Having made the choice of the medium- Teak , an exotic hardwood , the story completes and becomes compelling upon flawless workmanship and extraordinary finishes.
Fine crafting of wood into meaningful, ergonomically engineered pieces of furniture and artefacts was an inspiration which took shape since childhood.
Teak, by virtue of its craft-ability, shear resistance, strength to hold any and every hardware and joinery is an engineering delight.
The beautiful veins, the grains and even the not so frequent knots , once finished naturally in its golden hues is a look worth a thousand tales !
For the discerning, a piece of furniture well made from teak is akin to a piece of Art.
It has a property of retained natural oils in its core which makes it insect and termite resistance . Teakwood is impervious to Rot, Rains and is weather resistant and is almost immortal. Such is the toughness and immortal formidable nature of Teak that the sea faring Dutch used to make hulks of ships in teakwood- few still preserved at Mumbai dockyard even after 500 years!
Therefore the medium is wonderful and creates furniture pieces which stay intact for decades and centuries. Teakwood furniture is normally a part of family heirloom and nostalgia.
Yes the wood is costly, but then, over a period of time it is much much more economical and hassle free compared to the alternate solutions offered by the quick fix plastic polymer generation alternate solutions much in vogue.
Thanks to the greed creed, prompted and promoted by vested interests, you end up with an alternate compelling piece of furniture made out of layers of below average wood/pulp glued together, which sags in a few years, with open joints, lucky if white ant/ borer infestation is limited - basically things which cost to even discard !
We give our families, our children the best in everything - therefore - Go for Teak.
At Rusteak we create Art. The joineries, the handcrafting, the unique softening / rounding of all edges, the furniture which is elderly, kids and pet friendly , unique knobs and handles and at times channels obliterated by handcrafted sliders . The crafting is done by ordinary people , the so called Migrants’ ! We give them dignity with pay parity+ , with medical insurances and with a CSR which will probably create a few bureaucrats, a few professors , a few Army officer’s out of their children in the not so distant future . These are the hands which Craft at Rusteak and create heirlooms.
For more details please visit Teak wood furniture online in Mumbai here.