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Alas Gembol produces stool  in various shapes and sizes, one of which is a stool hole. This stool is pretty much in demand by foreign buyers because of its unique shape. This product has a hole in the middle according to its name. This stool can be placed in any room, family room, living room, terrace, garden or lobby or can be a waiting room.

This stool hole is made of teak wood of choice with good quality so there is no doubt about its durability. And for its shape, this stool has 2 forms, namely cylinder and box. As for the size of cylindrical stool holes, the diameter is 30 cm and the height is 40 cm and the square stool hole is 30x24x40. Maintenance is also easy, just use a cloth or dry cloth to clean the dust. It can also be added to special liquids to coat the stool so that the color remains natural and shiny and avoids mold growth. For this product to last, you should avoid moist areas.

If you like the product, it doesn’t hurt you have a product, we can also accept requests for the shape, size and type of finishing according to your needs. For prices and other information, please contact (0274) 4396317 or email www.alasgembolteak@gmail.com or you can come directly to our place on the west imogiri road 6.5 km Ngoto Bangunharjo Sewon Bantul 55187.

 Types Of Wood Finishing

 Every furniture product, of course, in the final stage will go through a finishing process. This process is useful to give a beautiful appearance to furniture products that have been made, and also to cover some of the weaknesses of wood in terms of color, texture and durability in terms of impact and weather conditions. There are various types of wood finishing. Based on the type of material, there are 2 types of CAT finishing for solid and processed wood, namely Transparent and Non-Transparent.

1.     Transparency Layer

a.       Camphor

Usually in the form of flakes or bars melted with alcohol. But some are ready to use with the right alcohol composition. Polisher is applied by using cloth that is Polished Periodically On The Surface Of The Wood. The Camphor Application Can Be repeated periodically if the color has faded.

b.      Nitro Cellulose (Nc)

Made from NC resin and thinner. This material will form a waterproof film, but not strong enough to withstand scratches or physical impact. NC is applied with an air spray or brush.

c.       Melamik

Provides a better film coating than NC. Melamic coated wood surface becomes very smooth because the wood pores are closed. This material is harder to coated and will smell sharply after application. There are 2 finishing options, namely matt and glossy. Application with spray or brush.

d.      Polyurethane (PU)

It is the thickest type of final film. It looks like a layer of plastic so it makes the wood unnatural. Its resistance to heat and water is very good, making PU suitable for exterior furniture.

e.        Water Based Lacquer

Using pure melted water and resin left on the surface of the wood. Waterproof and scratch coating. This bhan is liked by consumers from Europe.

2.     The Layer Is Not Transparent

This material will cover 100% of the entire surface of the wood and hide its original appearance. The physical form can be in the form of paint duco and coating (laminate) in the form of sheets or rollers.

a.       Duco Paint

 Is a method of spraying duco paint on the surface of furniture. The color varies such as striking shapes and colors. Suitable for modern and minimalist furniture and children’s furniture. The price is relatively expensive and when painted, original fiber cannot be returned. The application uses a spray or brush. With current technological and design advancements, various motifs can be made from this paint, such as stone, marble, thousands of broken motifs as well as silver, copper and gold motifs.

b.      Laminate

Is a method of finishing furniture by attaching a coating on the surface of the furniture. The coating process uses special wood glue, such as yellow glue. Commonly used coatings include veneers, PVC, decosites, tacons, HPL.

c.       Layer

Made of thin wood fiber. The motive depends on the type of wood; there are teak, sungkai, nyatoh, camphor or mahogany motifs. The furniture that is covered with this resembles real wood so it looks very natural. Sold in rolls with a width of 10-20 cm, the price is relatively more expensive.

d.       Hpl (High Pressure Laminate)

Made of a mixture of Acrylic and wood. The outer layer resembles wood and contains wood fiber, but the back is acrylic. HPL is usually in the form of sheets measuring 120 cm x 240 cm and 3 mm thick. The variety of motifs and colors is quite a lot and the surface is textured. Prices vary depending on brand and motif. Plain colors are relatively inexpensive and silver colors are the most expensive. The advantage of HPL is that it contains elements of wood, suitable for those who want to display natural wood colors. This material is strong (because it is thick enough) and elastic so that it can be bent to coat the edges of the furniture.

e.       Pvc (Polyvinyl Carbonate)

 Is a sheet-shaped layer and is made of plastic. Its surface is smoother than material from other plastics, such as tacon and decosive. Sheets are 120 cm x 240 cm and 3 mm thick. Color choices are limited, there are only chocolate and its derivative colors. The price is relatively cheap.

f.       Decosheet

 Made of plastic material, thinner than tacon. The roll is shaped with a height of 120 cm, thickness is less than 1 mm, while the length is unlimited. Has a fairly diverse motives. The price is cheaper than other types of laminate.

g.       Tacon / Tacosheet

 Same as Decosheet, made of plastic. The roll is shaped with a height of 120 cm, thickness is less than 1 mm, while the length is unlimited. There are quite a variety of motifs and textured surfaces.

