| If you have some free time, go to your local furniture | | | | from entering and damaging the interior of the wood. |
| mall and take a walk. Notice that teak furniture always | | | | The oils also help to keep out unwanted insects as |
| seem to be a tad more expensive compared to other | | | | well as dirt and grime. In other words, the oils act as a |
| wooden furniture. Question is, why is that so? Is there | | | | natural protective covering for the wood. Because of |
| some hidden secret about teak furniture that most | | | | the oils, teak furniture is very durable. |
| people don't know about? | | | | Unfortunately, teak is not available in all parts of the |
| If you spend a little time examining this internationally | | | | world. Mostly, they come from countries such as |
| prized material, you will soon understand why teak | | | | Indonesia, Thailand or Burma. Often, you find teak being |
| furniture cost a little bit more compared to other | | | | used in different types of ambitious projects such as |
| wooden furniture. | | | | temples, large boats, etc. Craftsmen find the wood |
| In today's market, there are many different types of | | | | easy enough to work with, and it is not uncommon to |
| wood that are used to create furniture. Some are hard | | | | find teak with intricate patterns on them. |
| wood, and some are soft wood. Hard wood is usually | | | | Initially, teak comes in a bright honey shade. After just |
| more durable compared to soft wood. But the nature | | | | one or two years, the color turns to silvery, and stays |
| of the wood makes it difficult for manufacturers to | | | | that way forever. It becomes the symbol for strength |
| work with it. On the other hand, soft wood like pine or | | | | and durability. |
| cedar is easier to work with. But they are not as | | | | Not all teak furniture comes with complex designs and |
| durable as hard wood. | | | | patterns though. Teak, by nature, is a very solid and |
| It is very rare to find a type of hard wood that is | | | | durable material. Strong, solid furniture can be easily |
| durable and easy to work with. Teak just happens to | | | | made from teak. Even without complicated designs, |
| be one such example. It is a straight grained wood, | | | | teak furniture still stands out among other types of |
| which is easy to work with compared to other types | | | | wood furniture. |
| of hard wood. On top of that, it has natural qualities | | | | If you prefer a simple and elegant look, you can |
| that make it an ideal candidate as a building material. | | | | always choose to buy basic teak furniture. No frills, and |
| For instance, most types of wood tend to rot due to | | | | no unnecessary bells and whistles. Just practical, good |
| the moisture in the environment. But teak has got a | | | | old fashion furniture. |
| high level of oils naturally. The oils prevents moisture | | | | |