Nowadays, people like solid wood furniture, especially Chinese decoration is more suitable for matching solid wood furniture. There are many materials of solid wood furniture, and the more expensive the wood, the more popular it is. If the economy is limited, the owners will also choose some cost-effective solid wood furniture, among which elm is a good choice. What's so good about elm sofa? How to choose good elm furniture?

First, the advantages and disadvantages of elm sofa

1, the advantages of elm sofa

A. Sofas and other furniture made of elm are very durable, and are generally painted by hand to ensure that sofa furniture is environmentally friendly, odorless and pollution-free. Elm has the advantages of high density, hard wood and beautiful natural texture. It takes more than 50 years to become wood, which is more stable than ordinary wood.

B, the connecting piece of elm sofa is tenon-mortise structure, and nails are not needed in the production process, which is not only fine in workmanship, rigorous in structure, but also very firm.

C, the texture of elm is very clear, its plane surface is smooth, and even the pattern on the chord surface is very beautiful, and the pattern is comparable to that of chicken wing wood. Not only that, elm can be shaped, carved, polished and painted, and can also be made into exquisite carved sofa works.

D, moreover, elm sofa also has a good advantage in price. This kind of wood is very common, so the price is not very expensive. Good physical properties, good appearance and good price make elm a favorite furniture material for consumers.

2. Shortcomings of elm sofa

A. There are two kinds of elm sofas, one is new elm and the other is old elm. The disadvantage of new elm is that it is easy to deform and shrink, and it loves insects. Old elm trees will have cracks, wormholes, mortises and other bad performances.

B. Although elm is not easy to crack, elm itself is not easy to dry. If the elm is not properly dried, the finished elm sofa is also easy to deform and crack.

C, elm sofa must be well maintained and cared for when it is used. Because elm loves insects, it is necessary to inject some pesticides into the wormhole and brush a layer of insect repellent to prevent insects.

Second, how to choose good elm furniture

1. If you want to choose a good elm furniture, you can judge it from the wood grain and scars on the furniture wood, or from the direction of the wood grain to see if the corresponding parts are consistent.

2. You can also look at the mortise and tenon interface to see whether it is firm, whether the backboard is inlaid and whether there are screws.

3. You can also check the elm furniture from the details, especially the load-bearing parts, to see whether the structure is intact, whether there are cracks and fractures.