I know that in our wood “world” all people who loves to make woodworking projects , cannot always buy “luxury” – expensive wood pieces .
To this “pocket” mostly problem , the colored wood is a great and way cheaper solution . I know that because you cannot always have the amount of money to do your beloved hobby .
The woodworkers can Win any situation and overcome , money issues .
There are many , many different wood varieties belonging to the 3 types of wood in our planet . Being sure 100% for your choice , only by the looks of the wood , is almost impossible .
The wood identification is a science and for the “common” woodworkers is a “riddle” .
Create your woodworking projects , with a Variety of ood .
Expensive wood exists , very rare wood exists , exotic wood exists , more “common” and cheaper wood exists , “soft” wood exists , “hard” wood exists , all the varieties of color wood exists and the list is “endless” .
As you may imagine the most beautiful wood pieces and surfaces for your wood furniture , are the most expensive and rare ones , even if i like all kinds of wood .
Ebony , roses tree , pink ivory , the African blackwood , mahogany , walnut , chestnut , are some of the “luxury” wood choices to “imitate” .
Whoever has made his kitchen or other part of his house from some of the above wood types , knows what i mean .
But who said that to have , use and admire a fine woodworking plan inside your house with a “luxury” wood , is forbitten if you don’t have the money ?
We can Imitate an expensive wood with Coloration .
There are ways to “bent” the high prices of these expensive wood pieces and this way is by giving them colors , technically . You know to color a wood piece , having the same color to another , have also some very significant benefits .
Many of the colossal expensive pianos and music instruments are made from colored wood or mixture of wood .
The same applies for the expensive wood furniture you see to the finest houses . Many of these ones are made from colored wood .
The colored wood is a Strong wood .
Your “new” colored wood , having the exact same color of the expensive one which we “duplicate” , is a very strong piece of wood .
Before we apply the color inside the tree trunk ,we “wash” the inside of the log , in order to be as “cleaner” as possible .
Inside the tree trunk , several kinds of fluids exist , water , trace elements and other stuff exist , so the tree using them combined with the sunlight and the soil elements , to grow . These inside elements must “go away” , before we apply the color .
The wood coloration Process :
The technicians in the factory in which the coloration will take place , apply something like a cap at the top of the tree trunk .
They apply this cap very tight at the top of the trunk , so from a cap’s opening which is attached to a tube , the color can poor with high pressure , the color .
From this tube , slowly , slowly the color penetrates the whole trunk and it goes out from the other top of the trunk .
Of course this needs time , even if the color goes inside the trunk with pressure . Before this coloration , they poor a water based chemical solution , to “wash” the trunk’s inner fluids .
This is very important , because the cleaner the trunk , the better color result we’ll have .
The colored wood , should be Similar to the primary wood .
The chemicals the wood technicians use are so many , but they are very careful to one very significant factor , to gain the best result .
They try to use similar wood pieces / trunks , to the ones they want to duplicate . They try to use wood , which are “close” to the primary expensive one .
They use usualy apple tree , pear tree , birch or maple tree to make their imitations . Of course you can color your wood , with whatever color you like . Very nice and fashionable color is the grey one .
What are the Benefits from this wood color imitation ?
The inside “washing” of the tree trunk , it makes it more strong and stable . As more washed up , the better .
You eliminate the posibilites of get something bad , from wood bugs and mostly to get rotten . Another benefit of the wood coloration and immitation , is that the wood we use is from big and “clean” tree trunks .
The trunks we’ll use for coloration should have the fewest knobs and in general being clean and strong , without any wood “errors” . This will secure your wood project for many years of good “health” .
These 2 colored wood benefits , are enough for the manufacturers to create some very fine furniture , music instruments and other wood creations . You should have no hesitation to proceed to the buying of a colored wood furniture or whatever else .
You’ll enjoy it for many , many years and many times your friends and surroundings , will be impressed . Let you imagination free , pick and combine whatever color for your wood , you wish .
Don’t hesitate to do what you want to do in the carpentry activity and what makes you happy .
Keep woodworking and the happiness is certain .
