| Chamfered |
Square legs that are cut away on the
inside. |
| Dovetailed |
A term used for joining two pieces of timber by interlocking
the edges (like a jigsaw puzzle). Mainly used on drawers to give extra strength, but can
also be used to make a feature design. |
| Flushbutted |
This is where items are too large to fit through normal size
doorways and aisles, or if extra strength is required. Units are built separately and
bolted together at the location where they are to be installed. Usually done with
wardrobes, bookcases and corner entertainment units. Our 'Pinjarra' wardrobes can be flushbutted. |
| KD |
Abbreviation of 'Knock Down'. As the name suggests, it is
flat packed furniture which can be assembled at home. Allen keys, spanners, screws and
bolts are supplied where required. It is an easy and safe way to transport goods: imported
furniture is mainly in KD form. |
| MDF |
'Medium Density Fibreboard'. Not to be confused with
chipboard. MDF is a lot smoother and can be painted to give an excellent finish. |
| Melamine |
Chipboard (particle board) which has a
formica veneer on both sides. Excellent for office and general
furniture. |
| Mortice & Tenon |
Another way to join timber. It has an interlocking piece to
give extra strength to the joint and is mainly used on tables and dressers. |
| Pattern Matching |
Some fabrics have a repeating pattern
which must be matched when covering a sofa, so that the design of the
fabric continues smoothly and unbroken. When covering a sofa with such
fabric, more material is required to
allow for this "aligning" or "matching up",
resulting in a higher cost of the sofa. |
| Pediment |
Often called a 'backboard'. Used on chiffoniers and chests
of drawers, it is mainly used for decoration. |
| Rebated |
Literally 'trenched or locked in'. Used mainly in drawer
bases so that the base cannot fall out. |
| Rubberwood |
Wood from the rubber tree. Rubber trees
have been cultivated on plantations in Asia, Africa and Latin America
for the last 100 years. When natural
rubber resin became uncompetitive to the synthetic variety, the
rubberwood tree started to be used for furniture and is now farmed for that purpose. The timber
is an excellent
medium for furniture because of its hardness. The wood is usually
called "Rubberwood", "Parawood" or "Hevea".
Rubberwood has a pale cream colour and can be stained to any colour. |
| Sheesam |
A hardwood timber from the Indian
subcontinent. Sometimes called Indian Rosewood. It has a rich gold and
brown grain that is polished with a clear varnish. |
| T&G |
'Tongue and Groove'. This is where lengths of timber are
slotted together. It gives a strong, decorative finish to the back of items such as
bookcases, dressers and entertainment units. |
| Veneered |
Chipboard which has a thin veneer of timber glued to the top
and bottom. |