Sonokeling Wood, Luxury Javanese Original Wood

This is a tree with wood that is so strong, deep black, and is often used for household furniture. The sonokeling tree is called. For the wood industry, Sonokeling wood is known to have excellent quality, both in terms of texture and wood fiber as well as strength and durability. The texture or pattern of Sonokeling wood fiber is very beautiful with purplish black or purplish black lines with a reddish brown color.

Sonokeling wood (or Sanakeling) is known as luxury wood originating from the island of Java, Indonesia. Together with teak wood, Sonokeling became excellent. Besides having a very good and strong durability, this wood texture is unique and beautiful. Not surprisingly, the price is expensive. Unfortunately, this native plant of Indonesia (Java) is starting to be hard to find in its natural habitat, the IUCN Red List lists it as a vulnerable species. The Latin name of this plant is Dalbergia latifolia Roxb., With the synonym name Amerimnon latifolium (Roxb.) Kuntze and Dalbergia emarginata Roxb. In English it is known by several names such as Indonesian Rosewood, Bombay Blackwood, Indian Rosewood, Malabar Rosewood, and Java Palisander. Whereas in Indonesia Sonokeling is sometimes called Linggota, Sono Sungu, or Sonobrit.

Sonokeling or Sanakeling is a hardwood-producing plant of the Leguminosae family (also called Fabaceae). The tree is medium to large with a height reaching between 20-40 meters. The stem is able to have a diameter of up to 1.5 meters. Pepagan (outer skin) brownish gray with longitudinal cracked cracks, odd pinnate compound leaves. Consisting of 5-7 leaflets that are alternating, the size of the leaves of children is not the same. The shape dull wide, green above and grayish at the bottom. During the dry season, Sonokeling kills the leaves. The Sonokeling tree (Dalbergia latifolia) has small-sized flowers with a length of about 0.5-1 cm. Flowers are collected in panicles that grow in the armpits. Sonokeling fruit in the form of brown pods with lancet shape elongated and tapered at the base and tip. Fruits that contain 1-4 brown beans which are rather soft.

Sonokeling is a native plant of Indonesia that grows in central and eastern Java. Its natural distribution globally, besides Indonesia, is in India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal. The habitat is a tropical rain forest with a height below 600 meters above sea level. It grows in groups, especially in rocky, dry, and infertile areas that experience periodic drought. Besides having a fine texture and ornamental wood fiber, Sonokeling wood is also known to have a high level of strength and durability, especially in wood patio areas. Sonokeling wood is resistant to termites, insects, and other wood-damaging fungi without the use of preservatives. With these advantages, Sonokeling wood is considered worthy of luxury wood with high economic value. Even the quality is considered almost the same as teak wood. So this type of wood is often used in the furniture industry, handicrafts, and other household furniture industries. Also used as prime quality plywood coatings for parquet floors (hardwood floors). With its high economic value, making the exploitation of these plants a major threat to the sustainability of the Sonokeling tree. The population of sonokeling trees in the wild continues to decline even tends to be difficult to find. Therefore the IUCN Red List lists these plants as Vulnerable species since 1998.

Goat Skin Stool 

Alas Gembol has a variety of stool with different sizes and finishes, one of which is a goat skin stool. This bench has the same function as other chairs only in the manufacturing material is slightly different because it usually only uses wood but for this chair add goat skin to coat the wood to make it look unique and funny. The goat skin used has also been cleaned dry, and has gone through several processes so that it does not smell. If you like bohemian concepts, this bench might be your choice.

This stool is made of teak wood so the quality is not in doubt because it will last for decades. To facilitate the maintenance of this stool, do not place it in a humid place to avoid mold growth. This bench has a round shape with a size of 36x36x45 and a square with a size of 38x38x45. For the color is white and brown. This bench can be placed in the living room, family room or bedroom, but can also be placed in the office for the lobby or for a meeting room.

If you like this product to add aesthetic value in your home or office, it doesn’t hurt you have a product. For prices please contact (0274) 4396317 or email www.alasgembolteak@gmail.com or you can come directly to our place on the west imogiri road 6.5 Ngotoangunharjo Sewon Bantul.

