Wood Chair Comparison

  Beech Rubberwood/Parawood Alder
Hardness:

Harder than Oak
Consult Chart

Softer than Beech

Very Soft

Wood Color:

Very uniform in color,
knots are rare.

Mineral streaks are common,
some knots.

Uniform in color,
knots are rare.
Construction:

Mortise & tenon where legs
and backs go into each other.

Box construction. Bolts hold legs and backs together

Small dowels hold legs and backs together.
Raw Lumber:

Harvested from sustainable forests.

Harvested from plantations and treated with chemicals to kill embedded insects.

Harvested from sustainable forests.
Glue:

We use aliphatic resin glue or two-part epoxy.

If you get glue, they don't say what kind.

Same as Rubberwood.
Steam Bending:

Most curved parts are steambent to achieve a superior look, durability and uniform color.

Rarely used. Curves are achieved by cutting and gluing small pieces togethr.  Plywood is also used.

Rarely used.
Assembly:

Professionals assemble the Mortise & tenon construction.

Usually you assemble.

Usually you assemble.
Staining:
The grain will be simular to the following woods:

Cherry, Maple, Birch, Adler, Pine, Aspen

Close to Oak

Cherry, Birch, Aspen, Beech, Maple, Pine
Country of Orgin:

Europe

Asia

Asia