At the same time, for a number of reasons, common tree species, the cost of which is quite affordable for the general population, were not used enough for the manufacture of furniture.
Pine and, to a slightly lesser extent, spruce have unique properties, including being natural air conditioners that maintain a favorable level of humidity and comfort in homes, creating an atmosphere of warmth and truly home comfort in homes. The wood of these species intensively releases phytoncides in large quantities, relieving nervous tension and giving a huge boost of energy.
The insufficient use of pine and spruce for furniture production was primarily due to the appearance on the market of artificial furniture materials – chipboard, fiberboard, MDF, and various plastics. Of course, cutting of such materials is much easier to organize and there is no need for additional finishing of the layers of furniture parts and elements. But at the same time, despite the reduction in the use of rather toxic substances in the manufacture of artificial furniture materials and additional environmental pollution, they cannot be completely classified as environmentally friendly materials.
The situation is changing dramatically due to the emergence of high-performance and high-precision automated and semi-automated woodworking equipment and furniture processing centers in furniture production. Mechanical cutting of lumber, manufacturing and processing of furniture blanks and parts, joining blanks of sufficient width significantly reduces the final cost of furniture made from common types of wood, almost comparable to the cost of furniture made from artificial materials, but of much higher quality.
