Among the materials that can be used for outdoor furniture, teak is well considered the king.
As a precious wood recognized by the world, teak material is famous for its high density, oily properties and excellent stability, moisture-proof and anti-corrosion, unique texture and other characteristics, and is widely used in high-end buildings, furniture and shipbuilding fields.
Teak is extremely beautiful in color, hard texture, fine structure, strong rot resistance, easy to process, clear texture, long service life, not easy to deform, and easy to sawn and polish. Teak furniture is widely used, mainly used for decoration, furniture making and handicraft making.
Because the air dry density of teak is 0.58-0.67g/cm³, it is rich in iron and oil, which endows wood with natural anticorrosion and moth prevention, and especially has strong tolerance to seawater erosion and ultraviolet irradiation. It is in all wood dry shrinkage wet swelling deformation coefficient of the smallest, the sun and rain is not warped not crack, suitable for temperature difference humidity changes in the environment.
The first cut of teak is olive green, and gradually becomes golden yellow after oxidation. The ink line and oil shadow interweave to form a unique texture, which becomes more moist over time.
Functional characteristics of oneself
Strong weather resistance: termite resistance, acid and alkali prevention, fire resistance to meet the standard of building materials.
Processing advantages: excellent stability after drying, strong nail grip force, but containing silicon and easy to blunt the tool.
Special effect: wood alcohol can calm the nervous system, the oil composition can drive snakes and insects.
Difference between natural forest and plantation forest:
Myanmar natural forest: more than 50 years of timber period, oily high texture beauty, unit price more than 800 yuan / ㎡ (floor base price).
Artificial planting forest: 15-20 years of accelerated material, oil texture is poor, the price is about 30% -50% of the natural forest.
Teak can be divided into four types: African teak, golden teak, Burmese teak, and South American teak.
Origin grading oneself:
The first echelon: Myanmar (national treasure level), Indonesia (the most oil performance).
Alternatives: African teak (disc beans), South American teak (two-wing beans) and other non-authentic varieties.
A Teak Furniture Maintenance and Cleaning Guide
Because of its unique oil secretion characteristics, teak will be used more smooth and bright in the appropriate environment. Here are the key points for maintenance and cleaning:
1. Environmental control
Temperature and humidity: keep the ambient temperature at 18-24℃, humidity at 35-40%, avoid air conditioning outlet or cold and heat source direct blowing, to prevent cracking or abnormal oil secretion.
2. Daily cleaning
Soft cloth wipe: sweep the dust with dry and soft cloth along the direction of wood grain to avoid hard scratches scratching the surface
Cleaner selection: a small amount of water or diluted white vinegar water (white vinegar: water =1:10) wipe, stubborn stains can be used as neutral detergent。
3. Regular maintenance
Care essential oil: use professional wood wax oil (such as German Sikes 3200 matte model) or furniture care essential oil, apply quarterly, nourish the wood and lock the moisture.
Waxing protection: smear furniture wax evenly every quarter to form a protective layer, prevent dust proof and maintain luster
4. Precautions
Avoid metal weapon collision, and take it gently when handling
The long-term unused furniture can cover dustproof cloth, reduce ash accumulation
Hotselling furniture with more than ten years of experience on outdoor teak wood furniture in China, we have stable teak raw materials, and can control from the raw materials, so we make high-quality high-end outdoor teak furniture. Such as outdoor lying on the beach bed, sofa, table, these are deeply favored by domestic and foreign customers.
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