Most people can immediately tell the difference between a plastic, wood, or a metal chair. But when it comes to wood grain metal chairs, it can become difficult to distinguish it from a solid wood chair at first glance. After all, wood grain metal chairs are designed to showcase the organic elegance of wood while offering the durability of metal. This seamless blend of industrial durability with nature's warmth challenges the norms of design possibilities. At the same time, it also raises the question of how a metallic chair can resemble a solid wooden chair in the first place.
That's why today, we will look at how wood grain metal chairs are made to understand better the innovation and craftsmanship that goes into creating these chairs.
How Wood Grain Metal Chairs Are Made?
The process of making a wood grain metal chair can be divided into 4 steps:
1. Crafting the Metal Frame
In the first step, the frame of the chair is crafted using a metal such as aluminum or steel. This metal frame serves as the base on which the wood grain coating can be applied.The chairs that use metal as a chair frame offer numerous benefits, such as metal strength , high durability, lightweight, and recyclable.All Yumeya chair frame need to go througn four polishing processed before thet can enter the surface treament process. Component polishing--polishing after welding--fine polish for the whole chair---polishing after cleaning.
2. Applying Powder Coat
The chair's metal frame is covered with a powder coat layer in this step. This important transformative stage serves as the foundation for creating wood grain metal chairs. The purpose of applying a powder coat is to create a canvas on which the wood grain pattern can be imparted on the chair's frame. Since 2017, Yumeya uses "Tiger Powder Coat" for metal powder coat, which is a world-renowned brand of "metal powder". One of the benefits of Tiger Powder Coat over other brands is that it helps to achieve a more realistic solid wood look. Similarly, it offers 5 times more durability as compared to other brands of metal powder.
3. Perfect match and Bake
At this stage, the wood grain paper is used to cover the chair's frame.The application of wood grain texture paper requires accuracy and proper alignment to ensure that the wood pattern is applied on every contour and knot. Yumeya realized one chair one mold.All the wood grain paper is cut out by the mold that matched the chair. Therefore, all the wood grain paper can be effectively matched with the chair without any joint or gap. Besides, Yumeya developed a special high temperature resistant PVC mold, whicn can ensure full contact between wood grain paper and the powder.Once the wood grain paper is properly applied, the chair's metal frame is sent to a heating chamber. With the best combination of the time and temperature , the wood grain paper's texture and colors are transferred to the powder coat layer, getting the best wood grain effect
4. Remove Wood Grain paper
Once the chair exits the heating chamber and has cooled down, the wood grain paper is removed from the frame. As soon as the paper is peeled away, a breathtaking design emerges, which can be described as the fusion of nature's elegance with industrial precision. The chair's metal surface, which was once flat and bland, now boasts an intricate wood texture design that looks and feels like the charm of authentic wood! Each swirl tells a story, every line a reminder of the meticulous craftsmanship poured into its creation.
Why Go With Yumeya's Wood Grain Metal Chairs?
There's a big difference between the wood grain metal chairs made by Yumeya & other market players. One of the most significant differences is that Yumeya has been making wood-grain metal chairs for almost 25 years!
That's almost 2 and a half decades' worth of experience, which allows us to craft metal chairs with wood grain texture. And it is not just the experience that sets us apart from the competition... Our commitment to using the highest quality materials and state-of-the-art manufacturing process allows us to weave innovation into every fiber of our wood grain metal chairs, inviting you to experience the true essence of craftsmanship and longevity.