Solid wood is more expensive than multi-layer boards, and imported plates are much more expensive than domestic plates
First of all, the feeling is that the density strength of many woods is not enough, and the direct use does not meet the requirements. Due to the different water content, different wood species and different strengths of logs, there are cracking and deformation problems (equivalent to solid wood flooring), and the utilization rate of trees is too low. Because of different woods, different plate manufacturers, different factories, it is not easy to compare directly. However, there is a rough statement to refer to: if the unit price of the granular board cabinet body is 350 yuan / projection area, then the unit price of the Hexiang board cabinet body is 600 yuan / projection area, and the joinery board (generally has a melamine decorative paper veneer, paint-free, also known as "paint-free board" or "ecological board") may be a little more expensive than the hexiang board or almost, and the multi-layer board (generally has melamine decorative paper veneer, paint-free, also known as "paint-free board" or "ecological board") is more expensive than the joiner board.
In fact, solid wood is more expensive than multi-layer boards, and imported plates are much more expensive than domestic plates. Change the wood, the log will be used in the process of cracking due to environmental moisture content, temperature changes, made into a plate, the wood grain in one direction of the disorder reorganization can minimize the impact of wood, so that the board is stable. The full use of wood resources, logs are not suitable for everything, such as fast-growing poplar, which is now the main raw material for processing plates, but if only logs are used, there are not many available places, fast growth, easy deformation and so on.
The best part of a tree trunk is of course the most valuable to do the log board, the remaining branches are larger in all the cuts to do the finger joint board, the worst part can not even be made of sandwich board can only be powdered into a density board, a tree in addition to the leaves bark are basically used, if only the natural texture of the part, may not even be used half. More than ten years ago decoration, I went to the wood factory to pull a batch of wooden planks to make bookshelves, that is, the log directly sawed open, put that kind of heavy magazine, put full, so many years without any deformation, furniture store to buy bookcases on the deformation.
Moreover, some wood cannot be made of wood because of the problem of shape and size, and it can be broken to make particle board. This is also why pure solid wood is more expensive in general. But high-grade particleboard is also very good, good materials, good craftsmanship, performance and environmental protection are not lost to solid wood, and more expensive. Then there is the fact that the processing methods of solid wood furniture and panel furniture are not the same. The plate must be standardized processing in the factory, but it is difficult to achieve the customization of the really strict silk seam. Because the wood can be reprocessed on site, it can be truly customized with tight seams. Leaving the original environment, no matter how to do drying treatment, due to the climate, air humidity is not the same, very, very easy to deform, crack, and even mold, long moths.
Again, not all logs are suitable for direct cutting to do home and decoration. For example, poplars, fir trees, paulownia, sycamores, these cheap, fast-growing tree species, low density, low strength, not strong, not durable, not suitable for direct home. Made into plates, these fast-growing wood can be used. The tree species suitable for directly doing log homes tend to grow slowly and are relatively rare, such as black walnut, sandalwood, zebra wood, etc., the price is high, and ordinary families cannot afford it. There is also a plate with specifications and standards, suitable for industrial mass production, and high utilization of raw materials.