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Solid oak furniture
The number of practical uses for solid oak keeps on growing. Oak is best known for its use as solid oak furniture, predominantly in the forms of solid oak desks, oak tables and chairs. But recently it seems that the mighty oak is being used for sculpturing.
As with solid oak furniture, once a sculpture is finished the solid oak will withstand adverse conditions lasting for generations. Obviously, this kind of art does take a long time as sculpturing oak has been likened to carving concrete. Little wonder then this magnificent material is used for long lasting solid oak furniture.
Once you have decided that you are going to use strong solid oak furniture then you are halfway through. Apart from a bed, you will have to choose from tables, wardrobes, chests and dressers and many more. So it is advisable that you should plan with utmost care. The themes should mention all the components very clearly and only after this should you place an order. You need to work on these components very patiently as it is going to decide how your room will look and feel.
You need to be aware of the fact that if you are considering buying solid oak furniture that it is indeed, “solid oak” and not veneered wood. Veneers can be used for a variety of parts in furniture manufacture and are popular on the side of wardrobes or cabinets or for full items of furniture including table tops and legs etc. As a customer you may not be a wood expert so it is important you confirm with the seller exactly what it is you are buying. It has been known for a minority of unscrupulous suppliers passing off veneered wood as Solid oak. The last thing you want to discover when you get your solid oak furniture home is that it isn’t solid oak.
The process of making a veneer is either by slicing large blocks of wood or a process called peeling. The appearance of the veneer depends upon the angle which the blocks are cut for wood grain and figuring requirements.
Many product variations can be achieved when using veneers. For basic products which do not have high emphasis on style and design a basic machining process is used for manufacture. For more complex furniture products a verity of high tech. machines are used to achieve the various effects in appearance. Veneers can even be made to look old or distressed.
The main difference between solid oak furniture and furniture using veneered wood is that solid wood is exactly that. Solid wood. Veneered wood is slices of the wood e.g. oak veneer glued onto another material, which could be cheaper wood or medium density fibreboard (MDF) or plywood. To make a veneer the timber is sliced to around 2 - 3mm and glued to panels to make products such as furniture, doors or flooring.
Veneers can provide benefits in lowering the cost of some furniture making (i.e. for producing large panels at reasonable cost and making plywood,MDF and chipboard look like hardwood ).Conversely high quality veneers can be used in high end fine furniture/cabinet making.
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