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Art and craft of making furniture from fine woods

It is designated with the term of cabinetmaking to art and to job to make furniture from fine woods such as ebony, from which it purposely took its name.

The properties of the ebony tree Ebony history

Ebony is a wood that comes from the homonymous tree and that is characterized by presenting a great height, it ranges between 10 and 12 m. and by arranging alternate and lance-shaped leaves. Their flowers They are very greenish and their fruits are round. The wood is heavy and very solid, very black in the center and whiter towards the bark area.
So, the characteristics of the wood make ebony a highly valued tree for the wood it boasts.

Its use dates back to ancient times, to the 8th and 7th centuries BC, in Mesopotamia, where it was found remains of paintings and furniture made of this wood that belonged to the royalty of those times.

Woodworking specialty that manufactures quality pieces with valuable details

We could say that just as there are some practices that have branches or specialties, within the

carpentry, cabinetmaking turns out to be a very popular and sought after specialization that is dedicated to making furniture made of ebony and also of other fine woods as we indicated above.

Less sophisticated furniture is generally produced in woodworking while woodworking is characterized by the creation of furniture of great finesse and delicacy, often unique in terms of realization Y design because they are usually applied to them as finishes, carvings, marquetry, turning, among others.

In addition to ebony, the cabinetmaker works with other woods of great assessment such as walnut, oak, fir, ash, cypress, olive and yew, among others.

Cabinetmaker, the professional cabinetmaker

Meanwhile, the person who is professionally dedicated to making furniture with fine woods such as ebony is called a cabinetmaker.

But beware that not just any carpenter or someone who has developed the trade of such can dedicate himself to cabinetmaking and this is basically because cabinetmaking implies a deep knowledge of fine woods, how to work them and also some geometric knowledge related to tracing is essential to know how to do them in a corresponding way on wood.

For this reason, whoever wants to dedicate himself to this art must need a great training in the workshop of a teacher in the field.

Likewise, the physical space, the workshop in which a cabinetmaker carries out his work is called cabinetmaking.

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