What should I pay attention to when buying solid wood furniture?

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture 1. Look at the tree species

What kind of tree solid wood is made of directly affects the price and quality. From relatively affordable pine oak to expensive mahogany, the price difference is many times. So don't ignore tree species just because it is solid wood; In addition, in terms of environmental performance, solid wood is better than ordinary board.

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture II. Judge whether the furniture is really solid wood.

Focus: mainly look at the door panel and side panel;

Skills: scar, wood grain, cut surface;

Scaring: Look at the position of the scarred side, and then look for the corresponding pattern on the other side.

Wood grain: the exterior looks like a pattern, so look at the corresponding pattern on the back of the cupboard door according to the changing position of this pattern. If the correspondence is good, it is pure solid wood.

Section: the section is darker than the panel, so it can be seen that it is made of a whole piece of wood.

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture 3. Look at the connection between the parts of the furniture.

Good solid wood furniture is tongue-and-groove connection, which is reinforced with screws and protective blocks in places with heavy local load. If all the solid wood furniture you see is fixed with screws, then the firmness of this furniture is not high. The firmness of furniture can be judged by shaking the furniture and feeling its stability.

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture. Observe whether the wood is defective.

Several major defects of solid wood: cracking, scarring, bug eyes and mildew.

When buying, you should check all the details carefully.

Crack: naturally you can't buy it.

Scar: If there is a scar on the front, there is also a scar on the back in the same position. This scar is basically a fast knot, which will fall off after a long time. Therefore, furniture with such defects must not be bought.

Worm's eye: Although many furniture claims to be dried and degreased, considering the size of China, the number of furniture factories and the weak state management, the credibility should be at least 50% off. Don't buy anything except those western-style solid wood furniture specially engraved with bug eyes.

Mildew: you can't buy green wood with water marks. Although the sales aunt will tell you that it has been done, no problem. But think about it, will you still eat moldy bread after reprocessing? The properties of moldy wood are different from before.

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture 5. Look at the details of furniture drawers.

Drawers should be strong and firm, and screws should be tightened inside. You may wish to open drawers, movable desktops, cupboard doors and other parts to ensure that you can use them freely and connect them correctly. The drawer bottom plate has a certain thickness, and its connection with the drawer bottom plate is through grooves rather than nails.

Matters needing attention in purchasing solid wood furniture. Look at the quality of paint on the surface of furniture.

What solid wood furniture fears most is water and fire. Needless to say, there is an old saying: dry for a thousand years, wet for a thousand years, dry for a thousand years, wet for a thousand years. It's about the problem that solid wood is afraid of water. Furniture surface is the most effective way to prevent moisture from invading furniture. So check carefully whether the furniture has not been painted. The key points are: the top and bottom of the cabinet door panel and the inside of the big cabinet.

Touch the paint surface with your hands to see if there are burrs, bubbles and other phenomena.