How to choose wood / bamboo materials ?

When it comes to choosing the best wood for your charging station, understanding its properties is a must. This guide will provide you with detailed information on the various aspects of wood

1. Walnut

Walnut (black walnut) is one of the most popular woods for furniture in the U.S. The dimensional stability, shock resistance, strength properties, and the rich coloration are the reasons behind its popularity.

Color – Lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Sapwood is pale yellow-gray to nearly white.

Density – Medium texture, fairly lightweight.

Grain – Moderately open grain.

Common Uses – High-end furniture, carving, flooring accents, musical instruments, and gun stocks.

Finishing– Should be finished with oil-based polyurethane

2. Oak

Oak trees are native to the northern hemisphere. There are around 600 species of oak, both deciduous and evergreen. Oakwood is remarkably strong, heavy, and durable. It is also resistant to fungal attacks.

Color – Pinkish red to blonde

Density – Very hard and strong.

Grain – Varied and openly porous grain patterns.

Common Uses – Furniture, cabinets, molding, trim, flooring, paneling, turning.

Finishing– Natural finish or oil, but they may vary.

3. Ash-tree wood

Ash trees are medium to large trees that grow in most parts of the world. Ashwood feels smooth to the touch. It is durable, tough, and flexible. It has excellent nailing, screw holding, and gluing properties. Hence, carpenters love to work with ash wood. However, it produces a distinct and moderately unpleasant smell while working on it.

Color – Light, creamy-brown.

Density – Tough, flexible.

Grain – Open-grained with occasional brown streaks.

Common Uses – Flooring, millwork, boxes/crates, baseball bats, and other turned objects such as tool handles.

Finishing– Takes all finishes.

4. Maple

Maple trees are mostly native to Asia. But they are also found in Europe, North Africa, and North America. The maple wood is sturdy, resistant to splitting, and durable. It can be wiped clean with a damp cloth, making it ideal for kitchen furniture.

Color – The heartwood is typically a darker shade of reddish brown. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white to an off-white cream color. But it can be reddish or golden hue.

Density – Moderately hard but strong.

Grain – Closed and generally straight, but may be wavy.

Common Uses – Everything from furniture and woodenware to flooring and millwork.

Finishing– Takes all finishes

5. Cherry

Cherry wood comes from the cherry fruit tree. Cherry wood has rich color, smooth grain, and flexibility, making it a popular choice for furniture manufacturers. It also steams easily, making it ideal for use in curved designs.

Color – The color is light pinkish brown when freshly cut. It darkens to a medium reddish brown over time.

Density – Stiff, strong, medium weight, and moderately hard.

Grain – Closed and straight.

Common Uses – Cabinetry, fine furniture, flooring, interior millwork, veneer, musical instruments, paneling, turned objects, and small specialty wood items.

Finishing– Light to natural finishes are recommended.

6. Beech

Beech trees are deciduous and native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Beechwood is quite durable and resistant to abrasion and shock. Because beech steam-bends as readily as ash, carpenters love to work with this wood. It also provides an elegant and dated look to furniture. However, it is not dishwasher safe.

Color – Pink to reddish brown heartwood, sapwood is creamy to pink.

Density – Very hard and heavy.

Grain – Straight with a fine to medium uniform texture.

Common Uses – Chair legs and backs, crates/pallets, railroad ties, flooring, food containers, toys, musical instruments, and woodenware.

Finishing– Takes all finishes.

Almost any type of wood can be used to make phone charging station. However, the quality and market value of the unit will depend on the different types of wood, as well as the uses and features. But, which is the best wood for charging dock?

The answer will depend on a variety of factors including cost, durability, color, your space, what you want to build, etc. It is also essential to know where to buy wood making that suits your budget and needs.

7. Characteristics of bamboo

In general bamboo is very durable. The outer layer of the stem is quite dense and strong. Bamboo is both flexible and elastic. As a result items made from bamboo tend to be very resilient and resist breaking when placed under stress. Bamboo does not have rays or knots the way wood does, this means that stress applied to the bamboo is evenly distributed over the surface.

Bring the unique beauty, bamboo and wood have different mechanical properties for each work.