9 Parts Of Wood

Humans have used wood for thousands of years, ranging from fuel for cooking, lighting, making furniture, building materials, paper materials, and more. The use of parts of this tree as a whole or solid has been greatly reduced in line with the problem of global warming and the reduction of forest land in the world. Historically, timber plants that appeared in nature were first thought to have occurred in 395 to 400 million years ago. Besides being used to meet various human needs, wood can be used as a historical reference regarding climatic and weather conditions at the time the tree grows which can be seen from variations in the distance between growth rings.

In general, wood consists of 9 parts, namely:

1.        Skin

Leather is one part of wood. This skin is the outermost part that is owned by wood. The skin itself has two parts, the first is the outer skin that is dead, and the second is the inner skin that lives. Outer skin that is dead has a different thickness. This thickness is based on certain tree species, dry, and also old colors on tree bark. The second bark is a living bark. Skin in life has a very thin thickness. The function of this inner bark is to transport the modified latex sap to the part of the tree that is growing. In addition, the skin can protect the inside of wood from damage caused by insects, pests, climate, and fires.

2.      Cambium

The next piece of wood is the cambium. This cambium is a thin and clear network of wood. The shape is a kind of lender that is in the part between the skin and wood. In addition, the cambium function can also surround the wood, externally forming new bark and replacing old skin that is old and damaged, and in line with the formation of new wood.

3.        Chubal

The part that consists of cells that are still alive and still functioning are responsible for distributing food from the leaves to other parts of the tree. This sapwood is located next to the cambium and functions as a liquid distributor and as a place to store nutrients in wood. This accumulation of nutrients will continue to provide the food needed by wood during its growth on the tree. This sapwood has a thickness of about 20 cm

4.      Terrace of wood

This is the part that consists of cells that are old and die so they don’t work anymore. Even so, this part serves as an amplifier for tree growth. The terrace is more durable and has an older color than sapwood

5.      Heart of wood

It is the middle part that comes from the original wood, the wood that was first formed by cambium and is soft and brittle in certain types of wood. But those that are hard on certain types of wood

6.      Fiber

This section has a direction and size that varies depending on the type. Some are straight fibrous, some are bent, chime, choppy, and some are very small, medium or even large. Fiber is a cell composition that looks like a shaft and is long. The relative size of these cells is called texture..

7.      Pores

The size of the hole size varies depending on the type.

8.      The fingers

This is a network formed from the arrangement of radial cells from the outside to the center. This network is also called a radial network. These wooden fingers are perpendicular to the trunk from the skin to the liver which functions as a food channel that is easily processed in the leaves to help the tree grow. The better the radius of the tree, the faster the wood can be used as building material.

9.      Circle of years

The year circle is the boundary between wood formed at the beginning and end of the season. The year circle can determine the age of a tree. If the age of the tree is old, then the function of the wooden part of building materials will also function optimally in strength and ease of use.

Utilization of wood for various human needs is now mostly used only as building materials, furniture, and paper-based materials only as a result of reduced forest land and the accompanying global warming problem. For the basic ingredients of the paper industry, the parts used are the ends and branches of trees. In fact, from one tree trunk, only 40-50% of the tree becomes a tree trunk. Saw wood is around 53% or around 21.2% from one tree trunk. After that, from sawn to furniture or furniture around 60%. In other words, only 12.72% of tree trunks are the furniture in our homes. That is why now found many furniture made from processed wood or wood dust waste because the price is cheaper.

Difference Between Old Teak Wood and Young Teak Wood

Teak wood, known as class I hardwood and class II durable, has no doubt about its quality. Teak is an ideal wood group due to its strength, durability, and fiber beauty. This wood is very resistant to termite and fungus attack. In addition, teak has good resistance to changes in weather and temperature. All these advantages make this wooden Latin name, Tectona Grandis, expensive. However, it must be understood that all the properties of perfect teak are only owned by old teak wood. Old teak wood is teak derived from teak trees that are more than 80 years old. This high quality teak is obtained from natural growth trees that are developed through seed germination. This type of teak wood has a texture and fiber that is smooth and dense, and small pores.

Large stems also make old teak wood have little connection. In addition, the dark brown color from old teak wood can also display an elegant and sturdy impression that adds to the advantages of this class I wood. Old teak wood has a high level of durability. This is based on the nature of teak trees, the older the tree is, the smaller its water content, the greater its specific gravity and durability. Not surprisingly, old teak is also very well used for furniture making or building construction. In teak there is also an extractive substance called Tectoquinone, an oil-producing substance. This substance is located on a wooden terrace contained in a teak tree trunk. The older the tree, the greater the percentage of wood terraces so that more oil is also produced. This oil makes teak wood resistant to termites and mold. In addition, oil can also make teak look luxurious.

