I have previously written about about the journey of timber, from pine trees in remote parts of Scandinavia, to processing factories in Denmark. These large factories, kiln dry, machine to exact thicknesses, lengths and widths,and make sure that the end product, which is pine furniture boards, meets quality requirements, and is ready for export around the world. Whist Europe is the main user of these boards, a surprisingly high amount is sent to the Far East ,especially China, for their furniture products, exported perhaps back to the UK, the rest of Europe, and their main market of America and Canada.
The boards are loaded on to large lorries for distribution, for the UK market, the lorries use the ferries and maintain a quick travel time .
After the trucks, have delivered through their network. the final stop is the pine factories scattered around the country. The furniture panels , arrives on pallets and is fork lifted off and kept in a dry location,stored until needed, and then moved to the machining area,where the first stop is the cross cut saws.The machining schedule always starts with these saws, the daily requirements or volumes are identified by the machinists , for example twenty pine wardrobes requires forty sides, all exactly the same.
After sawing the process enters a a different phase , a phase of of shaping. the shaping is done on spindle molders . These molders are big and very powerful a single pass of the wood and a rebate will be cut, or an edge rounded. the cutters for these machines have to be very sharp, and maintained on a regular basis,where edges are honed and polished.
Old fashioned looking farmhouse tables, to delicate bookcases are produced the same way. Pine furniture, has stood the test of time , by really starting off in the same way,craftsmen,using their skill with using machinery and wood to produce ,pieces to grace any home.
The boards are loaded on to large lorries for distribution, for the UK market, the lorries use the ferries and maintain a quick travel time .
After the trucks, have delivered through their network. the final stop is the pine factories scattered around the country. The furniture panels , arrives on pallets and is fork lifted off and kept in a dry location,stored until needed, and then moved to the machining area,where the first stop is the cross cut saws.The machining schedule always starts with these saws, the daily requirements or volumes are identified by the machinists , for example twenty pine wardrobes requires forty sides, all exactly the same.
After sawing the process enters a a different phase , a phase of of shaping. the shaping is done on spindle molders . These molders are big and very powerful a single pass of the wood and a rebate will be cut, or an edge rounded. the cutters for these machines have to be very sharp, and maintained on a regular basis,where edges are honed and polished.
Old fashioned looking farmhouse tables, to delicate bookcases are produced the same way. Pine furniture, has stood the test of time , by really starting off in the same way,craftsmen,using their skill with using machinery and wood to produce ,pieces to grace any home.
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