Using solid wood to make furniture is an expensive option. The cost of panel blanks for the production of high-quality sets and single pieces of furniture is much lower than the price natural wood. Furniture board, the dimensions of which may be different - this is sheet material for the production of affordable cabinet furniture. The shield is also used to decorate doors and windows (extensions and slopes), wooden stairs(steps, risers, platforms, stringers and bowstrings), tabletops and window sills are made from it. It is made from different types of wood and is used multifunctionally in various areas of construction and repair.
Panel sheets are in great demand today in large furniture factories, in small private furniture production and among private craftsmen, for creating false walls and other structures, for example, interior partitions when decorating interiors.
Advantages of panels made of wooden lamellas (bars):
- aesthetic appearance of finished structures;
- environmental friendliness of products;
- unpretentiousness in processing (grinding and trimming);
- unlimited possibilities for implementation design ideas;
- the natural pattern (texture) on the product is preserved;
- glued into single design the lamellas are highly resistant to mechanical damage;
- the shields are not at risk of deformation and shrinkage.
IN furniture production Today there is no alternative to wooden shields - they are irreplaceable.
Photo 1. Staircase made of furniture board
Manufacturing technology of edge-glued (parquet) and solid-lamella (solid) furniture panels
At the first stage, raw lumber is sent to drying chambers, where its moisture content is adjusted to approximately 8-10%. This indicator is ideal for gluing furniture panel slats. Dry blanks are cut into a block, where they are removed from unevenness, hairiness and any flaws in the edged lumber.
Photo 2. Furniture panel for stairs
Next, the parts are joined by the end and side parts, for which micro-spikes and grooves are cut and glue is applied to them. Gluing of furniture blanks is carried out under pressure in special clamps. The spliced lamellas are then sent to thickness planer, where they are processed on both sides. Finished panels are sanded and packaged in shrink film.
Photo 3. Furniture panel for office furniture
Types of furniture panels
Photo 4. Stair steps larch
How much does a pine furniture board weigh?
The weight of a furniture panel made of oak, ash and any other species is determined by its size. For example, an oak one 28 mm thick, 300 mm wide and 2000 mm long weighs about 9 kg.
Weight of one square meter furniture panel made of pine (used for making cabinets, shelves and cabinets, extensions and slopes) is approximately 7 kg. But one square meter is 40 thickness 16 kg.
The weight of the products is also affected by the moisture content of the wood. Online store managers will help you choose the right furniture panels in Moscow and Moscow Region "LesoBirzha".
Photo 5. Oak furniture panel
How to choose a furniture panel?
To answer this question you need to have an idea of what types of furniture panels there are. First of all, pay attention to the category. Our company sells furniture panels of categories A/A (without knots) and B/B (with knots).
- Products class A/A have impeccable quality. To make them, the lamellas are sorted by hand. The seams, barely noticeable after gluing, completely disappear after high-quality sanding;
- I/O type- these are lamellas spliced with non-toxic glue. On such boards there are small quantities of “live” knots. There should be no other defects here. The sanding is perfect.
- Grade A/B- This is an intermediate product between classes A and B. Here, knots are present only on one side (B), and side A is knot-free.
In the catalog you will find various types of furniture panels. The most inexpensive and common are larch and pine needles. They are most often used to make window sills, extensions, slopes, tabletops, beautiful interior partitions, steps and other elements of stairs.
But materials such as oak, beech and ash are not inexpensive. Products made from it look expensive and rich, thanks to its bright texture. It's going to production interfloor stairs, countertops, luxury furniture.
Photo 6. Office table made of larch A/A
We sell furniture boards in shrink film, which protects the products from any negative external influences. The material delivered to your home should be stored in packaged form (just tear the packaging slightly) for a week. This time is necessary for the wood to adapt to the temperature and humidity of the room.
Can't hold wooden boards in rooms where plaster has recently been applied or has been poured cement strainer(carried out Maintenance). The surface of the walls, floor and ceiling still releases moisture, which will certainly be absorbed into the slats. Another storage condition is that the shields should wait for their mission only in a horizontal position.
Photo 7. Table made from larch furniture board
If you still have questions about the topic "furniture panel" ( standard sizes, price, delivery terms), find the corresponding section on our website yourself or get information from manager-consultants by phone.
- Furniture board- a modern, environmentally friendly, durable material that is used not only for the production of furniture (including children's) and its elements (frames, walls, shelves, wardrobes), steps, countertops, window sills, but also for finishing rooms.
- Made from natural spliced lamellas. Due to the many layers of lamellas glued in different directions, the material is durable, does not deform or crack.
- Furniture board is an environmentally friendly analogue of chipboard. Unlike chipboard, for the production of which formaldehyde resins are used, furniture board is durable and retains the properties of wood with minimal use of glue. It can be made from almost any type of wood.
