Wood Chip
Wood chip is produced by using the shavings from the preparation of planks of wood, then grinding them up and mixing them with a glue-like substance to make solid sheets which are then laminated and used for cheap furniture or do-it-yourself items. An online search will explain the entire process.
Whether or not a look at chipinfo.og.uk will give any info about Wood chip, it’s a fact that this useful invention revolutionised the cheap furniture trade in the 20th century, giving rise to mega-stores such as MFI and its imitators and making a new bedroom suite or suchlike affordable by those on low incomes.
The most famous store selling Wood chip do-it-yourself furniture is now Ikea, who combine stunning Scandinavian design with ultra-cheap materials, mostly made in the Far East, and leave the customer to screw it all together. Laminated Wood chip and occasionally pine wood make up the bulk of their products, which are highly popular.
An online search will give those interested in Wood chip products a good idea of what’s around, as a large number of pages, probably including chipinfo.org.uk, will result. For the brave, ordering furniture direct from the manufacturer online should save money, but shipping costs may be excessive.
One thing, though, is for sure; Wood chip furniture will never be the antiques of the future as it’ll not last that long, thus ending hundreds of years of cherishing really well-crafted items and passing them on. Chipinfo.org.uk probably won’t tell you about that, either.
