Plywood
Plywood is factory processed wood made from layers of wood that stacked in layers. That’s why plywood called as plywood. These layers of wood are glued together with aligned grain angles to produce a strong product. To prevent warping, the plywood is usually arranged in odd numbers. The arrangement of layers in an even number is believed to create a board that is easily distorted so that it is unstable.
Plywood consists of three layers which are commonly referred to as plywood (three-ply), 5 layers (five-ply), 7 layers (seven-ply) and 9 layers (nine-ply). 5 layers and the rest is called multiplex or multiply.
Currently, plywood comes in various thickness options ranging from 0.8 mm to 25 mm with various qualities. Processed / fabricated and for some brands it has been equipped / dyed with termite resin.
Plywood is a common material that is often used in the manufacture of furniture, especially for indoor furniture that protected from heat and rain. Because the quality is better than other processed wood, the price is more expensive than others.
Blockboard
Blockboard is made from a collection of small pieces of wood measuring about 2.5–5 cm which are compacted by machine and given a veneer on both sides so that a sheet that resembles a board. The blockboard consists of 3 layers, namely the Front layer which is made of Plywood sheets 0.5-2.0 mm thick, then the Core made of forest wood such as meranti wood, acacia or community wood such as Albasia wood which has been chopped (cut into pieces) then laminated and made in such a way with a thickness of about 10-14 mm and the last is the back layer made of Plywood sheets 0.5-2.0 mm thick. The thickness can be 12 mm, 15 mm and 18 mm and the width is the same as plywood. One type of blockboard that well known is teakblock (some call it blockteak). This wood is basically the same as blockboard. The difference lies in the top layer, where the teakblock has one additional layer of teak veneer layer.
MDF (medium density fibreboard)
MDF is made of fine powder and resin chemicals that glued and compacted. The wood used is usually taken from plantation wood or bamboo. This makes MDF more environmentally friendly, in the form of boards or sheets. MDF costs slightly less than plywood. This wood is intentionally made to overcome the scarcity of solid wood
Melamine
Melamineto is a multiplex with thickness of 3mm which is finished with polyester and melamine, which is then dyed. The standard color for Melamine is white, there are also light green, pink, light blue and cream colors on the market, while black and other colors are usually special orders. Polyester is a fiber / synthetic fiber that is widely used in industrial products / general needs. Common objects that are often found, for example, a blackboard / white board. Melamine properties: Smooth, Glossy, Waterproof. And the use of melamine is as an interior coating for furniture and as a base coating for duco paint finishing furniture.
Particle
Particle board is made of woodworking waste particles such as sawdust, small pieces of wood, wood chips and chemical resins which are glued together under high pressure and then dried. The process is as the same as MDF, only the MDF material is smoother and uniform, while the particle board is coarser and irregular. Particle board is a raw material that very susceptible to water because this type of raw material is made of wood chips and has large enough pores that easily absorb water. In addition, furniture with particle board material also tends to be unable to support loads with a fairly heavy load. If the load is too much, the wood will warp. Made from the rest of the material / pieces of wood which are melted into pulp and compacted to become a ready-to-use board. The difference with MDF is from the density of the material. The weakness of products using particles is that they are susceptible to water but as long as you can keep your furniture away from water, furniture with this material can be considered because the price is cheaper than other materials. Some factories have also added termite repellent in the manufacturing process.
Rattan
In addition to wood as furniture material, it turns out that rattan material is a new alternative for furniture making materials. Rattan has many types but not all rattan can be used for making furniture. The following is a rattan that usually used as furniture.
Pietriet Rattan
This rattan is the core part of the rattan plant, its shape resembles a stick that can reach 6 meters in length. Rattan is usually used for the weaving process. Like giving a cover layer on furniture or something else. The characteristics of pietriet rattan are soft and flexible and the fibers are rough with a foam-like surface. The length of Rattan has different sizes such as 1-2 mm, 2-3 mm, 3-4 mm, and 4-5 mm
Rattan Core
Next is Rattan Core. This rattan is small and circular, similar to pietriet rattan but the core has 10 to 20 mm diameter. Rattan core has soft characteristics and is easy to bend without using tools so that it is easy to shape, not only easy to shape, this type of rattan is also easy to absorb color and has a light weight compared to other rattans.
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