Petrified Wood for Furniture

Petrified wood or wood fossil is more like stone and mining products. It is made of the wood or tree that has been buried under the ground for a long time (thousands or millions of years). Hard pressure for a long time has changed the wood's chemical and physical properties to be wood fossils. The special process of petrifaction has made the wood be hard and dense as stone but left the wood grain and pores pattern. The wood patterns, such as bark, sap wood, and heartwood, and the grain and pore patterns are still pictured at the petrified wood. It makes the petrified wood very special. The petrified wood is mined and used to make various products, such as souvenirs, handicrafts, and furniture. The wood stone can be cut, sliced, and laminated to make more variation in look and appearance.

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The petrified wood products have high values since their unique appearances. Petrified wood has an attractive appearance of his beauty “wood looked.". And since it is stone, then it is also hard, dense, strong, and durable. The petrified products are very stable and strong enough to be used for outdoor uses as well as indoors.

But since it is "stone," then the petrified wood is also relatively limited in the construction. It is hard and difficult to be cut and formed to make the complex form. In the furniture, petrified wood is more used to make top panels on the cabinet or desk or to make furniture with a simple form. The petrified wood is more used to make the simple table, bench, or seat. Petrified wood can also be used in combination with wood to make unique and attractive products. 

Petrified wood product is generally marketed in a natural state without any coating. It is finished by sanding and polishing to be smooth and high gloss. Its unique and natural appearance is the main value of this material. Some stone paint and coating can be used to enhance its beauty appearance but must be applied wisely. Basically, it does not need coating application to make protection as the wood product. 

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If we want to deal with petrified wood furniture, then we must consider that it is scarce. We cannot expect to get the same and uniform look as we wish for the furniture in the mass product. The petrified wood could have big variation in the color and appearance since it comes from a natural source. The variations as the wood, such as grain pattern and base color, are the main unique value of this material. The wood fossil is also varied in its looks and properties according to its formation process. It is also quite high in price compared with the wood. The petrified wood product should be more considered as an art product instead of a mass product.