We are proud on the quality of our dining room suits. All chairs are solid wood and the tables are a combination of solid wood and MDF. The Da Vincy dining room suit has a extendable table. Review the different wood finish materials below in the manufacturing of furniture.
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Wood finish manufacturing materials
These days the factories are using various materials to manufacture "wooden" furniture. Here is a short list of the most common used materials:
1) Wood
Only the more expensive furniture are solid wood. There are many grades of wood with cheaper wood like Pine to more expensive wood types like Rose wood.
2) Chip board (pressed wood) and MDF (super wood)
Sometimes factories are using a product called chip board (Pressed wood) or Super wood (MDF) and then cover it with a range of products and or processes. Veneer, Paint, PU or Paper is then added on top to give it that wooden look.
a) Veneer
Veneer is a thin piece of wood normally 1 to 2 mm thick. The thin sheet of wood (veneer) can then be glued on top of a lower quality / cheaper wood. So the panel will look high quality but it is only the top millimeter or 2 that is high quality.
Pros. Looks like expensive wood.
Cons. It can be expensive and a client can therefore rather want to opt for solid wood.
b) Paint
Sometimes a paint layer is added on top of the wood. This paint layer can have a wooden look.
Pros. Easy to apply and cheap.
Cons. Some of the wooden beauty is removed.
c) PU
A plastic coating can also be added on top of the wood to give it a wooden finish.
Pros. Easily available and can easily be cut with normal woodworking machinery. Is fairly watertight and is perfect for kitchens.
Cons. The finish does look a bit plastic.
d) Paper
You can get virtually get paper that looks like any wood. The factory then glues the paper on top of MDF. A varnish is then added on top of the paper.
Pros. Inexpensive finish and reduces the price of furniture tremendously. Looks like real wood.
Cons. A scratch is difficult to fix.
1) Wood
Only the more expensive furniture are solid wood. There are many grades of wood with cheaper wood like Pine to more expensive wood types like Rose wood.
2) Chip board (pressed wood) and MDF (super wood)
Sometimes factories are using a product called chip board (Pressed wood) or Super wood (MDF) and then cover it with a range of products and or processes. Veneer, Paint, PU or Paper is then added on top to give it that wooden look.
a) Veneer
Veneer is a thin piece of wood normally 1 to 2 mm thick. The thin sheet of wood (veneer) can then be glued on top of a lower quality / cheaper wood. So the panel will look high quality but it is only the top millimeter or 2 that is high quality.
Pros. Looks like expensive wood.
Cons. It can be expensive and a client can therefore rather want to opt for solid wood.
b) Paint
Sometimes a paint layer is added on top of the wood. This paint layer can have a wooden look.
Pros. Easy to apply and cheap.
Cons. Some of the wooden beauty is removed.
c) PU
A plastic coating can also be added on top of the wood to give it a wooden finish.
Pros. Easily available and can easily be cut with normal woodworking machinery. Is fairly watertight and is perfect for kitchens.
Cons. The finish does look a bit plastic.
d) Paper
You can get virtually get paper that looks like any wood. The factory then glues the paper on top of MDF. A varnish is then added on top of the paper.
Pros. Inexpensive finish and reduces the price of furniture tremendously. Looks like real wood.
Cons. A scratch is difficult to fix.