- Furniture panels can be solid-lamella (made of solid lamellas without joints along the length) and spliced (with joined lamellas along the length). The lamellas are spliced along their length using a tenon joint. The tenon can be visible from above (“herringbone”) or from the side (then an even joint is visible from above).
| view from above | side view (edge) | |
| open tenon | The herringbone spike is stronger and smoothes out the color difference between the lamellas |
straight joint on the side |
| closed tenon |
smooth joint at top |
herringbone spike on the side |
How to determine the type of shield?
The grade of the shield is determined by two sides and can be of the following types: A/A, A/B, A/C, B/B, B/C, C/C.
- Grade A – selected according to pattern, even in tone, uniform in texture, without defects.
- Grade B – without selection for pattern, even in tone, uniform in texture.
- Grade C - no selection for pattern, tone and texture, minor defects.
So why should you pay attention to oak furniture panels?
Oak has undeniable advantages among the rest tree species and since ancient times it has been famous for its strength, legendary hardness and durability.
The main advantages of oak furniture panels:
- Does not emit resin during operation
- Best wear resistance
- Strength
- Durability. Unlimited service life
- Aesthetics. Unique design and smell
- Resistance to rotting due to the presence of tannins
- Low flammability
- High moisture resistance
- Healing properties
- Easy to care for
| It is a misconception that substandard materials are used to produce furniture panels. The production of furniture panels is a labor-intensive process. In order to offer the buyer a shield of decent quality, it is necessary to follow the technology of its production and apply maximum care to the process. | |
| 1. Drying starts first edged boards V drying chambers. The internal tension of the lumber is relieved and the wood moisture content is ensured at 8% ± 2%. | 5. To splice the workpieces along the length at the ends along the edges, by trimming the shoulders, toothed tenons are cut, onto which glue with a thickness of 0.1 to 0.3 mm is applied and the lamellas are spliced along the length with the trim to size. |
| 2. After the wood has been brought to the required moisture content, defective areas are opened and the workpieces are calibrated. The base surfaces are prepared for subsequent processing and division into lamellas (for solid lamella panels). | 6. To remove remaining glue, you need to mill the workpieces lengthwise. This is how we get accurate geometric shapes and high surface cleanliness is achieved for their subsequent gluing along the width. |
| 3. The blanks are pre-cut, their curvature is eliminated, and they are divided into lamellas of a given length. The ends are trimmed to remove cracks after drying, and defective areas are removed. The blanks are cut into longitudinal bars of a given width. Short blanks without defects are subsequently used for splicing. | 7. How does the shield gluing happen? Glue is applied in a thickness of 0.1 to 0.3 mm to the edges of the bars for gluing along the width into a board on a smooth fugue. |
| 4. After the longitudinal blanks have been cut, it is necessary to optimize them in length and cut out defective areas to obtain defect-free blanks. | 8. To achieve perfect quality shield, it is necessary to calibrate it, remove any remaining glue, if necessary, remove the defective gluing with a longitudinal cut, then glue them again, obtain the required size in thickness and sand the surface of the shield. |
Using solid wood in the manufacture of furniture or interior items can be quite expensive. An alternative in the form of furniture panels significantly reduces the cost of production, despite the fact that the product will be based on environmentally friendly, high-quality raw materials. An element such as a furniture panel has different sizes, depending on the production method, so choosing the material suitable for your purposes is not difficult. This type of material is used for the manufacture of decorative interior parts, door leaves, window sills, countertops, stairs, garden furniture, cabinet and modular. For furniture panels, GOST standards for processing wood raw materials are applied. Furniture board can be considered a composite material, similar to plywood or chipboard, provided that the latter were made from valuable wood species. The structure and properties of the product are very multifaceted. The most popular products on the market are products based on pine, spruce, oak, ash, and birch.
To choose the right material for further work, you need to have an idea of the characteristics. Furniture panels - you can also find the name “furniture board” - are divided into 2 large groups:
- solid lamella boards - characterized by the fact that the lamellas cut from the board are selected whole for the entire length finished product. You can also come across the term “monoblock”;
- the spliced type is when the lamella bars are spliced lengthwise.
Within the last group, several more types are distinguished, depending on the layers being fused:
- wood laminated;
- three-layer;
- with plywood inserts;
- with slatted inserts;
- Monoplasts are economical.
The characteristics and dimensions of furniture panels produced by manufacturers may have different effects on the areas of application and calculation of material consumption.
As an example, we can consider the possibilities of a shield on lamellas. In this case, the product may have the following set of characteristics:
- it will be made by connecting the lamellas in length or width. If the design involves laying out the lamellas relative to the width, they can have size ranges in millimeters: 100-110, 70-80, 40-45;
- if the slab was made in one piece, then the length of the sheet can be up to two meters, and if an assembly of lamellas was used, then up to five meters;
- the sheet thickness will be from 18 to 40 mm, but if the project requires, manufacturers can make other necessary options;
- The moisture level varies depending on the type of wood and batch, ranging from 6-12 percent. The optimal level is 8 percent;
- The quality of grinding is expressed in the degree of grit. The acceptable range is from 80 to 120 units.
