The difference between oak solid wood furniture and elm solid wood furniture

1. Elm wood is basically doing antique.

2. Oak is mostly made of solid wood and modern wood.

Elm and oak furniture have their own characteristics, each with its own unique advantages, which varies from person to person, and different people have different opinions. Elm Pros:

1. Elm wood is tough, with high mechanical strength and strong corrosion resistance; The hardness and strength are moderate, suitable for carving, and the general openwork relief can be adapted.

2. The sapwood of elm heart is clearly distinguished, the sapwood is dark yellow, and the heartwood is dark purple gray.

3. The elm grain is clear and clear, the planing surface is smooth, the chord surface pattern is beautiful, and it has a pattern similar to "wenge". The wood is shaped, carved and lacquered, and exquisite carved lacquer handicrafts can be made.

4. Elm mainly relies on imports and resources are becoming less and less, and the price is increasing year by year;

5. Corrosion and moisture resistance, tough texture, elasticity, strong compression resistance, etc.;

6. The furniture of elm has the unique "chicken wing pattern" of elm, which is very beautiful and generous.

Disadvantages: Elm wood has a low material selection rate, so the material selection is very important, and the clearer the texture and the thicker the material, the higher the price of furniture products.

Advantages of oak: 1) It has a relatively distinct mountain wood grain.

2) In toughness, it can be processed into various bending forms as needed.

3) In the texture, it is used in many ancient door and window lattice production.

4) There is a lot of invading filling in the oak pipe holes, which is used to make wine barrels.

Disadvantages: 1) Due to the large amount of water in oak, it is difficult to remove the moisture, and it may begin to deform or shrink and crack after a year and a half.

2) The phenomenon of replacing oak with ash in the market is widespread, and if the customer's professional knowledge is insufficient, it directly affects the interests of consumers, because the texture is also difficult to identify.

4) Oak sapwood is soft and easily attacked by insects.

5) No load-bearing capacity, usually not used in construction.

1. Elm is basically made of antique, 2. Oak is mostly made of solid wood and modern.