Solid wood furniture VS Soft wood furniture

Hardwood and softwood are two types of wood, which can differ in their density. In general, hardwoods are denser than softwoods.So Solid wood furniture and Soft wood furniture are two types of furniture.

Softwood is more readily available and less expensive than hardwood, which is why it accounts for about 80% of the world's timber production. The term 'softwood' is basically used to refer to the woods from gymnosperm trees such as, conifers. So, softwood is obtained from trees like, pine, cedar, cypress, redwood, spruce and larch. Most of the gymnosperms are evergreen trees and the term softwood is also used to refer to the wood obtained from evergreen trees.

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On the other hand, hardwood is obtained from angiosperm trees, most of which are deciduous trees. The basic difference between angiosperm and gymnosperms is that the seeds of gymnosperms are not protected by any kind of covering, while angiosperm trees produce seeds that remain covered with some sort of covering. Examples of hardwoods are, oak, maple, ash, mahogany, cherry, teak and birch.

At the microscopic level, softwoods and hardwoods can differ in their structure. In softwood, only two types of cells can be found and these are known as longitudinal wood fibers and transverse ray cells. Softwoods lack vessels for water transport, which however, can be found in hardwoods. The vessels in hardwoods can discerned as pores. As far as application of these two types of woods are concerned, softwoods are more suitable to be used in the construction of buildings, paper making,Soft wood furniture, printmaking and mill work, while hardwoods are usually preferred for making Solid wood  furniture, flooring, utensils and construction.