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Advantages and disadvantages of poplar furniture

Poplar is a rare furniture material in China, which is widely distributed and has strong adaptability. Nowadays, many furniture are made of poplar. Poplar furniture has beautiful texture, moderate hardness and strength. This also makes it very suitable for carving. However, poplar furniture also has shortcomings, such as easy deformation and insects. Everyone has always wanted to know the advantages and disadvantages of poplar furniture. Let's introduce it in detail below.

First, the advantages of poplar furniture

Poplar furniture is a kind of solid wood furniture. Natural and environmentally friendly, the material is more precious than other solid wood furniture, so it also has certain collection value. We see a lot of poplar furniture in the market, and most of the styles are very beautiful. So, is poplar furniture good? Let's introduce the advantages and disadvantages of poplar furniture to you. Let's take a look together.

1. Poplar wood is tough, with high mechanical strength, strong corrosion resistance, moderate hardness and strength, suitable for carving. Generally suitable for through-carving relief. The sapwood of poplar is clearly distinguished, with dark yellow sapwood and dark purple-gray heartwood. Moreover, poplar has clear texture, smooth plane, beautiful chords and patterns similar to "boxwood". Wood can be carved, carved and painted, and exquisite lacquer carving crafts can be made. Poplar furniture is mainly Ming style, with simple shape, smooth lines and elegant style. Ming-style furniture is moderately decorated, concise and decent, and the local decoration is just right.

2. Poplar has clear texture, smooth plane and beautiful chords. Wood can be shaped, carved, polished and painted, and it can make exquisite painted crafts.

Second, the shortcomings of poplar furniture

1, new and old, easy to deform, insect-loving, serious contraction.

2, it is not easy to dry, and the wood drying is not in place, so the poplar furniture made is easy to crack and deform.

The disadvantage of poplar is that there are old wormholes, old cracks and old tenons in some places. You can pay attention to these points when buying poplar furniture.

4. Poplar furniture is more expensive than other solid wood furniture, but its collection value is relatively high.

For a product, it can't be perfect, and there will always be defects. Poplar furniture is no exception. The appearance of poplar furniture is quite beautiful, because poplar is very suitable for carving. So people often use it to carve beautiful patterns, which is also its biggest feature. Although it also has many shortcomings, as long as we pay attention to maintenance during use. These shortcomings can also be avoided.