplar, willow, maple, peach, ebony, striped black, chicken wing wood, fragrant branch wood, ebony, sandalwood and so on.