Unfortunately, all the advantages of teak wood have begun to be difficult to find. Teak wood that is now widely circulating in the market is young teak produced from cultivation in the range of 5-7 years. Teak wood of this type is classified as class V. The characteristics of young teak are large fibers and wavy surface texture. Besides that the color tends to be white. Because of his young age, the content of young teak oil is still so small that it is not resistant to termites. Even so, some special treatments to increase the strength and endurance of young teak wood are now beginning to emerge. It’s just that young teak is still not recommended for building construction. More suitable for non-construction furniture or building needs. The treatment commonly used by wood entrepreneurs is wood preservation with soaking and healing techniques. This technique is able to extend the life of wood compared without soaking and baking.

For maximum results, young and old teak must be protected by covering the surface of the wood. Finishing options are stains (transparent colors / fibers still visible), paint (fiber cover colors), and varnishes (clear coating). Teak wood with good fiber is very precise in finishing with coloring to expose the beauty of wood fibers. Meanwhile, for young teak wood, it can be colored first and then varnished, so that the color looks more mature. while the old teak wood whose color is ripe is only enough lacquer.

Get to know the Dutch Teak Wood Closer

Who doesn’t know Dutch identity? This teak is very good in its class and is very popular among wood craftsmen. However, not everyone knows the unique facts about Dutch teak. Here are some facts about Dutch teak :

1.         Different from Teak Wood

Despite having the initial name teak, teak dutch is not teak. Dutch teak wood is pine or pine wood. This wood is usually referred to as a carrier imported from Europe. Compared to teak wood, the price of Dutch teak is also cheaper.

2.       Distinctive Characteristics

There are several characteristics of Dutch teak. First is weight. The weight of Dutch teak is not as heavy as teak in general. The second is color. Teak Netherlands has a creamy or light yellow color. For the fiber part, teak has smooth and very natural fibers.

3.       Not Originally from the Netherlands

Did you know that teak is not from the Netherlands? Named Dutch teak just for easy sorting. In general, Dutch teak originates from New Zealand and Germany. The name of Dutch teak comes from ancient people who called all teak from abroad as Dutch teak.

4.        Species vary

The majority of Dutch teak products come from America and Asia. High demand makes the species of Dutch teak increasingly varied. The most common type of Dutch teak is pine radiata or Dutch teak which is imported from New Zealand imports.

5.       Have Another Name

There are many other names of Dutch teak trees that you need to know. Javanese people often call it by the name of teak londo. There are also people who call it by the name of a former Dutch teak palette. However, the most common name to refer to Dutch teak is Madura teak.

Why is Dutch Teak Much Used as Furniture?

In the market, Dutch teak furniture is very much. The shape also varies. You may be wondering, what makes Dutch teak so popular? Teak Netherlands offers a variety of benefits, including the following:

1.         Light weight

Teak Netherlands has a light weight and is suitable as a basis for making furniture. This property makes Dutch teak safe for use by children. Besides being safe, its light weight also facilitates the process of moving from one place to another.

2.       Soft

Dutch teak is classified in types of soft wood. These properties make Dutch teak easily processed and shaped as desired. In fact, even beginners will have no trouble turning teak into furniture, such as chairs, tables, cabinets, or bookshelves. Because it’s soft, Dutch teak is easy to cut. The sanding process does not take long. The results of sand that has been sanded is very good, the surface is flat and smooth. Very high quality. As a result, the selling price of Dutch teak furniture is also high.

3.       Attractive Color

Basically, Dutch teak has a nice natural color and is easily painted. White makes it easy for you to change colors to taste. Both neutral and solid colors, the results will look satisfying. Very united with the basic colors of Dutch teak. This makes the wood fiber perfectly covered.

4.        Easy to find

Dutch teak wood is a type of wood that is easily found. Bearing in mind, the harvest period of Dutch teak trees is faster than ordinary wood. In just ten years, Dutch teak can be harvested and used to make furniture and various handicrafts. In Indonesia, Dutch teak can be found in most parts of Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra. The quality produced by each region is different, but does not eliminate the distinctive characteristics of Dutch teak, which is light and has a beautiful color.

5.       Durable

If you ask, is Dutch teak durable? The answer is yes. Teak Netherlands has very good resistance to weather and other factors that cause wood to rot easily.

6.       Cheap

Because it’s easy to find, the price of Dutch teak is cheap. Generally, many Dutch teak are sold in the form of wooden pallets which are used as export product packaging.