Is It Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One)
This article contains a plethora of information and would be difficult to take in all at once. For that reason, I have broken this article into two parts.
Caveat Emptor is Latin for Let the buyer beware.
If you have Teak wood outdoor furniture, there is very little you will need to do be ready for spring and summer gatherings to begin. If you purchased teak oiled or better than teak wood outdoor furniture, you may be in for a big surprise.
There are several outlets that are selling wood outdoor furniture using phrases like, Teak oiled wood furniture. Teak oiled means just that: the wood that the furniture is made from has been oiled with Teak oil. Period. It is not Teak wood as many of us who may have purchased it would have hoped to believe.
Part of the problem is that we are all looking for the deal. We want to pay as little as possible for high quality items so badly that we often overlook or dont look at all at what we are actually getting for our money.
What does Teak like furniture mean? Does that mean that the wood has a high silica content like Teak wood? Does it mean that the...