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Thread: Real Furniture Made From Wood
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12th June 2014, 05:40 PM #16
John; you have made a very good point. Why don't people look at what they are buying? It can not be just atheistic of the piece. It has to be constructed to at least last.
I think the third point is a very valid point, can I fix it? It can loosely be translated to can it be fix? We would not see as much waste in the garbage collection. I will admit that some pieces are just not designed to last and we as consumers are prepared for that.
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12th June 2014, 06:01 PM #17
Since I'm married to an antique dealer I don't get much of a choice. Herself chooses most of our furniture without consulting me. Which I'm OK with because she has good taste and antiques are usually made using better construction methods than are deployed now. And pieces made in those old fashioned ways can be fixed - so generally we get a lot of value from our furniture - until herself decides that she wants a change...
Bob C.
Never give up.
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12th June 2014, 06:14 PM #18
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12th June 2014, 06:30 PM #19
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12th June 2014, 08:48 PM #20
I think you'll find that the majority of people who shop for furniture at big chains give construction and durability little consideration.
First decision is "does it look good and fill a need".
Next question is "how much is it?".
Then "will you deliver".
Maybe people these days take it as a 'given' that when you buy mass produced furniture the quality just wont be there. That "they don't make things like they used to". That if you want something built "right" that you'll need to pay a premium.
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13th June 2014, 09:42 PM #21Senior Member
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I think also, the utility of most furniture is pretty basic. Chairs and drawers are probably the exception but what a table is expected to do is pretty simple.
It holds stuff off the ground.
I can see why many people would put a table into the same class as say a vase. You'd just expect it to do what it was meant to do. I'd need a vase to look nice and hold flowers and water. I wouldn't be analysing the glaze used by the manufacturer.
I'm sure that's how many people view it and I can understand it.
I can also understand that many people would be keen on disposable furniture. Styles and tastes change as do peoples houses. The second hand furniture market is pretty much limited to gumtree and ebay and used stuff goes very cheaply if you can move it at all. I wouldn't be trawling through second hand stuff looking for something special (antiques excepted).
I've had a few things that I've built and grown tired of. I stripped everything back and refinished so they were essentially brand new pieces and sold them. This, however, is a process that is unique to people like us. It's not something anyone can do.
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