Consumer's Guide to Hardwood Tables
With the hardwood used in the manufacturing of our tables each board has its own story. You can rest in the fact that your solid hardwood table looks like no other.
The hardwoods used in these tables originate mostly from forests east of the Mississippi. It takes approximately 60 years for a hardwood tree to reach maturity. As it does, each tree has its own story, its own unique grain patterns and textures. When you get to know this tree, the individual boards reflect this unique process.
. The trees main story is written in its unique grain pattern. Grain patterns are made by the tree's growth rings - one for each year.
. A board's knots mark the growth of limbs that extended from the main trunk.
. Color variations are a standard trademark of hardwoods. The outside or younger wood is lighter than the inside core where the wood is usually darker. Other color variations are created by minerals and elements affecting the tree's growth.
. The durability and integrity of our hardwood tables are not affected by these naturally occurring variations, in fact, these variations are exactly what most people want, giving them the warmth and charm of individuality.
Don't accept Synthetic Substitutes - solid hardwood tables have many synthetic substitutes, don't accept them. Solid hardwoods have become the standard in top quality home furnishings, especially dining room tables. What you may think looks like a solid hardwood table may very well be a synthetic substitute. Don't be afraid to ask questions, take a critical look at all aspects of the table. Artificial wood substitutes will never look quite as authentic, won't hold screws as well, nor will it bear the shocks, stresses, or loads of the daily life of your table. Solid wood means that each part is made of genuine hardwood lumber, nothing else. "All Wood " is often counterfeit and is the term used to describe thin slices of veneer bonded to composite boards or plywood. Artificial laminate are surfaces made of plastic or other synthetic materials bonded, again, to composite boards or plywood. Often this veneer is printed with wood images. Terms such as "Oak Finish" may refer to the color of the wood pattern printed on the artificial surface. This does not mean that the table is authentic hardwood