Based on the characteristics parameters, you can choose best option and dimensions taking into account subsequent finishing and processing of the finished product. Knowing the requirements for materials, you can choose the material wisely and thereby reduce costs financial costs and expense. Remember that cheap product options may have shortcomings that will have to be addressed. More quality options are purchased in perfectly prepared condition.
TO important characteristics physical and technical nature, which provides a qualitative advantage of furniture boards over other types of materials, include:
- high quality of compatibility with other types of materials;
- The surface of the boards is polished with high quality, so it is excellent for coating with both opaque and transparent compounds.
Furniture manufacturers choose this type of material when planning to manufacture complex structures, which are characterized by the presence threaded connections, special forms cuts and complexity of fittings designs. Chipboard will not work here, but furniture panels will cope with the assigned tasks perfectly.
Standard sizes
The dimensions of furniture boards are not regulated by GOST, however, manufacturers, when developing internal product standards, are based on consumer demand. So we can say that the minimum possible size slabs can be:
- length – 50 mm;
- width – 100 mm.
Despite the seemingly miniature dimensions, such a sheet is in great demand on the market, as it allows you to perform a wide range of tasks during construction and finishing works. The largest shield can reach dimensions of 5000x1200 mm. So big sizes Ideal for finishing a large area. When purchasing such material, you will need quality equipment, for making precise cuts.
Standard dimensions of furniture panels (mm):
- 600x1200, 2000, 2400, 2700;
- 500x1000, 1200, 2000, 2400, 2700;
- 400x600, 1000, 1200, 2000, 2400, 2700;
- 300x600, 800, 1000, 1200;
- 250x600, 800, 1000, 1200;
- 200x600, 800.
For convenience, manufacturers often use step-by-step gradation of furniture panel sizes. For example, in the range from 900 to 5000 mm, the length will change in increments of 100 mm.
Standard sizes
Width
The standard width of furniture panels is considered to be 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 mm. This parameter determines whether the part will be solid or composite. If the width is planned to be non-standard, then the manufacturer and the customer will agree on the maximum deviations for the parameter. At the same time, making a shield from a board with a non-standard width will be more difficult than when using lamella bars. The most common parameters for furniture panels are:
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The width of 250 mm is less common; we can say that this width is some deviation from the standard: 250x600, 800, 1000, 1200 mm.
Length
The length parameter of the furniture panel plays a role when it is necessary to calculate the height of the future product. If the base is a board that is connected along the length, such material will become a reliable basis for the body of future furniture.
A standard length furniture panel will be equal (in mm):
- 2000, 2400, 2700;
- 1000, 1200;
- 600, 800.
A construction furniture panel is considered to be a product with a length of 2000-4000 mm. Parameters equal to 800 and 2500 mm are also in great demand on the market.
Thickness
When it comes to the thickness of a furniture board, during its production it is necessary to take into account that the initial thickness of the boards will necessarily undergo planing and sanding, which will take away upper layer material. The so-called 5 mm allowance will be removed in 2 stages. First, external defects are removed, and then the sheet is subjected to finishing so that the surface becomes perfectly smooth.
The thickness is selected depending on the purpose of the parts to be manufactured:
- 16 mm – facades, countertops, body parts, economy class;
- 18-20 mm – standard class. In addition to the above, headboards can be made;
- 30-40 mm – standard and luxury classes. Supporting and body parts, tabletops, seats, armrests.
Thickness is the main category that influences how the material is used. More than more parameter, the more expensive the lumber will be. A high-quality product can withstand a decent load, but if you choose it incorrectly, it is very likely that the shelf or the bottom of the drawer will break under the weight of things.
Custom sizes
Considering that each manufacturer initially approves its own specifications according to which it further standardizes the production of furniture panels, then in this case non-standard sizes those that go beyond the previously regulated framework will be considered. In this case, it will depend on the production capabilities of the enterprise and its equipment.
Non-standard sizes will be in demand for individual design projects that go beyond the required parameters in terms of use. An example would be mini versions of 50x100 mm, or a shield 5000 mm long with a standard parameter of 3500 mm.
Small caliber can be used for the manufacture of decorative or small furniture decoration elements. Large samples are used in the manufacture of cabinet and built-in furniture. A large sheet will have no seams, which means the surface will look as attractive as possible.
Division into classes
As previously mentioned, there is no single GOST regarding the parameters of furniture panels. Each manufacturer, based on the existing standards GOST 8486-86 and GOST 2140-81, has the right to establish their own technical specifications production. Conventionally, furniture panels, regardless of the material, are divided into 4 classes, which can also be called grades;
- C class or Economy - lamella or spliced type shield with minor defects that do not have a significant effect on the overall mechanical properties products. These may be small spots, cracks, knots. Suitable for subsequent veneering and lamination;
- To class - allows only healthy knots to be present on the canvas. Made by splicing lamellas. They do not select textures and shades based on pattern;
- And the class is a spliced shield made of lamellas of the “spike” type. Knots and other wood defects must be absent. Uniformity of tone and character of the pattern are important;
- Extra class - a solid-lamella type shield, without defects and knots. Lamels are selected according to color, tone, texture.
Division into classes