Teak requires little or no maintenance regardless of the environment. These characteristics combine to make it the ideal timber for all outdoor applications. Teak is now a premium wood of choice for designers of hotels, corporate headquarters and upscale homes. Apart from its natural beauty, teak is one of the most valuable of all woods.

Your outdoor furniture will continue adorning your home garden without afraid of color fade, stretch, decay or insect attack only if you choose teak wood. Most timbers are not resistant to adverse weather conditions and insects, utmost care should be taken to stretch their lastingness. Here comes the prominence of teak wood as the ideal wood for making outdoor furniture. Teak is one of the best, long-lasting and strong materials used for outdoor furniture.

<a href=”http://www.strongteak.com/” title=”Teak Garden Furniture Manufacturer” target=”_blank”><strong> Strongteak Furniture </strong></a>is Indonesian outdoor furniture manufacturer which sell Grade A teak outdoor furniture which has been kiln dried to a very low moisture level before it manufactured to ensure stability and to maintain its quality.

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But not only wooden furniture products you can find here in Jepara, another industry supports to local business are handicraft products such as; rattan and bamboo, monel or white iron accessories, handcrafted fabric, and wooden statue and accessories.

Jepara is the centre of Indonesian Wood Carving and Furniture products, a cluster industry where this craft has a long tradition and produced either in Jepara’s home industry or Factories. Hundreds of suppliers, showrooms, warehouses, factories, home industries found anywhere in Jepara, some of them displayed on our Jepara Furniture Directory link.

Every supplier or factory has different products specification. Not all suppliers or factories working on the same kind of furnitures style. Some suppliers working on garden/outdoor furniture and another suppliers working on Antique Reproduction, Classic Furniture, Modern Ethnic, Minimalist, and Handicraft, etc. Mainly the wood material uses are teak, mahogany and another type of tropical woods origins Indonesia.

Jepara is not only famous with its carving products, but also with their traditional fabrics called Tenun Troso, and can be found in Troso Village 15 kilometres to the south of Jepara. Monel Handicraft is another business opportunity in Jepara. Monel Handicraft also known as White Iron Handicraft. A kind of Silver.

Another products that found in Jepara is Rattan Handicraft, Wooden Statue and Traditional Relief Carving. The Traditional Relief Carving is the most valuable wooden carving. Because the making of this relief carving is very difficult and need a patient and a lot of time to be finished. There are many models of these carving, for example are Ramayana, Last Supper of Jesus Christ, Javanesse Farming, etc.

The Journey Of Jepara Wood Carving Products

The activity of Jepara Carving was started since the 7th century when Queen Shima Rule the Kalingga Kingdom in Jepara. Their main subject is making the Traditional Ship and Traditonal House. And then on the 16th century, when Jepara is lead by Queen Kalinyamat, there are so many improving and development on the carving design. It’s because the original style of wooden carving get influence from Chinesse, India, Arab, and Europe style. So, the wooden carving have the change of it design.

On the 19th century, the development of Jepara Furniture Industry is become famous in many countries all over the world after R.A Kartini, the daughter of Jepara Head Residence introduce the wood carving products from Jepara to the Queen Wilhelmina on her marriage then R.A. Kartini also introduce Jepara wood carving through Oost en West organisation that help on the market place. Another way how R.A Kartini introduce the wood carving is by sending it to her friends in Holland.

On the 20th century when Soeharto become a President of Indonesia, Jepara Furniture Home Industry get a support from the President’s Wife to get the investor to expand their business and as a result, many foreign investor interested to expand their business to Jepara. Then the Europe design is dominate the production of Jepara Carving Furniture up to now.

Since several woods can resemble to other types it makes people get a problem on straight identification of wood. However teak wood has special characteristics which differ with other woods.

There are not as many similar woods used in the furniture-making business.Teak wood is a very expensive wood so that teak furniture will have a higher priced than other furniture. Therefore, it is important that you know how to tell the difference between real teak furniture, and a fake, before you make a purchase.

The appearance of teak wood.

The first thing you have to know is the appearance of teak wood. Heartwood is dark golden-brown to dark golden-yellow to rich brown in color with darker chocolate-colored brown streaks. Sapwood is white to pale yellow. Texture is fairly coarse and uneven. Grain is straight, occasionally wavy.

Teak does not splinter.

Teak wood does not feel like other woods. It is a close-grained hardwood with high natural oil and rubber content. It is one of the hardest of all timbers. Once you put your hand on teak wood you will be able to tell the difference between teak and other wood types. Teak does not splinter. If you rub your hands across the surface of a piece of wood you should be able to quickly tell if it is a teak or not.

Teak has a very light fragrant smell

Teak contains silica, calcium, rubber and natural oil which release a distinct smell. You will smell a very light fragrant smell, coming from the wood. It’s an earthy smell, but one that is different from other freshly cut woods. Teak gets this smell from the oils that are heavily embedded in the wood.

I think all above is best way to know the characteristics of teak wood to make sure you are getting the real teak furniture. I am fairly sure that once you have seen teak furniture, you’ll be able to recognize it in the future.

Strongteak Furniture is one furniture manufacturer in Indonesia which sell real teak furniture with a wide variety of teak garden furniture products such as teak folding chair, Batavia chairs, sun lounger, Marlborough bench with affordable prices.

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