Hardware Resources P33RW - Shaker Wood Post (Island Leg).

Description

Rubberwood has very little shrinkage making it one of the more stable construction materials availabe for furniture manufacturing. Do not mistake the name rubberwood when it comes to its quality features. Rubberwood is often the most misunderstood species of wood in the furniture industry. Rubberwood produces all the latex used in the world for all rubber based products. After the economic life of the rubber tree, which is generally 26-30 years, the latex yields become extremely low and the planters then fell the rubber trees and plant new ones. Like maple, rubberwood is a sap producing species. Rubberwood is the most ecologically "friendly" lumber used in today's furniture industry. In the case of maple, it is sap; in the case of rubberwood, it is latex. There is one more important feature of rubberwood that is very important in today's world. As a member of the maple family, rubberwood has a dense grain character that is easily controlled in the kiln drying process. Rubberwood produces all the latex used in the world for all rubber based products. Rubberwood (also called Parawood in Thailand) is the standard common name for the timber of Hevea brasiliensis. So, unlike other woods that are cut down for the sole purpose of producing furniture, rubberwood is used only after it completes it's latex producing cycle and dies. The name rubberwood invokes a variety of misconceptions as to it's features and to it's durability. What is Rubberwood?

Key Features

• After the economic life of the rubber tree, which is generally 26-30 years, the latex yields become extremely low and the planters then fell the rubber trees and plant new ones.
• Rubberwood produces all the latex used in the world for all rubber based products.
• The name rubberwood invokes a variety of misconceptions as to it's features and to it's durability.
• Rubberwood is often the most misunderstood species of wood in the furniture industry.
• There is one more important feature of rubberwood that is very important in today's world.
• Do not mistake the name rubberwood when it comes to its quality features.