| One of the most used materials in furniture | | | | the final production costs are a bit too expensive to |
| construction is wood. This may be due to easy | | | | adopt in large scale production. |
| handling and the fact that wood is abundant. Wood is | | | | The most commonly used types of wood are beech, |
| also available in different colors and textures; these | | | | birch, oak, rubber wood, Chinese hardwood, acacia, |
| features allow a piece of furniture to be made | | | | maple, pine, redwood, rosewood, walnut and teak. |
| entirely out of wood. To add on top of that, wood | | | | Each type of wood has its own property and uses. |
| can also be used in succession with other materials | | | | Pine, beech, birch and rubber wood are used for |
| such as metal, stone, aluminum, brass etc. Whichever | | | | indoor and oak, hardwood and teak are good for |
| combination is used, there is little deviation from the | | | | outdoor use. An example would be teak wood, while |
| process of making normal wooden items. | | | | it can be used in the outdoors or indoors it is |
| The most important factor in the process of making | | | | expensive. |
| wooden furniture is the humidity; the humidity of the | | | | The coating process for wooden furniture differs |
| raw material is required to be below 10 degrees | | | | depending on whether the furniture is for indoor or |
| Celsius. Otherwise, it will get fungus and will ruin the | | | | outdoor use. While normal varnishing and staining |
| furniture completely. The staining process of the | | | | procedures are good enough for indoor furniture; |
| furniture is another factor to look out for. If it is not | | | | outdoor furniture require additional coating made for |
| done properly it will come off easily and destroy the | | | | outdoor purposes to be applied on the furniture. |
| whole item. It will also not be as strong as it should | | | | Otherwise, it will be useless on such extreme |
| be with good staining. There are two methods in the | | | | weather condition outside. |
| production of wooden furniture. The first method is | | | | The popularity of wood as furniture material will |
| using machinery, which is available in fully or semi | | | | definitely last, as it is not only vast in variety and |
| automated. The second method is wood carving and | | | | availability but also light in weight; which makes it |
| handicrafts; small, handheld tools are normally used | | | | easier to handle than most other materials. Wood is |
| for the job. Though there is a big market for | | | | also quite durable for its value in money. That fact |
| handmade items; due to intense labor requirements, | | | | alone guarantees its popularity for time to come. |