Cedar Wood in Furniture
The Cedar wood has many varieties and has attracted furniture makers for its durability as furniture both indoors and outdoors. It is abundantly grown in countries of temperate climate particularly in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions and also in Europe and the Americas. The Cedar wood enjoys a rather colorful history in that it has been mentioned in a number of literary and even biblical writings. King Solomon used cedar extensively in building his Temple in Jerusalem around 1000 BC. Cedar is mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, referring to the cedar roof and other parts of the chamber where King Priam fetched the treasures to ransom his dead son Hector from Achilles. Today, Cedar has become popular as a furniture material for its light wood grain and ease to fashion various furniture shapes. And just as important a quality to cedar are its natural oils that make it weather resistant. Like teak wood, cedar exudes natural oils that protect its surface from the wear of weather aberrations. That means your typical finishing varnishes or oils are not necessary and that accounts to its popularity as untreated log furniture. Thus, cedar lends itself as a good choice for outdoor furniture. In fact, it is a favorite material for patio and garden furniture. And because it is widely grown in continental America, there is hardly any shortage of wood supply. Outdoor furniture that use cedar is relatively cheap compared to imported teak-made furniture. Not only that, cedar finds its way as in general furniture, home building materials, roof tiles and shingles as well.There is one other quality of cedar unique to the wood and endears it to both furniture makers and the market. That is its aromatic scent that comes from the same natural oils that make it weather resistant. No other furniture wood has this quality. Not only is the wood scent pleasant to the senses, but it also has the qualities to repel insects like moths. Precisely for this, cedar makes excellent closet cabinets, chests and shelves for clothes, textiles, shoes and other personal belongings that you want bugs out. Needless to say, its natural pleasant aroma can permeate these personal items to make them smelling fresh all the time. There is little to fear that cedar will one day be extinct. There is no shortage of supply worldwide because reforestation of cedar trees is widely undertaken. In Turkey alone, 50 million cedar trees are planted annually. That should keep us with inexpensive cedar furniture for a long while. |
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