Basic Material of the Kitchen Set (Part 2)

Lunarfurniture.com – There are many kinds of the material which are used to be the kitchen set material. Just like we discussed in the earlier article, the solid wooden material has become the material which is widely used for many furniture such as the kitchen set since many years ago. Solid wood material is believed by many people that it has good endurance and can stay for long time since the material is solid and compact. The other advantage of using the solid wood material is that this material can be given any additional detail which can be the appearance beautifier accessories. Well, besides of the advantages, the solid wood is also has weakness especially if it is not treated and not prevented for many problems well. If the termite is already attacking the solid wood, the material will be rotten and transformed into the wooden powder. For this reason, there are many materials which can be used to be the replacement of the solid wood for the kitchen set.

The layered wood material is the next choice for the kitchen set’s material. The layered wood material consists of many kinds such as the triplex, multiplex, etc, but, the widely known layered wood is the plywood material. Commonly, the plywood material kitchen set has cheaper price than the solid wood material one. Meanwhile, the plywood thickness affects the strength of the furniture which uses the material such as the wardrobe, table, bookshelf, bed, and also kitchen set.

The plywood thickness for the kitchen set is various from 3 mm, 4 mm, 9 mm or even 18 mm and it has many wooden motifs selection such as the teak, sungkai and etc. There is also a kind of motif less plywood, which is layered by HPL, veneer PVC, or melaminto as the finishing material. The melaminto finishing material has one advantage in waterproof ability. Melaminto in plywood is already available in many colors selections which can be selected according to the need.