About Wood Types

Today's daybeds come in a variety of shapes, sizes, styles and materials. Wood daybeds are no exception. Below is a guide to different wood types and their traits:
Beech
Beech is a very hard wood. It is heavy helping to make it nice and strong. Due to its strength Beech makes a terrific furniture wood. Beech is frequently used in outdoor furniture but needs to be treated to maintain its beauty.

Cedar
Western Red Cedar is a fine-grain, dimensionally stable wood that is naturally weather resistant. With minimal care, our Cedar pieces will provide a lifetime of service and charm. Western Red Cedar contains natural oils that act as preservatives to help the wood resist insect attack and decay. Properly finished and maintained, Western Red Cedar ages gracefully and endures for many years.

Cherry Cherry is one of the most cherished furniture wood types. It is a valuable hardwood. Fine-grained it is able to take a beautiful polish and variety of finishes. Because of its scarcity it commands a higher price than more common woods. Cherry is quite strong making it an exceptionally popular high end furniture component. The heart of the cherry tree is a very light color. As you move away from the heart of the tree it becomes somewhat darker. Like all woods there is variation to be found based on each tree and what part of the tree is used. Cypress Cypress is a beautiful, distinctive and durable wood that assures years of trouble-free satisfaction and its uses reflect that. In addition to rugged outdoor furniture, cypress is regularly used in building construction, posts, beams, decks, docks, porch flooring, greenhouses and siding. Because of its durability, cypress can be used in many of the same products as cedar and redwood. The reason for this durability is natural preservative oil known as "cypressine" which gives the wood resistance to insect attack and rot.

Mahogany
Mahogany is a fine-grain, tropical hardwood that is easily maintained and is insect, fungus and rot resistant. It is a hard and strong wood comparable in strength to Oak and Teak, and is much more scratch resistant than Cedar or Pine. With the best regards for our environment we take every effort to ensure that our Mahogany is sourced from well-managed permanent forests that allocate re-plantation. Mahogany is selected for durability and decay resistance to maintain their natural beauty even under the varying weather conditions. Mahogany furniture seasons/weathers well with minimal shrinkage and checking. In Malaysian government tests, this wood was found to last up to 30 years when stakes of Meranti were driven into the ground. As a hardwood it holds fasteners well and it is environmentally nontoxic.

Maple
A close grained wood, Maple is hard and strong. Although it is a tough wood it is able to take on a satiny finish. Maple wood is used in hundreds or more product types - furniture, flooring, cabinets, tool handles. The wood is white when first cut but takes on a pinkish hue as it is exposed to light. The Red Maple sometimes has very distinguished birds-eye markings and curled maple markings which bring a premium in the marketplace.

Oak
Oak is considered a very valuable tree due to its versatility and use. Perhaps the most valuable wood because of its extensive uses. The White Oak is particularly popular for use in furniture, flooring, cabinets, and many other things. White Oak seasons very well. It is able to take on a beautiful polish and variety of finishes. White Oak is a strong, hard wood that is known for its durability. Red Oak is not quite as strong as White Oak but used for the same general purposes. It is still a wonderful wood but varies slightly from White Oak in its durability.

Pine
Pine is a soft wood that comes in many varieties from various parts of the world. In the U.S., Eastern white pine, ponderosa pine and sugar pine are some of the varieties used to make furniture.

• All have yellow coloring with brown knots and are excellent for staining.
• Staining and protective finish is recommended annually.
• Pine is also generally light in weight.
• Suitable for outdoor use and resistant to rot, decay, and destructive insects.
• All hardware for the furniture is also weather resistant.
• Durable.

Poplar
Poplar woods contain more than one tree. Aspens, Cottonwoods, and Poplars are all considered part of this one group. These trees grow to be large trees. They grow quickly so they can be planted and the supply rejuvenated. Because they split easily they are terrific for furniture because they are so easy to work with. Cottonwoods are also known as Carolina Poplars and have valuable commercial importance. They can grow as large as 100 feet.

Rubberwood
Rubberwood is sometimes chosen as an inexpensive option over Teak, one of the best woods available. Rubberwood is widely used for furniture all over the world, Asia, Europe, North America. Rubberwood is easy to very easy to work with, similar in workability to Birch. Rubberwood is imported into the US as it is not a native species.