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We can't deny the fact that wooden patio furniture is considered the star in the outdoor furniture department. Truly, wooden patio furniture pieces can look amazing given their very refreshing and natural form. However, this top spot can easily be snagged by the up-and-rising resin patio furniture.

A huge downside to the wooden units is the scarcity of raw materials and the subsequent degradation of our forests worldwide. This is because trees are felled left and right to produce various types of furniture for the home. This has led to many forests experiencing extreme denudation that has caused widespread flashfloods and landslides to many locations here and abroad.

Resin patio furniture is slowly but surely gaining recognition and accolades in the outdoor furniture department. Resin is a well-known by-product of recycled plastic materials. Plastic is a common sight in our homes. A majority of what we throw in the garbage is made of plastic materials. By patronizing outdoor furniture pieces made from resin, we have completed the chain in the recycling process. We have helped clean up our environment and have contributed to saving our fast disappearing forests.

Resin patio furniture is now fast becoming a contender in the top spot of the outdoor furniture business. This emerging superstar is a great alternative to buying wooden units. What is so fascinating about them is their flexible nature.

Manufacturers can craft them to look like any cedar, mahogany or teak patio furniture tables and chairs. You would be amazed at the incredible properties of resin wherein even wood grains can be imitated down to the core. They can be availed in almost any color imaginable. You can have wooden-like furniture pieces or go ultra-modern with very vibrant and cheerful colors. They are not only available in outdoor chairs and table units. You can also get stylish resin patio bars you can use to party with your family and friends.

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Ipe The Exotic Beauty

IPE (ee-pay): the long lasting Brazillian outdoors hardwood.

Commonly referred to by the brand name Iron Wood, this organically fire resistant building material holds a US Forest Lab rating for 25 plus years durability. With a naturally tight grain that stands up against water, decay, and woodborers, IPE is well suited for docks, decks, and other exterior applications.

Although easily cut and drilled with standard carbide wood working tools, IPE is a true hardwood and requires pre-drilling before fastening. It comes in standard lumber sizes, weathers (when unfinished) into a beautiful silver-gray, and resists movement damage. Being basically free of knots or sapwood, each board is almost perfectly clear. When correctly sealed, it can be expected to maintain a vibrant brown to golden tan color. Very little maintenance is required.

The variety of furnished lumber sizes is sufficient to fit any project. Standard decking size is 4/4 (3/4” net thickness), and when placed on 24” centers will provide a one hundred pound live load rating. IPE is considered premium lumber and has been used in commercial applications such as the Atlantic City boardwalk.

So how does IPE stack against other outdoor lumber products?

· Pressure-treated lumber – is usually pine or fir that has been infused with chemicals that make it rot and insect resistant. If not kept sealed, stained, or painted it is susceptible to quick weather damage. Inexpensive but easy to warp and splinter, PT lumber requires much care in pre-construction board selection.
· Naturally resistant species – such as cedar, redwood, and cypress do not require pressure treatment. Note, however, that the natural resistance is limited to the core of the tree. The outer, cream-colored sapwood of the tree is no more rot resistant than a toothpick. Unless sealed or stained, the sapwood portions of these lumbers will weather to various shades and grays. Most of today’s market will include much sapwood.
· Exotic species – in which stands the IPE, are more durable, more difficult to work, and more expensive than the previously discussed lumbers. But for those who seek that special look, IPE with its greater beauty, a 3-5 times increase in life span, and a stronger damage resistance factor is competitively priced.

Building hint: use the inexpensive lumbers for the less exposed understructure, and then go for the gusto with the exposed.

About the Author

Ronnie Tanner is a contributing writer at Everlasting Hardwoods. He writes about Ipe Wood and other industry specific topics.

What do different IPE theories (realist, liberal, marxist) think about the Bretton Woods inst. (WB, IMF,etc.)?

I need a little help in my Global Political Economy class. I know the core principles of each paradigm, but what does each think of the World Bank and related entities. Thanks in advance!

For a realist IGOs don't have real importance. If the do is based on relative power premises. (Read The False Promise of International Institutions by J. Mersheimer). But for the liberal is a necessary tool for the stability of world politics. For marxists these are only an tool of the capitalist north to control the south. Marxist will hate bretton woods institutions because it perpetuates the exploitation of the poor countries (see dependency theory that explains this better and is a corollary of Marxism). Liberal see it with good eyes, and for realists, they are good as far the ensure that the powerful countries that created them remain the most powerful (these institutions have to serve the interests of the powerful countries).

Obviously not going to discuss more about this, because is your job. This is an analytical question that has the purpose of engaging the student in critical thinking, reasoning, arguing, etc.

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