Recently, the results of the “Social Survey of Solid Wood Furniture Consumption†issued by the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee found that the proportion of merchants in terms of commodity substrates and auxiliary materials in accordance with relevant national industry regulations and specifications was only 53%. Therefore, in the sales process, some merchants have "big brains", and these consumption traps have to be prevented. The 45-year-old solid wood furniture brand Huari Home staff revealed to us the relevant "black curtain"! At present, the most common "fake wood" on the market mainly has the following categories:
a layer of solid wood veneer
This is the most common method of forging solid wood furniture on the market. A layer of solid wood skin is applied to the surface of the furniture, which is very similar to solid wood furniture on the surface, but the service life is extremely short.
Solid wood small piece stitching as substrate + solid wood veneer
The "finger-jointed board" made up of deep-processed solid wood blocks is used as the base material of pure solid wood furniture, and then it is more deceptive in the appearance of solid wood veneer. Some merchants sell the so-called pure solid wood furniture in the name of certain valuable wood furniture. In fact, the auxiliary materials use another relatively cheap wood.
Surface finger joint plate, various waste wood materials in the center
The front and back finger joints of this kind of furniture are completely different, even the position of the finger joints is not corresponding. The processing method is that the front and back of the wood are thin finger joint boards, and the center of the board is various plywood or A variety of waste wood.
So, for consumers who like solid wood furniture, how can we avoid buying "fake wood"? The staff of Huari Home told us that we should look at a few key parts:
★ Look at the moving parts: the doors and drawers should be sensitive, and there should be no abnormal noise when opening and closing. Huari home staff introduced, pay special attention to the slide of the drawer, the drawer should be solid and solid, and the external tightening screws. For example, the following set of solid wood study furniture, consumers can open and try to pull the drawer manually, is it smooth, open the door, see if there is any sound, and so on.
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★ Look at the plate: Particleboard is easy to recognize, the key is to judge whether it is genuine solid wood furniture. The trick to see if it is solid wood is to look at the wood grain and knots on both sides of the same piece of wood.
Look at a cabinet door, the pattern seen on the outer surface and the pattern on the inside will not differ too much. The pattern on both sides corresponds to pure solid wood. If the wood grain cannot correspond, it is a wood veneer. Looking at the board, the focus is on the side and the back. These are common places. If it is a mixed material, the veneer will be used to compare the corners.
★ Look at the appearance: Consumers can put their hands on the appearance of the furniture, carefully feel and observe whether the polished surface can be smooth. (especially to prevent the table legs and other parts from being rough) Does the paint have streaks? Is the pigment in the corner position too thick? Is there any crack or bubble? Is the paint wrinkled, sticky and leaky? Can also see Under the chair, on the back of the table, high-quality solid wood furniture is usually fine and not rough in the work that is not commonly found. Huari Home has more than 40 years of experience in the field of solid wood furniture manufacturing. Each piece of furniture must meet dozens of strict technical requirements and adhere to the ingenuity.
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★Look at the production process: Because the wood has unstable texture, it is more difficult to make accurate cutting and splicing when it is made. Therefore, when buying solid wood furniture, it is necessary to check the production process, which directly affects The service life of the furniture.
Open the furniture cabinet door and drawers and observe whether the wood is dry and white, and the texture is tight and delicate. The main stress-bearing parts of the furniture, such as the column and the load-bearing horizontal strip connecting the column to the ground, should not have large knots or cracks or cracks. The structure is firm, the frame must not be loose, and it is not allowed to break or break the material. The surface of the board can be pressed with a finger to check the fastness of the board surface. The general panel should have a well-shaped solid frame. If the skeleton is sparse, the surface will feel empty and false, and the panel will vibrate greatly.
There are a few questions you must know about solid wood furniture:
1. Is the laminated timber, finger joint board and plug-in wood a solid wood sheet?
A: They are essentially the same material, but the name is not standardized. In fact, the finger joint plate is pure solid wood in the national standard, but the stitching method is different from the traditional jigsaw puzzle. The finger joint plate is made by small wood block through large machine stitching, using jigsaw glue, toxic and harmful substances. Very few. The finger joint board can directly start to make the panel furniture without further processing, so the labor is relatively small, so the cost is low. The most obvious feature of the finger joint is the vertical small piece of solid wood splicing with a interface.
2. Can't you make furniture with pure jigsaw puzzles?
A: The puzzle is also very labor-intensive, so the cost of raw materials before the furniture is already relatively high, so most of the puzzles are used in more critical places, such as doors, desktops, etc., other hidden plate parts. Cheaper wood such as fingerboards can be used. This will reasonably arrange the cost layout, which will not only get a good grade of furniture, but also reduce some costs. The price of furniture made of pure solid wood is naturally high, belonging to the typical high-grade solid wood furniture.
3. Is solid wood furniture absolutely environmentally friendly? Is there any pollution?
A: Solid wood furniture is definitely environmentally friendly, but it is definitely not a "zero pollution". Solid wood furniture is less polluted during the construction process, but volatile toxic and harmful substances are produced during the painting process. (When you go to the furniture manufacturer, you know how big the paint shop is. There is no way, but how environmentally friendly paint is used, it is possible that the water-based paint will be better.)
4. How long does it take for the volatiles of the paint to evaporate?
A: According to the temperature, ventilation conditions, seasonal changes, after painting is about 30~45 days, it is completely stable. (There is also a saying that the volatile substances have already volatilized at this time, and the estimate of volatilization will slowly evaporate for two or three decades. I don't know if it is true or not.)
5, paint will always bring pollution, furniture can not do paint?
A: Furniture is not only for beauty, because the natural characteristics of wood, if directly exposed to the air, will be greatly deformed with changes in temperature and humidity, and it will not be cleaned after being contaminated with dust. Passover level. (In fact, in the wood surface finishing materials and processes, humans have been working hard, not to mention melamine veneer, wood wax oil and water-based paint have been quite improved in environmental protection, but due to physical properties The difference between oily paints, it is estimated that it will take some time to completely replace the oil paint.)
Consumer reminder:
In recent years, news such as sub-charged and falsely marked solid wood furniture has frequently appeared in newspapers. For consumers who have no experience in purchasing solid wood furniture, it is necessary to leave more attention. In order to prevent being deceived, consumers can purchase at the brand stores with high reputation and good reputation when purchasing solid wood furniture.
When buying solid wood furniture, it is best to sign a purchase contract with the merchant and request an invoice. The content of the contract should clearly indicate the type of solid wood furniture (all solid wood, solid wood furniture, solid wood veneer, etc.), and the tree species used. At the same time, at the time of purchase, the salesperson can present the product test report and product manual to check the environmental indicators of the furniture.
In addition, consumers should also consider the issue of moisture content when purchasing solid wood furniture. The influence of the north-south climate difference on the moisture content of wood is still very large. Generally speaking, the moisture content of the purchased furniture should not be higher than 1% of the regional average humidity. Otherwise, the wood is prone to problems such as warping, cracking and even falling of the solid wood furniture due to the natural characteristics of "thermal expansion and contraction".
(Source: Furniture Fans)
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