Solid wood furniture: concept, characteristics, advantages, disadvantages

First of all, what is an array. This, with rare exceptions, is not a solid board, but a plate made of parts of natural wood. Such parts adhere to each other under pressure. Thus obtained wooden plate is called an array. Exceptions (that is, an absolutely solid piece of wood) also occur, but infrequently. However, this should not bother anyone. If the array is made in accordance with the technology, then it is not afraid of either moisture or dry air. Accordingly, furniture made from solid wood is of high quality and durable.

The main properties of furniture made from solid wood

From ancient times it is known that furniture made from natural wood (from solid wood) has many positive qualities and properties. Here is an overview of only the most important of these properties:

Natural wood has high strength. Such furniture can serve for many years.
Wooden furniture is resistant to moisture and perfectly resists bacteria.
The appearance of furniture does not change over time.
Wooden furniture is environmentally friendly. It saturates the air with all sorts of beneficial substances favorable to health and destroys pathogenic viruses and bacteria.
Solid wood furniture forms a permanent, beneficial microclimate in the room.
Wooden furniture is aesthetic and prestigious. Some of its copies can be a true masterpiece and the subject of real art.

It should also be added that wooden products have useful energy. That is, in a room where there is such furniture, a person feels better physically and emotionally.

Varieties made from solid furniture

The catalog can offer an almost endless list of all kinds of furniture made of solid wood. Here are just a few of the options:

Cases and dressers;
Bar counters;
Offices for the head;
Furniture for bedrooms;
Library shelving;
Furniture for kitchens;
Furniture for hallways;
Furniture for children's rooms;
Furniture for living rooms;
Wooden stairs;
Doors and ceilings;
Arches, partitions and grilles.

Currently, wooden furniture can be purchased ready-made, as well as order its manufacture from the masters.

What affects the quality of wooden furniture

For the manufacture of solid wood furniture, various types of wood are used. The harder a particular breed, the stronger the furniture will be and, accordingly, the more it will last. The most reliable furniture is obtained from species of medium hardness (from ash, walnut, oak, larch), as well as from hardwood (from hornbeam, from acacia, from birch). Here, however, it should be borne in mind that furniture made of hardwood always costs more than soft furniture - for the reason that processing hardwood takes more time and effort. The most expensive wooden furniture is always made from solid wood, without any additions or fillers. Cheaper furniture is a natural wood frame with artificial filler. The wood from which this or that piece of furniture is made must be stained, varnished, painted, so that the furniture made from it is protected from moisture, as well as from mechanical influences.

The disadvantages of solid wood furniture

Furniture made from natural wood is also subject to disadvantages. Here are the most basic ones:

Individual pieces of furniture or all furniture can completely change its geometry. This means that the furniture has either dried up or, on the contrary, absorbed too much moisture. Both that and another can mean that the furniture is in the room where the microclimate is too dry or too humid.
Wood furniture is very difficult to repair. In case of damage to a particular part of the furniture, such a part must be replaced as a whole. An exception here may be all sorts of scratches that can be sanded again and varnished.

Wooden furniture (solid wood furniture) is always a good solution. With proper care of it, such furniture will serve its owner faithfully for many years, and even inherited by grateful descendants.