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Consumer's
Guide to Hardwood Tables
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Each hardwood
board used in the manufacturing of our tables has its own story.
You can be assured that your solid hardwood table looks like no other.
Not even others sold by Amish Traditions.
The hardwoods used in these tables most often
come from forests east of the Mississippi. It takes approximately
60 years for a hardwood tree to reach maturity. As it does, each
tree has a unique story, its own individual grain patterns and textures.
When you get to know the tree, each
board reflects this unique process.
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Grain patterns are made by the tree's growth rings -- one for each year.
Every tree is different.
· Knots in a board mark the growth
of limbs that extended from the main trunk.
· A standard trademark of
hardwoods is color variation. 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
other elements affecting the tree's growth.
· The durability and integrity of
our hardwood table is not affected by these naturally occurring
variations, in fact,
most people desire these variations, as they lend to the warmth, charm
and
individuality of
the piece.
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Don't Accept Synthetic Substitutes
Solid hardwood tables have manmade
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 cheap, synthetic substitute. 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.
Every part of a solid hardwood table is made of
genuine hardwood lumber. Nothing else.
"All Wood" is a term often 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 board.
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.
It does not mean that the table is authentic hardwood.
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