Teak furniture has been the preferred choice as garden furniture since decades because of its beautiful grains and its unique characteristics. The presence of high oil and rubber content help it to repel moisture, sun fading, and termites making it one of the durable and preferable woods. A lot of consumers buy teak furniture to last for ages. There is no doubt that the teak will last for ages but if the furniture built of teak does not go through a proper production process, it is same as any other cheap furniture.

The production process is as important as the sorting of teak for the furniture manufacturing. In proper production process, the wood has to be dried well, the joinery has to be good and the glue has to be of right composition.

Drying process: The proper drying of wood is very important in any furniture manufacturing. However it is more important in teak furniture manufacturing because of its higher cost and the expectations the consumers put on these pieces. This stage of the manufacturing process will make sure that the teak furniture pieces does not crack or warp. I see lot of consumers complaining on various forums that the furniture pieces they bought just few months back are showing some cracks or have started to warp. The main reason for these problems is just that the wood was not dried properly. T he sawn timber should go through well regulated modern kiln driers for almost 14 days to attain the maximum moisture content of 12%. The well regulated modern kilns make sure that the wood is dried inside out and not like the old kilns where only the wood dries from outside.

Joinery: All furniture pieces have some sort of joinery. It is this joinery process which makes it possible for the furniture pieces to be intact for the lifetime. The tongue and grove joinery is the best joinery from centuries and is used even today. However these days there are mortise and tenon machinery in furniture manufacturing which makes the tongue and grove joints even stronger.

Glue: The good joinery has to be followed by the good glue. It is this glue which will make sure that the tongue and grove or mortise and tenon joints remain intact for the lifetime. There are various type of glues used in the furniture manufacturing. However for outdoor furniture the glue has to be waterproof. So for teak furniture manufacturing polyethylene waterproof adhesive should be used.

Having said that, if you are looking to customize your outdoor setting with beautiful, unique, durable teak furniture pieces make sure that those pieces have been made through the proper manufacturing process.