Timber Veneer

Timber veneer is from a natural and renewable resource competing with non-renewable commodities like steel,

aluminium and plastics. Its surface coverage is approximately forty times more than 25mm timber and

consequently is the most economical way of utilising precious wood.

Veneer is:

Produced by slicing or peeling selected logs. Sliced at approximately 0.6mm (this is normal thickness for the Australian market) or peeled at various thicknesses. Several methods are used to create various grain patterns. The most commonly produced patterns are as below. 

Crown or Flat Cut

 

Sliced veneer cut tangentially to the grain (i.e. parallel to the growth rings) is known as "crown cut" or "flat cut". It displays an attractive figure of bold sweeping ("cathedral") curves and ovals along the  centre of the leaf, with striped grain nearer the edges

 Quarter Cut

The timber is sliced at right angles to the growth rings and the result is a fairly straight line grain pattern.

Rotary Cut

Rotary veneer is normally produced in thickness from 0.9mm up to 3mm. The timber is peeled from the log in a continuous ribbon, against a blade in a lathe usually at high speed. The result is a bold, variegated or non-descript swirl grain pattern. Rotary veneer is predominantly used in plywood.

Art Carve Jepara

Sculpture included in the fine arts, in the district of Jepara, Central Java is the most famous of his craft-specific craft carving a very surprising result of the works produced, in Jepara Art Wood carving in the media that is often made??. engraving is a decorative image with hollow sections (k Ruwi k) and the convex parts (bule dan) that make up a beautiful picture.

Because in his district of Jepara central java khusu many craftsmen Art Carve, carving art has a variety of motives that each motif has its own meaning. Every motive is usually based on the stories of the kingdom as the Kingdom Pajajaran Motif, Motif kingdom of Majapahit, Mataram Motif and Motif own Jepara.

Of each motif has a characteristic, one Motif Pajajaran,
Angkup . Pajajaran motif has some Angkup , Large Angkup on the main leaf . Angkup While the leaves are.  Small Angkup trubusan leaf.Horn. This motif shaped curved horns facing forward.

Endong, Form of engraving that grow side by side  with curly leaf subject contained in the final endong leaf carvings.Simbar. Having Simbar as the principal sweetener leaf carvings with distinctive shape as well.Benangan. Benangan in leaf carving poko shaped like a stalk arising from the principal leaf carvings are upfront, while the line benangan carvings found on young leaves.

Fractions, Fractions line serves as a sweetener, spreads on main leaf, leaf and leaf fragments cawen in Patran and fractions on the other leaf carvings.

Monet Chair : Contemplation

Creative human takes time and a place to think and reflect. Reflection also needs an adequate place for funtioning the brain.
One of the places favored by the famous Monet is pair of tables and chairs placed behind the window of his home. If the window is opened, the wind will breeze into the house and give a fresh on Monet may have been drinking coffee or other hot beverages. Great ideas will emerge and produce a memorable masterpiece of art lovers throughout the world .
We can adopt this system (and some of us already do) in a way that is easy. Choose only one of the windows of our house which are not too high. Place a table and two chairs that match, not too tall and not too low, just inside the window.  If winds are too strong, you can put an indoor plant in a lovely pot and put on the window. Notice the window model so the pot will not be fallen dawn. Now, you already have a chair a la Monet!

Jepara Rattan Furniture for Decorating Your Home

Jepara rattan furniture has become extremely popular in the world since the trader exports this handicraft to the other country. Not only is it stylish it is also remarkably well priced. Jepara rattan furniture also easy to care for and really needs quite minimal maintenance.

Generally rattan furniture has many benefits. For starters, they look beautiful in any setting naturally, and their looks can be further enhanced with skillful weaving techniques. Rattan furniture can be left to in its natural corn silk color, or painted with a wide variety of colors to suit any home. As cane can be weaved into any shape and form, which means you can find all types of furniture you want.

In fact, some home owners decorate their homes with rattan furniture. This achieves a consistent look and gives a better overall feel throughout the whole house. Also, rattan furniture tends to alter the general mood of the house to one that is leisurely and relaxed. As the home is a sanctuary, this makes rattan furniture the perfect candidate for decorating a home.

Jepara Carving is a High Quality Handmade Product

Visiting Indonesia not satisfied if you have not visited the area in the region precisely Jepara. You will see various kinds of furniture with the quality and value of high art. All beautiful furniture product are all done by hand. Wood became the main option, so that the furniture made in Jepara can survive tens of years. Terms of the price of furniture Jepara furniture made to compete with other nations.

Jepara is well-known as producer of the best handcrafted wooden carving furniture in Indonesia and became a cluster industry in wooden carving products for decades, its the one and only place in Indonesia you can find any kind of wooden carving products from furniture to statues and any other wooden handicraft all around Jepara.
The activity of Jepara Carving was started since the 7th century when Queen Shima Rule the Kalingga Kingdom in Jepara. Their main subject is making the Traditional Ship and Traditonal House. And then on the 16th century, when Jepara is lead by Queen Kalinyamat, there are so many improving and development on the carving design. It's because the original style of wooden carving get influence from Chinesse, India, Arab, and Europe style. So, the wooden carving have the change of it design.

On the 19th century, the development of Jepara Furniture Industry is become famous in many countries all over the world after R.A Kartini, the daughter of Jepara Head Residence introduce the wood carving products from Jepara to the Queen Wilhelmina on her marriage then R.A. Kartini also introduce Jepara wood carving through Oost en West organisation that help on the market place. Another way how R.A Kartini introduce the wood carving is by sending it to her friends in Holland.

On the 20th century when Soeharto become a President of Indonesia, Jepara Furniture Home Industry get a support from the President's Wife to get the investor to expand their business and as a result, many foreign investor interested to expand their business to Jepara. Then the Europe design is dominate the production of Jepara Carving Furniture up to now.

The characteristic of Jepara carving is very thick with a complex structure. Jepara carving product only use high quality legal materials in the production and supported by the very talented, profesional and well management local craftsmen.