| When looking for a mango to make an exotic | | | | quality is exceptional and is one of the main points of |
| cocktail you don't have to go farther than the local | | | | interest. It is almost as hard as other hardwoods, but |
| supermarket. It can be had for a dime a dozen and | | | | considering that it grows multiple times faster the |
| makes good cakes, juices and cocktails, but when | | | | price can stay much lower than that of oak or teak. |
| you start looking for solid mango wood furniture the | | | | It is hard enough to serve as a base for any home |
| situation gets complicated. They are not available in | | | | equipment, beds and tables alike. Most often crafted |
| every town but with a little investigation conducted | | | | units are drawers and lamp tables because of |
| they aren't hard to come by either. | | | | another unique feature of the wood. It is very |
| The wood of the mango tree is an extremely | | | | decorative and the texture varies even in a single |
| precious material for furniture makers, its material | | | | piece of board. You can get solid color mango wood |
| quality, sustainability, texture and rigidity gives its | | | | tables as well, but the raw color ranges from light |
| price, which against all the beneficial attributes often | | | | brown through dark brown all the way to a pink-ish |
| ends up being less than that of a piece of furniture | | | | finish. |
| made of oak or teak. | | | | It gives all pieces a unique look and steals some life |
| This tree is sustainable, which means that the | | | | into any room it's used in. Solid mango wood is the |
| produce can be used as well and it grows quickly | | | | most expensive material of mango produces, but the |
| enough for farmers to use a piece of land for | | | | longest lasting one as well. MDF sandwiches with |
| cultivating it rather than timbering naturally growing | | | | mango veneer don't last half as long but the price is |
| individuals. It grows as high as 50 feet and 3-5 feet in | | | | lower as well. |
| diameter. When the tree doesn't give any more fruit | | | | You have to decide the price range you're |
| the farmers cut the tree and send it to local | | | | comfortable with for yourself. Furniture made of one |
| manufacturers. | | | | piece boards range from $300 to thousands. You |
| It gives jobs to farmers who grow them, and people | | | | should expect to pay as much as $400-$500 for a |
| who process the wood into the finely crafted pieces | | | | dining table. |
| of furniture you meet online later on. The material | | | | |