Wood Craft

EVEN growing trend of furniture, for some people, carved teak remained popular and became one of the options to decorate the interior of the house. Today most people prefer modern furniture interior trend was favored.

Tend to be more expensive though, turned out to furniture made of teak wood with plenty of choice and variety of models are still very delighted. Ethnic furniture art lover willing to spend more to get the teak furniture. Wooden furniture belonging to a powerful impression rise residential, luxury, and ethnic. Various options space trinkets, ranging from chairs, cabinets to dining tables are offered in the market of furniture or furniture stores also are choosing etnik. More design ethnic furniture with unique carvings, by special order. For example, carvings made of teak wood from Jepara City.

Jepara is a city that most people their livelihood as furniture makers and wood carving. According to ancient history, the people of Jepara's specialized expertise in the field of wood carving. However, as the times, the people of Jepara carving skills develop. Model Indonesia's carved furniture (Jepara) is generally much adapted from foreign cultures. "From the shape of the foot, back or his Medallion largely adapted from China or the French culture," said Ayu Sawitri Joddy, Interior Designers from PT Terra Wastu Kanaka.

There are various types of wood used to make furniture, ranging from Merbapu, teak, camphor, bengkirai, and much more. The higher level of wood drying, more durable and long lasting furniture that also. To select quality furniture, we should be more able to distinguish between the old wood material and young. In fact, many old materials, but the bell um long made (formed). According to Latief Zulfikar, ethnic furniture gallery owner House of Java, "teak wood material can also recycle a house from joglo." Teak wood that will be used to make furniture consisted of a variety of qualities.

Good teak with teak wood called super high numbers 1, 2, and also in age 3.Dari will affect the look of furniture produced. The older the better quality, it can be seen from the diameter of the tree circumference. To see the quality of the wood, namely the parts inside if there is a circle cut horizontal lines that indicate the age of the wood itself. "Usually if the wood is old age, will be out platinanya," he said. This is a kind of platinum released oil from the wood that serves to keep the outer layer of the wood. Formerly, people prefer to use ambalo, a kind of tree sap that is processed so that the color became more red wood.

By using ambalo, wood furnishings and luxury so much darker than the use of artificial layer. However, along with the development time, a layer of artificial tend selected for polishing the product. One of them by using relatively more expensive melamine.Althoughi, melamine can be polished and made of teak wood furniture is more durable. As for how to treat wood furniture bermaterial very easy, by diligent cleaning dust on its surface. Although for some types of wood require special care. When the layer of oil / platinum faded can be anticipated by rubbing, and then coating with one sirlak.Sirlak own that comes from India and some are coming from China.

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