Tuesday, May 10, 2011

substitute for teak wood (1)

Wood trembesi now widely used as raw material for handicrafts and furniture teak substitute. Despite having a number of disadvantages compared to teak, but Wood trembesi unique texture make trembesi Wood can be processed into products that have high economic value.

Trembesi Wood can be an alternative material to replace teak furniture. With lower prices and a nice wood texture, wood trembesi much preferred by consumers.

Trembesi or known by the name comes from the genus Samanea saman Albizia. This species has a circumference of trees reached 4.5 meters (m) with an average height of 30 m to 40 m.

Compared with teak, a thick piece of wood trembesi still lost, only about 8 cm-12 cm. The identity can be 15 cm. "Because of thin, easily bent wood," said Eko Supriyanto, owner of Teak Furnicraft Nayla.

In Mulyoharjo, Jepara, Central Java, Eko made of wood as a raw material trembesi tables, chairs, statues eagles, and the statue of the goddess. The same is done by Herrera, wood crafters from Yogyakarta.

Herrera saw trembesi wood has a unique and high aesthetic to become raw material for furniture products. "From the outside looks simple so impressed classic. But look sturdy physique like teak," said Herrera had 10 years of producing a wide range of interior furniture and handicraft wood trembesi.

Trembesi carved wood furniture that has a higher sale value. In addition to furniture such as desks and chairs, Herrera also makes sealing or room partition. By consumers, partitioned the room was also often used to decorate the room with taped to the wall to wall houses throughout the ethnic and classical.

Some shades of foliage motifs carved Herrera is also a circle motif, and puppet stories. Of the many motif carvings are made, most orders are carved with foliage patterns, circles and flowers. While the story of wayang or puppet motif many ordered by a parent or artist.

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