If you want your home to be filled with unique and well-made furniture, making your own furniture is a great thing to do. As well as being a fun and rewarding activity, it also means that you can create furniture that is unique to you and your home.
Of course, before you embark on creating your own furniture, you need to make sure that you have the right tools available, and also learn how to make good quality furniture – there are lots of local courses available that can show you the art of furniture making.
Another thing that you should understand is the types of wood that are available and how they can be used to create your furniture. You can get most types of wood from a local timber merchant like this Portsmouth timber merchants www.timbco.co.uk/ – here are some of the popular woods used in furniture making to get you started…
Oak – Oak is a hardwood, and something that has been prized for centuries by builders and craftspeople. The wood from the oak tree is strong and hard wearing – in fact, have a look around many Tudor towns in the UK and you will see the traditional black and white buildings still standing today with their oak beams supporting them!
The qualities that make oak such a great building material are also appealing to furniture makers and the colour of oak is suited to many home interior styles.
Beech – Beech is also a hardwood, and is strong, shock resistant and has a light colour and a tight grain, which makes it an attractive choice for many types of furniture. Beech is considered a more difficult wood to work with by some however, so may not be suitable for novice furniture makers.
Pine – Pine is a softwood, and a popular wood to use partly due to the fact that it is inexpensive in comparison to other types of wood but also versatile. Because it is a softwood, it is not as robust, but many people like working with pine and it can be left untreated or stained to create whatever effect you want from the wood.
There are also many variations in the colour of pine, and it is good to have a look at different types on offer.
