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Wood Furniture Construction and Finishes
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Veneered Wood Construction: One wood techniques designed to control dimensional changes is veneering or plywood construction. Two hundred years ago veneered furniture was made simply by gluing a thin layer or veneer of fine wood over a panel of a common species. Over the years antique furniture made in this way have deteriorated because the glues used in making this furniture were inferior and the expansion and contraction of the two wood components over time resulted in the furniture swelling and peeling.
Veneered furniture or plywood has completely overcome all its former disadvantages and the consumer should not regard this type of furniture with any type of suspicion. Plywood panels for this type of furniture are made by pressure-bonding, three, five, or, seven sheets together. The most usual construction is five ply, with a core of poplar, basswood, chestnut, or some uniform wood, in narrow pieces cut with the grain and edge glued to the desired width.
The advantages of this kind of construction for furniture beside strength is durability are numerous. First, there is said to be less chance of inferior work in plywood construction of furniture. Second, much more beautiful wood patterns on wood furniture are possible with veneers.
Solid Wood Construction: This type of construction of furniture is as old as furniture itself. What is generally considered solid wood furniture is that with cabinet and table tops, drawer fronts and panels, bed panels, etc. made of one piece of wood.
The advantages of solid wood construction of furniture are many. Solid wood furniture can be carved with a greater degree of artistry then plywood. When this type of furniture is worn down by use, it may be refinished. It can not peel off and if this type of furniture is scratched, chipped or dented, there is no danger of a different type of wood showing through.
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