Barnwood Dining Table, Barnwood Coffee Table, Barnwood Bed Stop Before You Buy!



Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2010

by Charles Michael
S. C. H

Stop Before You Jump At The First Stated Barnwood Furniture Piece

Imitation barnwood also known as faux barnwood, has hit the market place and if you don't know or read carefully you may end up with new wood thinking it was historically old.

If it says barnwood and looks like a real good deal you might want to take some time to read the descriptions more carefully. This is especially true for a barnwood coffee table, barnwood dining table or barnwood bed.

First, I would like to state that in this article, I am not going to give direct reference to any images or sites that in my opinion, are not clearly describing their product, I will leave that to you, the consumer to research. However, I hope this will give some invaluable advice to consumers looking for barnwood furniture and hopefully enforce retailers integrity.

It says barnwood in the title or in the description, means it is barnwood right?

Not at all! If it does not state that it is real barnwood in the description I would be sure to contact the company in person. Otherwise, you may not be getting all that you thought you were.

Unfortunately, I have found several sights carrying the same fake or faux barnwood items and not stating it clearly that it is not barnwood. One of the sites, had it in print at the very, very bottom of the page that has a likely chance of being missed.

It is no longer safe to assume that a site stating Barnwood in the ad but also saying handcrafted from solid pine timbers is actually barnwood timbers. These are terms typically associated to reclaimed wood or barnwood making for more confusion. You may find that it is actually new lumber.

So what would I really notice different about a true barnwood piece of furniture vs real barnwood?

You will notice a ton! The lack of rich tones, the lack of nail holes, weathered markings, historical value, uniqueness, value long-term and short-term and quality of lumber. There really is no comparison between authentic barnwood and fake. In my opinion it is worth every penny more for an authentic barnwood furniture piece. A quality true barnwood coffee table or dining table, barnwood bed, etc. really is a conversation piece.



So why is a barnwood furniture item more expensive?

Think of it this way. Barnwood has to be recovered by taking it from a structure, cleaning the site after the removal of lumber, pulling nails and is much more demanding in selecting usable pieces.

It is very labor intensive and labor equals cost. In addition, the barn wood is hard on tooling. As an example, if you run it through a planer and hit the nail you missed, there went your blades.

The cost in itself to purchase barn wood is typically 2x the amount that it would cost for a new pine or red fir board. Besides, you can go down to the local mill or hardware store grab a piece of new wood sand a bit and be instantly working. Good luck trying that with barnwood.

Barnwood is also getting more scarce. So much of it has been put on the sides of homes, used for flooring and beams.

In conclusion, know for certain what you are purchasing. If a company is not willing to give you all the true information or limit it to the point that it is not clear or left to speculation, you need to ask yourself if it is a business you want to work with, can trust or want to support.

So all in all, consider supporting those businesses that give proper descriptions of their product and are authentic in their work, not a knock off imitation at less the cost.

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