Wood Properties

Wood is a natural raw material, wood is alive – important information about wood

The authenticity of the wood can be recognized by the different grains, the so-called annual rings and the knots they contain.

The annual rings, with a darker coloration, indicate the age of the tree. The nature of wood and its advantageous properties give each individual “solid wood furniture” its own personal character and make it an unmistakable one-of-a-kind. The structure of the wood is like the fingerprint of nature.

You should be familiar with the following properties of solid wood

• Wood is a natural product that can absorb or release water due to its hygroscopic properties. It is through this process that wood begins to work.
• Storage in damp rooms such as basements or installation in newly renovated rooms favors this process and leads to swelling of the wood.
• In very dry environments, water is released and the wood shrinks.
• Strong heat sources such as fireplaces or heaters also dry out the wood.
• This working of the wood is natural and can lead to dimensional changes. Despite careful quality sorting, stresses can occur due to invisible adhesions and a different massing process, which cause the wooden parts to warp
• If solid wood parts only get moisture or heat on one side, this can also occur during transport, this will result in the parts bowling. So they become hollow or bulbous. To undo this bowl, place hollow sides against each other for a few days so that the regression can take place in a normal room climate. When working the wood mentioned above, cracks, slight unevenness or slight roughening may also appear on the surfaces of your solid wood furniture and on the edges.
• Knots and adhesions, grains of varying thickness as well as differences in colour and structure are positive unique features of a completely naturally grown raw material and do not constitute grounds for complaint or complaint.
• Solid wood absorbs wood wax or oil to varying degrees, depending on the grain. These natural variations in colour intensity do not constitute grounds for complaint or complaint.

Wood works – influences of sunlight and temperature

Sunlight changes the colour of the wood, making it darker. Objects that are constantly on the light circle (e.g. photos, sheets of paper, light crystals or others), which can also cast shadows when exposed to sunlight, can remain as lighter-coloured surfaces. With heavier objects, indentations may occur in the soft wood

If the wooden parts are permanently placed with one part in direct sunlight and another part in the shade, this alone can lead to moisture differences in the wood. In order to minimize the effects of the listed properties of solid wood, please ensure that the wood is always stored or set up in a normal room climate of approx. 20-22°C and 40-50% humidity and not in direct sunlight.