Handcrafts and folk art in Jalisco to make a variety of wares, which include furniture, toys and cooking utensils. The most common item is furniture of various types. The best known furniture piece produced in the state is the equipal chair, which are round made with strips of wood and backs and seats of leather. This chair has become common in Mexican restaurants in Mexico and the United States, as well as popular for gardens and terraces. The main center for their production is Zocoalco de Torres, where numerous families make them. They were originally ceremonial chairs, reserved for priests and the upper classes. The wood
Conservation and restoration of wooden furniture and mildews, will become rampant on wooden furniture. The recommended range for wooden furniture is 45%–55% RH. Impacts of change in RH on wooden furniture: "Low RH" "High RH" Fast and constant cycling of RH fluctuations causes the most damage for all of the above to create rapid structural weakening. A common furniture pest is the powderpost beetle, less than a quarter-inch long, which lays its eggs in small crevices. The insect larvae burrow into the wood, creating networks of tunnels as they eat their way along the grain. As they mature to adults, they bore out of the wood