일품공예가구 마감기법에 관한 연구

A Study on Finishing Technique of woodworking Furniture: Focus on Oil Finishing

The modern unique woodworking furniture has been made in earnest from 50 years ago. Some oil from nut such as soybean, walnut and perilla, which is usually used in our common life, has been used as finishing material for the unique woodworking furniture. Recently, woodworking studio business among the whole furniture industry has grown gradually and many woodworkers uses various kinds of imported wood finishing oil. Many woodworkers use the imported finishing oil in the old ways instead of understanding the characters of the various kind of oil and It causes some serious problems in furniture finishing process. Therefore, this study aims at taking theoretical approach in wood finishing oil and presenting correct usage in understanding the types and characters of oil. Resultingly the new method of oil finishing for wood is suggested and this suggestion is to guide woodworkers into the right usage of wood finishing oil.