Rattan can be processed into various raw materials, for example made Peel (peeling) / Sanded Peel, polished / semi-polished, made core, or star Weaving core. The industrial centers of handicrafts and the largest rattan furniture in Indonesia is located in Cirebon. Utilization of rattan (sp. Daemonorops Draco) primarily as raw materials of furniture, such as chairs, coffee table and bookcase. Rattan has several advantages than wood, such as light weight, strong, ductile / malleable, and cheap.
The main drawback of rattan is susceptible to a flea powder “Pin Hole”. Rattan sticks can also be made as a crutch to walk and weapons. Various universities martial arts teach you how to fight using rattan sticks. In some places in Southeast Asia, rattan is used as a battering in the caning sentence for perpetrators of certain crimes. Some cane sap (resin) of the flower stalk.
This sap is red and is known in the trade as dragon’s blood ( “dragon’s blood”). These resins are used to color the violin or as meni. Dayak community in Central Kalimantan take advantage of young rattan sticks as a component of vegetables.
Reasons Select Rattan as Interior Elements
Until now, teak still be excellent in the realm of interior decorative elements. However, the quality teak classy and sturdiness course coupled with the high price of furniture using teak. This has encouraged people to switch glance at the other interior elements that use raw materials other than teak wood, such as teak Netherlands, camphor, plywood, medium density fiberboard, and particle board.
For those of you who live in areas prone to flooding should forget your desire to make the furniture made from MDF, particle board, atauplywood as interior decorative elements. Because the furniture with raw materials that are particularly vulnerable to water. Instead of your being beautiful residential interiors, instead of your interior elements are made from particle board, plywood, and MDF become damaged inflated and shapeless.
You who live in flood prone areas, do not rush breath upset, because there are alternatives other furniture that can be used as a decorative element interior. Have you noticed rattan furniture? Is not the rattan furniture also has a view that is not less beautiful with furniture made from MDF, particle board, or plywood? Rattan furniture design is no less interesting than the design of furniture made from teak wood.
In fact, many leading restaurant and hotel that makes rattan furniture as a decorative element interior. In the past, the production of rattan furniture recliner just thrive on it. Texture rattan are rubberized, making rattan furniture as raw materials which are considered appropriate for the manufacture of the recliner. However, as time advances, the production of rattan furniture are increasingly expanding in products such as patio chairs, guest chairs, dining table and chairs, even today has many beautiful encountered partition rattan ornament supplemented with water hyacinth.
For added convenience, many of the manufacturers are adding foam or cushion on the seat dining and guest chairs. This added layer of calico cloth or silk with soft colors make rattan furniture more unique and ethnicity.