Important Secret in Choosing Good Teak Furniture
One of the main problems in furniture is wooden construction. Wooden construction is also influenced by the water content of the wood. The level of wood moisture content greatly determines the level of dryness of the wood, thus affecting the quality of the wood. This is because wood that has a high water content or is not yet dry results in changes in shrinkage and damage to the wood structure in the future. Examples include cracks in wood. It is very important for furniture craftsmen to pay attention to the water content of the wood because otherwise it will result in damage to the furniture that has been made.
To calculate the level of water content contained in wood, there is a formula that can be used, namely:
MC = (A-B)/B x 100%
MC = Moisture Content
A = Weight of Wet Wood
B = Weight of Dry Wood
Apart from this manual method, you can also use a special tool to measure the level of water content in wood, namely the Moisture Content (MC) tool. The MC standard for good wood is between 8-15%, so it can be said that the quality of the wood is good enough to be processed into furniture.
To obtain a low level of wood moisture content, there are various ways. However, our team will outline 2 ways to deal with wood that is still wet, namely drying it in the hot sun and processing it in a wood oven. The first method is said to be very easy to do and can be said to be cost-free, namely drying it in the hot sun. For maximum results, the wood that has just been split (in the form of still wooden planks) is directly dried in the sun to minimize the water content in the wood, then when it has been processed into furniture items it is also dried in the hot sun first until the wood is completely safe. Usually in this process there are parts of the wood that are cracked or broken, don't worry about this because it indicates that the wood that was initially still wet has shrunk and that is better than when the furniture items have been finished and only then wood cracks have occurred. This process must be carried out before the wood is finished so that when the service process repairs the cracked wood, it is done when the wood is still in a raw state, so that when it is finished the wood will not experience cracks or wood damage due to wood shrinkage due to wood that is still wet or low levels of wood. the water is still high.
The second way is to process the wood in the oven first when the wood is still in the form of boards or already in the form of components before being assembled. This is the safest way because compared to the first method which is just drying it in the hot sun. A wood oven can suppress the level of water content in wood to the maximum, this is because the results of a wood oven will produce a lower level of water content or MC. However, this second method does cost more, but so far the results are also more optimal.
Apart from these two methods, in fact there are still traditional ways of suppressing lower levels of moisture content to ensure dry and good quality wood. This is discussed in the article entitled "A cost-free alternative to drying wood furniture".
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