Solid wood furniture has the function of preserving value, and at the same time can bring warm and moist "wood gas" to the home environment, so it is very popular among middle and high-end consumers. Its advantage is to reflect nature: natural texture, changeable shape (such as curved surface, carving), because less glue is used, so the environmental performance is higher than that of panel furniture. Its shortcomings are reflected in the production of furniture load-bearing parts, if it is made of thin plates, such as side panels, frames, it is easier to deform; also, the stability of wood depends on the change of moisture content, which will cause deformation and cracking.
Solid wood furniture is divided into softwood and hardwood. Hardwood furniture is commonly referred to as mahogany furniture, and the price is even more expensive.
Solid wood generally has two signs: wood grain and scarring. According to professionals: “A cabinet door has a pattern from the front. Then after opening the cabinet door, you can see the corresponding pattern on the back of the door according to the position of the pattern change. If it corresponds well, it is pure. Solid wood cabinet doors. In addition, looking at scars is also a good way to identify pure wood: the front side with scars should have scars on the other side. What kind of wood is made of solid wood, which directly affects the price and quality. In the north, it is common Solid wood furniture usually uses beech, white oak, ash, elm, catalpa, rubber wood, oak wood, while the precious mahogany furniture mainly uses rosewood, wenge, and red sandalwood."
When buying solid wood furniture, we often encounter situations where sellers use softwoods to pretend to be hardwoods or low-grade hardwoods to pretend to be high-end hardwoods. So we must shop around. If it is too cheap, there will definitely be fraud. Even for solid wood furniture, there are problems of pros and cons. To observe the quality of wood, open the doors and drawers of the furniture to observe whether the wood is dry, white, and the texture is tight and delicate.
