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Types and Benefits of Rubberwood Furniture for Your Home & Office

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Treated rubberwood is extremely stable and perfect for making rubberwood furniture. It is very eco-friendly and less likely to crack or warp compared to other woods. It is also one of the most durable woods used for home & office furnishings today.

Rubberwood is a medium hardwood that comes from the maple family of woods. Here’s an interesting little fact that you might not know, i.e. rubberwood tree (Hevea brasiliensis) produces almost all the natural latex used in the world for all rubber based products (e.g. car tyres). How cool is that?

Types & Benefits of Rubberwood Furniture for Your HomeRubberwood Furniture for Office & Home

Benefits of using Rubberwood:

As I mentioned earlier, rubberwood is one of the most eco-friendly woods in existence. This is because almost all the processed rubberwood timbers are produced from the recycled-trees originated from plantation grown rubberwood trees.

Once the rubberwood tree can no longer yield latex, it is cut down and then recycled as rubberwood furniture. In other words, once it is used for its original purpose (i.e. latex production), it is then used for another purpose which is making rubber wood furniture. It usually takes about 25 – 30 years before the tree is no longer able to produce latex. So as you can imagine, this environmentally friendly tree has a long lifespan.

Since treated rubber wood doesn’t shrink when dried like other types of wood, it is perfect for making office & home furniture. It is also very sturdy so you know your family or employees will be safe when using this type of furniture. And the best part is that processed rubberwood is insect & mold resistant, so you never have to worry about bugs eating away at your furniture.

Furniture is not the only thing rubber wood is good for. It also good for making different types of rubberwood toys for children or all ages.

Items such as beds, desks, high chairs, tables and bookcases can all be made using processed rubber wood. Creating your home & office furniture with this type of truly eco-friendly wood is sure to give your room and office a whole new look and feel. And the great part is that rubberwood furniture is very affordable. So you can make your house and office space look great without breaking the bank.

What is Malaysia Rubber Tree and Why It is Beneficial to Us?

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The sad part about Malaysia rubber tree is the fact that people have not realized its characteristics for a long time. The hidden feature of Malaysian rubber tree is its tenacity in the face of extreme natural forces, scientifically known as Hevea Brasiliensis, the tree has incredible qualities of producing durable rubberwood furniture.

There’s a lot of history that goes with Malaysia rubber tree. The tree had been used to produce latex. Once the tree became useless (i.e. at the end of its economic life cycle after 25 – 30 years of latex extraction), it was burnt to be used as fuel, but now things have changed and you have Malaysia rubberwood furniture, which is made from the tree trunk of waste or recycled rubber trees.

What is Malaysia Rubber Tree and Why It is Beneficial to Us?Malaysia Rubber Trees in a Rubber Plantation

Now, what is a Malaysia rubber tree?

Malaysia rubber tree is not native to Malaysia’s tropical forests and it is a tree which produces natural rubber for commercialization (see Malaysian Rubber Board, MRB for the development of rubber industry in Malaysia). Rubberwood tree in Malaysia has always been a plantation species and is considered environmentally friendly. It is a medium density hardwood tree which grows healthily only in the tropical climate of Malaysia and few other countries.

The Malaysian rubber tree in modern times has a new role to play. It produces durable high-end rubberwood furniture and a variety of other rubberwood products for Asian, European and the North America markets. The Malaysian rubber tree has in recent years become increasingly popular among the North American consumers because of it unique qualities. What are the qualities that set apart Malaysian rubber tree from other trees?

Here are a few benefits of Malaysia rubber tree listed for you:
  • Malaysia rubber tree has the strength of Teak wood (i.e. Teak wood is considered one of the strongest trees around, and the furniture made from Teak wood is considered to be the most expensive and the most durable) and the softness of Birchwood, and that makes it all the more unique.
  • The rubberwood furniture made out of Malaysian rubberwood tree has the uniqueness, to be strong and at the same time, it can be cut and designed beautifully with ease.
  • Since Malaysia rubberwood furniture is made out of the waste (i.e. recycled rubber trees), after the moisture had been extracted from the fresh rubberwood sawn timbers, the furniture is very eco-friendly, which is quite surprising.
  • Considering the unique features rubberwood furniture has, it is cheaper than many of the expensive furniture available with relatively similar qualities.
  • Furniture made out of Malaysia rubber tree is very durable, as the rubber tree is known to have high speck intensity. If you buy furniture made out of Malaysia rubber tree, you can be assured that it will last for many years.
  • Also, furniture made out of the Malaysia rubber tree is highly resistant to fungus. You will normally not have to worry about fungus eating your wood; the rubberwood furniture will sit safely in your sitting rooms for years.
  • Finally, another attractive benefit for you to buy one is that rubberwood furniture is incredibly light weight, and you can pick it up with ease and shift furniture within your house rather easily without breaking your back.

It is important to mention that the use of the Malaysia rubber tree for producing a variety of domestic rubberwood products doesn’t end here; it is equally beneficial for industrial use and is used extensively in various industrial sectors worldwide.