After latex production declines about 30 years the trees are harvested and the plantations are replanted.
Rubber wood table care.
Rubberwood actually does come from rubber trees.
The wood itself is grown primarily in malaysia thailand and other tropical southeast asian regions.
The wood from a rubber tree is relatively easy to work with whether you re using power tools or working with it by hand.
It takes stains and finishes well which makes it ideal to use in furniture.
If you re interested in using this product for your solid wood furniture then here are the pros and cons of using rubberwood as your primary source of materials.
In fact with a janka hardness.
In their search for a durable attractive affordable exotic hardwood for interior furnishings manufacturers are increasingly turning to rubber plantations.
Rubberwood is also ideal for painted furniture pieces.
Rubberwood isn t an unusually bendable type of wood.
How to care for rubberwood furniture.
It s also a cost effective option which means the finished furniture pieces tend to be more.
China is the largest source of rubberwood furniture.
The wood from the rubber tree is extremely easy to work with when making.
List of the pros of rubberwood furniture.
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