Which is the best wood for Furniture?

Wooden Furniture:

It’s all set and now comes the important part in a home or office as Which is the Best wood for Furniture? How to choose the best wood for furniture? How to know which type of wood suits my budget, place and lasts long? What are the basic criteria that have to be considered before choosing the best wood for furniture? How and where to find good quality wood? Such doubts are common for everyone before one chooses the wood for their furniture.

Be it in a traditional way or a modern way of designing homes, wood furniture has a unique style and feel. Its presence and utility remained inevitable throughout history as they evolve with time. And this blog will take you through the types of woods and their usage so that you can decide the best wood for the furniture to decorate the space.

Basic types of Wood:

The three basic types of wood are

1.      Solid wood

2.      Engineered wood

3.      Veneer wood

Engineered wood:

Engineered wood/ Plywood are made up of layers of veneer. They are glued together with various resins that differentiate the properties and use of the plywood. And these plywoods are softwood plywood and hardwood plywood and the furniture can be made accordingly. Usually, the thickness varies from 3 layers to multiple layers to make it more durable.

Veneer wood:

Veneers are thin layers/sheets of wood that are glued onto the core panels to give a fine finish. They are also used in the place of decorative papers. Each veneer is thinner than 3mm (1/8 inch). Still, they are durable and used for panels, parquet floors, and in making part of the furniture.  

Medium Density Fibreboard:

MDF is prepared from the residuals of hard or softwood (sawdust). They are mixed with resin and wax and compressed in a defibrator to create the wood fibre. It is stronger and denser than plywood and particleboard. They are used in making wall panels, storage units, doors, and cabinets.

Medium Density Particle Board:

Particle Board (MDP) is produced from wood chips or large wood scraps, unlike MDF, and pressed with a suitable resin. They are also known as chipboard, flakeboard, or wafer board. The main difference between fibreboard and particleboard is the presence of air pockets in MDP. They are most used in dry environments and the interior or hidden locations.

 Best wood for furniture:

One can prefer solid wood or plywood for making the furniture. And some woods that are mostly used and preferred in India. They are

1. Teakwood

Teakwood is the commonly preferred wood because of its durability and resistance. It is the best wood to make furniture as it is hardwood. It is used to make both indoor and outdoor furniture.  They are expensive yet strong and are mostly grown in all parts of India and imported from Burma and Africa.

2. Satinwood

Satin woods are used as they have a gloss and flawless finish. It usually requires little maintenance and is easy to care for. Satinwood furniture is usually bright yellow and warm shades and is grown in southern and central states of India.

3. Indian Rosewood

Sheesham/ Rosewood is one of the expensive but a favorite wood to make furniture because of its beauty. They are durable, strong, and naturally termite-resistant. It is mostly used to make luxury furniture, paneling, musical instruments, sofas, and kitchen cabinets. Sheesham is largely grown in South India.

4. Marandi

Marandi is also a termite-resistant wood and is mostly used to make decorative furniture. Though it is imported from Malaysia & Indonesia, it is an affordable wood. It is lighter than other woods they are decay resistant and are used in making doors & windows frames, wooden accessories like trunks, drawers, shoe racks, chest, and other decorative items.

5. Sal wood

Sal wood is used for furniture and in construction. They do not need any polish coating and are used in flooring and to make musical instruments. Sal wood is termite resistant and can withstand water and damp conditions grown in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.

Factors to be considered while choosing wood:

• Select the type of wood according to the furniture and its usage. Like to make tables, walnut and maple woods are preferred. To make desks, oak and cherry woods are preferred. 
• Know about the type of resin that is used in plywood and decide the type accordingly.
• Solid woods are preferred because of their natural resistance to climatic changes, durability, and ease of maintenance.
• Also, for the kitchen choose water-resistant woods, for living rooms and outdoor furniture, go for termite-resistant woods.
• If you need the furniture to last for a long time, pick up hardwoods, if not softwoods. 
• Identify the wood with the color, density, and pores. 
• If you are the person who often changes or replaces the furniture go for lightweight and medium quality woods.
• Not all expensive woods are durable and resistant to all conditions. Each wood differs in its properties, pore size, fiber pattern, and tensile strength.   

Why choose Hanuman Wood Industries, Bangalore?

Hanuman Wood Industries, Bangalore has got the best quality and all types of wood that is going to decorate your place. We have specialized experts who can help you with the type of best wood for furniture that you need. We not only supply wood but also have designers who can design your furniture. All in one place, to know and buy wood and wood furniture is to contact Hanuman Wood Industries, Bangalore.