The best quality of furniture determined by the type of main material used and its finish. In the past, furniture was made of whole wood without any connections. Wood furniture like this will be stronger because it is thick. Over time, the supply of wood was running low, furniture from whole wood was no longer possible to make.
Currently, the quality of processed wood is also improving so that it provides many choices for the furniture maker industry, there are various benches and chairs, beds, bedside tables, and various types of cabinets including wardrobes, and also kitchen sets. As is the case with solid wood, various processed woods also has a quirk of character. The following are the characters of two types of processed wood that quite popular in use.
Plywood
This wood is a type of processed wood, made from thin sheets of wood that glued together with high pressure using a special adhesive. Plywood is available in several thicknesses of 3mm, 4mm, 9mm and 18mm. While the length and width are 240cm x 120cm. Because plywood has a plain surface and does not have a distinctive fiber, it should has an additional coating when it is used as a furniture material. In the market, the name plywood is better known as multiplex.
Blockboard
Blockboard is a piece of wood in a small box (about 4-5 cm) which is compacted by machine and coated so that it becomes a sheet resembling a board. Blockboard is available in two thicknesses: 15mm and 18mm, while the length and width are like plywood sheets, 240cm x 120cm.
This material is now in great demand for cabinets or shelves because of its economical price. Because blockboard has a plain surface, this processed wood should give some coating when it is used as a furniture material. For example, the teak coating (teak) on the blockboard produces wood called teakblock.
In addition, there is also a blockboard with sungkai coating and its name is a sungkai layer teak block. Because it is made from pieces of wood (and usually softwood), it is not very strong compared to plywood. But for display shelves, bookshelves, or kitchen sets, this material is strong enough, at least stronger than particle board.
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