On 26 Oct 2004 18:04:10 -0700, wrote:
Hi,
My dad obsessively collected lumber scraps of 2x4 and larger which is
said he found outside a furniture factory. The wood is unfinished
however before burning it, I have to ask if the wood used in making of
upholstered sofa and chair frames is chemically treated at all?

In my experience, working with my mom in her upholstery shop for decades,
no. The good frames are oak or maple (!), raw, unfinished.

Please help because I have probably 200 pounds of wood piled up and
need to decide to dispose of it or move it to my new house and use it
as fuel for my wood burning stoves.

Unless it looks like it's got a finish on it, it's raw wood. I can't
think of a single couch frame I've ever seen that was finished, unless
it was a visible frame.

Dave Hinz