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A quiz to test your knowledge about furniture
Are you a smart furniture
shopper? Do you know how to
judge quality and value before
investing in wood furniture?
Test your furniture IQ with this
quiz from the Hardwood Manu-
facturers Association.
1) What docs "Solid Wood"
mean on a furniture tag, label or
advertisement?
2) What does "alt wood"
mean?
3) Does "oak finish" mean the
furniture is oak?
4) How can you tell the differ-
ence between "solid wood" and
"all wood" furniture?
5) What are hardwoods?
6) What is a dovetail joint?
7) What _docs " stcambent"
mean?
8) Hardwood frames are a sign
of quality in upholstered furni-
ture. True or false?
Answers
1) "Solid wood" means that
lumber - and no other alternative
materials - are used to make the
furniture. Scratch the surface and
you'll find more solid wood,
making it easy to repair and re-
finish.
2) "All wood" means that sev-
eral types of forest products were
used to make that„ piece of furni-
ture. An "all wood" entertain-
ment centre, for example, might
feature a combination of solid
wood, wood veneers, plywood or
a composite material such as
particleboard.
3) Not necessarily. Wood
names often arc used to describe
the color or simulated grain pat-
tern on a piece of furniture.
"Oak finish" could refer to the
oak -like appearance of an imita-
tion material.
4) In solid wood furniture, the
grain flows over the edge in the
same direction as the grain on
the top. That's because it's one
piece of wood. On furniture that
isn't solid, the grain on the edge
usually is perpendicular to the
grain on the top.
For an easy way to identify
solid hardwood furniture, look
for the solid hardwood symbol
_ and hang tags from the Hard-
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wood Manufacturers Associa-
tion. They identify furniture
made of solid Canadian hard-
woods.
5) Hardwoods are broadleafed
trees that lose their foliage, in
contrast to evergreens. Some
popular furniture naruwuuus aic
oak, ash, maple, cherry, alder,
poplar and walnut.
6) The dovetail joint is the one
of the strongest ways to connect
two pieces of wood. It derives its
name from the wedge shape re-
sembling a dove's tail.
7) Steambending is a process
that softens some solid hard-
woods enough for them to be
curved, often for use in chair -
backs or beds.
(8) True. Properly dried hard-
wood frames provide strength and
sturdiness to a sofa, loveseat or
upholstered chair.
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