- Made of eucalyptus wood, an all-weather hardwood that is dense and durable
- Mortise and tenon construction with rust-resistant hardware
- Pre-assembled components assemble easily using allen wrench provided
- Weathers to a warm grey or color can be maintained using teak oil
- Measures 24 inches wide by 74 inches deep by 13 inches high
Product Description
The Strathwood Lounge is ideal for lounging around the pool, back deck or back yard. The back features a 5 position adjustment for upright seating, very relaxed seating or completely flat seating. A very handy tray slides to either side or can rest below the chaise when not in use. For more comfort add a chaise lounge cushion. This sturdy chaise lounge is easily assembled with an adjustable wrench and the supplied allen wrench. The entire chaise is made of hardwood … More >>
Strathwood Hardwood Chaise Lounge
Tags: allen wrench, chaise, chaise lounge cushion, eucalyptus wood, Hardwood, Lounge, pool back, position adjustment, Strathwood, tenon construction, tray slides, warm grey
#1 by D. Fort on May 11, 2010 - 12:13 pm
I wish Amazon provided more information (preferably from a third party source) about the wood used in this product. I do not wish to contribute to deforestation of a tropical rainforest.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by R. Compton on May 11, 2010 - 1:09 pm
Hi dont buy it because the other nut…I mean guy said monkeys will have no place to live. : (
Had a little monkey; caught him in the country, fed him on gingerbread…..along came skeeter and bit him in the peter……………………NOW MY MONKEYS DEAAAAAAAD.
Thats for you Dad, RIP!
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Steven P. Schuemann on May 11, 2010 - 3:40 pm
Homepage > What to Avoid and Alternatives > Rainforest Wood > What to Avoid/What to Choose > By Tree Species > Tropical Woods > K > Kapur
Kapur (Dryobalanops spp.)
Kapur is mostly illegally logged in Indonesia
Kapur should be avoided entirely!
Kapur is being logged from old-growth rainforests in Indonesia, mostly illegally. Logging there is wiping out the last rainforests of Indonesia, home to the highly endangered orangutan and thousands of other unique species of wildlife. The trees are from 250 to 1000 years old.
The UN Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Center has placed kapur on a preliminary list of threatened species of Sumatra: “Dryobalanops aromatica… A very large gregarious tree which provides most of the kapur timber and camphor for Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.”
The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species lists kapur (Dryobalanops aromatica) as Critically Endangered.
Kapur is being sold in the US as outdoor furniture, moldings and
tool handles.
For a kapur fact sheet in PDF, click here.
As of May 6, 2006, the following companies were selling kapur outdoor furniture:
Target
Pond Solutions
Amazon.com
Arboria
and even Scientific American!
To take action with these companies, go to our By Company section.
Alternatives (to see how we choose the colors of these alternatives — from ‘deep green’ to ‘fire red’ — see our Hierarchies of Wood Use graphics.
For outdoor furniture, the best alternative is recycled plastic.
After that, many certified second growth temperate woods are available. Check the FSC website for certified sellers of outdoor furniture — but make sure the furniture comes with the FSC certificate, rather than just the retailer being “chain-of-custody” certified, which does not ensure that the product is from certified forest operations.
Certified plantation woods such as eucalyptus, are available at many retailers. While the original eucalyptus plantation may have been grown on destroyed rainforests, if it’s an older plantation, at least no new rainforests are being destroyed to obtain the wood currently.
Uncertified temperate woods such as white cedar will at least assure that no rainforests were destroyed. But avoid old growth rainforest woods such as redwood, western red cedar, Alaskan (yellow) cedar and old growth subtropical woods such as cypress.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Julie Knudson on May 11, 2010 - 3:41 pm
I buy a lot of products on amazon.com and I was very tempted to buy this chaise lounge until I realized that it was made out of kapur wood, which may or may not have been harvested in an ecologically friendly manner. I have not yet been able to speak with someone at amazon.com that can officially confirm that this wood was harvested from a tree plantation versus old growth rain forest but it seems unlikely that it is an eco-friendly product. At least go to the following website and read this information before you consider buying products made out of kapur wood.
http://www.rainforestrelief.org/Campaigns/Outdoor_Furniture/Target.html
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by N. Jane on May 11, 2010 - 5:47 pm
I looked at this product for a long time before purchasing. So glad I decided to buy it!
Rating: 5 / 5