One of the joys of working with teak garden furniture sets is the smell of the timber. Despite being cut months ago, then kiln dried and being transported overseas for weeks the tropical wood still retains its strong and very distinctive woody aroma.

Good quality leather retains its hallmark smell long after it has been made into a garment or bag. The same can be said for teak garden furniture sets.

Unscrupulous sellers have been known to sell outdoor furniture sets off as teak, so knowing the smell of genuine teak is a good way of determining quality and value.

Like many smells, the teak used in garden table and chair sets is quite difficult to classify but is broadly speaking a light fragrant earthy smell that comes from the resinous oil which is heavily impregnated into the wood. It is this oil that gives the wood its ability to withstand water and bad weather, making it a perfect material from which to make garden furniture sets. The smell is very distinctive from other woods. The popular smell conjurers up many pictures in people’s minds including summer days spent in the garden, BBQs on the lawn and a grandfather’s old storage shed.

Many people find the smell of teak garden furniture sets one of its many attractions that simply cannot be replaced by plastic or metal made garden furniture.

Like a fine wine, many teak enthusiasts can not only distinguish between woods purely by their smell but can also age and determine its quality. This is probably based on the oil content.

If you like the smell of teak, as many people do, we recommend that you don’t treat the wood with anything, including additional oil; but instead let it age naturally. The aromatic woody smell of your teak garden furniture sets will in time fade but to the trained nose it is forever present.

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