Tips on Buying Wood Furniture:From Pop's Furniture
Solid Wood means that all exposed parts of the furniture are made of solid board, either softwood or hardwood lumber. No veneers or particle boards are used. When solid boards are used in furniture construction, they are glued together side by side along the edges. Often, a number of boards are used to make the wood more stable and reduce the chance of warping.
Tip: By following a seam to the end you can always identify solid board, where you will find the "end" grain. Veneers are glued over the edges to look like solid wood, but are always faced on the end and show no end grain.
There are three types of glue-up in most solid wood furniture:
- Plank is made of pieces that have the same length but varying widths.
- Laminated is made of pieces that have the same length and width.
- Butcher block is made of pieces with varying length but the same width.
Remember: "All-wood furniture" is not necessarily solid wood.
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