On-demand material: How to choose the common wood for home use?

In the current furniture market, wooden furniture is still very popular among people. However, there are many types of wood, and the prices vary greatly due to differences in wood quality and yield. According to market research, the wood commonly used in the market is: pine, rubber wood, birch, eucalyptus, eucalyptus, ash, oak, cherry, black walnut.

Wood commonly used in home

â—† Low-grade wood: pine, fir and other textures are relatively soft, often used as auxiliary materials for solid wood furniture, such as drawers, back panels, but also can make children's furniture, cheap, natural and environmentally friendly.

â—† Mid-range wood: Rubber wood is widely used as hardwood because of its low price. Some large furniture brands also use this material. Beech, birch, and eucalyptus are similar, and the price is generally not high.

â—† medium-to-high-grade wood: eucalyptus and eucalyptus are commonly known as Beibei Nanxun. They have always been commonly used materials for folk furniture. The price of relatively high-grade imported wood and mahogany is relatively close to the people, and it is both ornamental and practical.

â—† High-grade wood: Mostly imported and precious, in addition to high-grade furniture materials, black walnut, ash, cherry wood, etc. are generally high-quality veneer materials, as decorative elements.

The price of wood as a commodity is greatly influenced by the relationship between supply and demand. However, most of the timber market prices that are commonly used are kept within a range, which can be used as a reference.

• Pine: 1000-2000 yuan / m3,

• Rubber wood: 2000-3000 yuan / m3

• Ash: 2500-3000 yuan / m3

• Birch: 2500-3000 yuan / m3

• Elm: 2500-4000 yuan / m3

• Elm: 3000-4000 yuan / m3

• Beech: 3500-5000 yuan / m3

• Ash (Alder): 4000-6000 yuan / m3

• Red Oak: 4500-7000 yuan / m3

• White Oak: (more expensive than red oak) 5000-7500 yuan / m3

• Hard Maple: 5000-7000 yuan / m3

• Old Elm: 6000-7000 yuan / m3

• Cherry wood: 6000-7500 yuan / m3

• Teak: 9000-12000 yuan / m3

• Black Walnut: 9000-13000 yuan / m3

★ Pine

Appearance and cost-effective, widely used for medium-grade solid wood furniture, many log furniture and children's furniture are made of pine.

Pine

• Advantages: natural color, natural color, clear and beautiful texture; simple and generous shape, full and smooth lines, good quality and texture; practical and durable; strong elasticity and breathability, good thermal conductivity and easy maintenance.

• Disadvantages: The wood is soft, easy to crack and deform, and it is easy to precipitate oil.

★ Tongmu

It grows fast and has a wide distribution. It is used in daily necessities, especially as an auxiliary material for high-end furniture. It is the main material for drawers, bedboards and backboards in China.

Paulownia

• Advantages: moisture-proof, moisture-proof and wear-resistant; no distortion, no warping, no deformation; beautiful texture and bright color; easy to engrave and dye.

• Disadvantages: Light and soft, no heavy feeling.

★ Birch

The most prominent feature of the fast-growing material is its texture, which is now used in the construction of structures, parquet and interior frames.

birch

• Advantages: easy to process, resistant to use, smooth cut surface; paint, good bonding performance; straight and obvious texture, fine structure, soft and smooth.

• Disadvantages: The fiber has poor shear resistance, easy to break, easy to crack and warp when dry, and not wearable.

★ Rubber wood

The tree species that produce rubber latex have a short growth cycle and a wide range of sources, and the furniture produced is extremely cost-effective. The difference between the word and the oak, but the appearance, performance, price is higher, the grade is lower.

Rubber wood and oak

• Advantages: good toughness, not easy to crack, easy to maintain; uniform texture, beautiful texture; easy to engrave and dye; good wear resistance, durable.

• Disadvantages: not easy to dry, easy to bend and deform, smelly, sugary, easy to change color, decay and insects.

★ Oak

Mainly produced in Europe and North America, divided into white oak and red oak, red oak is not red, white oak is not white, can not be distinguished by color. For furniture materials, more red oak is used, and white oak is more expensive. Our country's eucalyptus and oak textures are similar. Because of the short diameter, there is no oak ideal. In addition, rubber wood is commonly used in the market instead of oak.

• Advantages: solid, good toughness, beautiful processing; wood grain is clear, texture is good; not easy to absorb water, corrosion resistance.

• Disadvantages: Processing is difficult.

★ ash

The country belongs to the third-grade cherished endangered plants, and has good decorative properties. For example, the ash is beautiful, and the furniture is natural and modern. In recent years, ash has been widely used in decoration.

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Ash

• Advantages: Straight, tough, elastic; clear and beautiful texture, good looking luster, imitation of precious wood species; corrosion resistance, moisture resistance, slow aging.

• Disadvantages: large shrinkage deformation, not suitable for all solid wood, color difference, easy to crack when dry.

★ Beech

Common tree species in the north, suitable for mass consumption, cost-effective furniture materials, especially suitable for traditional Chinese furniture.

Elm

• Advantages: tough, elastic, durable, suitable for engraving; approximate "chicken wing wood" pattern, beautiful texture; rough and clear wood grain, suitable for hot wax and wood wax oil coating, environmental protection.

• Disadvantages: The heart and sapwood are distinctly differentiated, with chromatic aberrations, and old eucalyptus and domestic eucalyptus are prone to insects.

★ Beech

It is also known as the “Nanbei and Beibei” in the north, and has been classified as a national second-class protected plant due to excessive cutting, and it is forbidden to harvest. Therefore, most of the raw materials for eucalyptus furniture sold on the market are imported. Suitable for making large pieces of furniture.

Beech

• Advantages: wood weight, harder than ordinary hardwood; straight texture, clear, uniform texture, soft color, shiny; easy to bend under steam, can be used as a curved wood.

• Disadvantages: There are chromatic aberrations, which are prone to cracks and deformation when dry.

★ Black Walnut

It is one of the varieties with the highest value in 50 years of growth. The furniture art produced is strong, belonging to the aristocrats in the furniture, solid wood home, and has the function of preserving value. Black walnut is usually used as veneer and rarely used in solid wood.

Black walnut

• Advantages: low water content, suitable for the production of high structure and strength; elegant color, exquisite wood grain, long-lasting paint and dyeing; not easy to absorb water, corrosion, and deformation.

• Disadvantages: expensive, poor toughness, resistance to compression and bending, and need to be carefully protected.

Wood for furniture is usually divided into hardwood and softwood. Hardwood is not necessarily a hard material (more dense), and cork is not necessarily a soft material (less dense).

Usually, hardwood is a deciduous tree, and cork is an evergreen tree. Hardwoods include cherry, oak, eucalyptus, birch, eucalyptus, hard maple, etc., usually at a higher price, but the quality is better than cork. Cork includes eucalyptus, nanmu, eucalyptus, pine, fir, etc., a wide variety, made of furniture, the price can be accepted by most people. Choosing wood according to your actual needs makes it easy to get a high price/performance ratio.

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