| Egyptian men used two types of chairs. The first | | | | jewellery in. Some were inlaid with small blue pottery |
| type was made of wood with a slight curved inwards | | | | squares and coloured with bright turquoise. Other |
| seat. This design was probably to make for more | | | | boxes were inlaid with ivory veneer. |
| comfortable sitting. | | | | Spoons made of wood have been found, with |
| This type of chair was built with three wooden legs, | | | | various designs intricately carved into them. A lot of |
| which curved outwards. The chair was of a simple | | | | this work required artistic men with great skill to |
| design and purposely built for long term use. It could | | | | carve the many designs. |
| withstand constant daily rough treatment. This type | | | | Different types of wood was used to make Egyptian |
| of chair could easily be placed in a present day | | | | furniture. Many types of furniture was made from |
| kitchen, and would not appear out of place. | | | | ebony. This is a hard and heavy jet-black wood. |
| The second type of chair used by Egyptian men had | | | | Ebony takes on a high polish and was ideal for the |
| a more elaborate design. This type of chair had | | | | Egyptians, when making carvings, woodwind |
| crossed supports and could be folded or collapsed for | | | | instruments and knife handles as well as furniture. |
| easy carrying. | | | | Ebony was also used to make some types of |
| The bottom of the legs of this chair were carved | | | | Egyptian jewellery. |
| and shaped with geese heads. Ivory was inlaid to this | | | | Another type of wood used by the Egyptians to |
| type of chair. The end result was a splendid piece of | | | | make furniture was cedar. This is a hard yellow |
| furniture. | | | | sweet-smelling type of wood. Cedar is also used |
| Most Egyptian antique furniture is extremely old, | | | | today for making furniture and for building houses. |
| dating from 1500 to 1400 B.C. And some furniture | | | | Other types of wood was also used to make |
| found in Egypt is believed to be three thousand | | | | Egyptian furniture as well as the two mentioned. It is |
| years old. Some even dating much older. | | | | important to know the different types of wood used |
| Egyptian craftsmen were extremely talented and | | | | by the Egyptians, what they look like, and the |
| turned out furniture rails and legs as if they had used | | | | purpose they were used for. That is, if you want to |
| a present day lathe. Perfect fitting mortise and tenon | | | | be able to know how to spot Egyptian antique |
| joints appearing as if they had been machine made. | | | | furniture. |
| Small wooden boxes were made, probably to keep | | | | |