Petrified Wood for Furniture

Petrified wood or wood fossil is more like stone and mining products. It is made of the wood or tree that has been buried under the ground for a long time (thousands or millions of years). Hard pressure for a long time has changed the wood's chemical and physical properties to be wood fossils. The unique petrifaction process has preserved the wood's grain and pore pattern while making it as dense and hard as stone. The wood patterns, such as bark, sap wood, and heartwood, and the grain and pore patterns are still pictured at the petrified wood. It makes the petrified wood very special. The petrified wood is mined and used to make various products, such as souvenirs, handicrafts, and furniture. The wood stone can be cut, sliced, and laminated to make more variation in look and appearance.

 petrified wood

The petrified wood products have high values since their unique appearances. Petrified wood has an attractive appearance of his beauty “wood looked.". And since it is stone, then it is also hard, dense, strong, and durable. The petrified products are very stable and strong enough to be used for outdoor uses as well as indoors.

But since it is "stone," then the petrified wood is also relatively limited in the construction. It is hard and difficult to be cut and formed to make the complex form. In the furniture, petrified wood is more used to make top panels on the cabinet or desk or to make furniture with a simple form. The petrified wood is more used to make the simple table, bench, or seat. Petrified wood can also be used in combination with wood to make unique and attractive products.

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Finishing for petrified wood

Petrified wood products are generally marketed in a natural state without any coating. It is finished by sanding and polishing to be smooth and high gloss. Its unique and natural appearance is the main value of this material. Some stone paint and coating can be used to enhance its beauty appearance but must be applied wisely. Basically, it does not need coating application to make protection as the wood product. 

With the development of the woodworking technology, the petrified wood can be cut, sliced, and laminated to form the special look and form. The wood slices can be arranged on plywood, MDF, or engineering wood to make panels with a cheaper price and a more attractive look. 

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The consideration of the petrified wood 

• Petrified wood is natural product

If you want to deal with petrified wood furniture, then you must consider that it is scarce. You cannot expect to get the same and uniform look as you want for the furniture in the mass product. The petrified wood could have big variation in the color and appearance since it comes from a natural source. The variations in the wood, such as grain pattern and base color, are the main unique value of this material. The wood fossil is also varied in its looks and properties according to its formation process. It is also quite high in price compared with the wood. The petrified wood product should be more considered as an art product instead of a mass product.

• Petrified wood is stone

Even though petrified wood comes from wood, in principle it is stone. He has the physical properties of a rock despite his wooden appearance. Therefore, products from petrified wood are slightly limited. It is very hard and heavy and difficult to be shaped. Therefore, traditionally petrified wood products are only limited to simple shapes such as flat and slightly curved panel boards. Complex shapes cannot be produced by this material because of its physical properties. In modern design, the petrified wood is used in combination with other materials, such as metal or wood.