Custom Solid Wood Furniture

Solid wood furniture is far superior in beauty, customizability, strength and longevity to the particle board and formica furniture imported from china that is so commonly found today. While it is true formica does have some advantages like being almost immune to hot pots, pans and pizza boxes as well as being very resistant to dings and dents. The major disadvantages are that it's not designed to last, if it is damaged there is no way to repair it properly, inconsistent quality, inability to customize and of course it's imported from china and costing Americans jobs.

The time and workmanship involved in making furniture from solid wood far out weights the crap that is stamped out in a factory. Every detail is precisely measured, hand cut and assembled. This allows for a very tight fit and finish. The drawer boxes are true english dovetails. Major joints are all mortise and tenon, providing strength and durability that glue or screws alone will never match.

One of the greatest features of hand made solid wood furniture is that you can change just about everything. From the dimensions and finish to the glass, door and drawer configurations. Dimension changes generally have an upcharge involved simply because most builder try and work from templates but the charge is very reasonable.

The upholstery for seating is availalbe in many different types- wood, fabric, micro-fiber and leather. If you dont find a pattern or color that you like you can always provide your own.

Handware for the hinges, knobs, pulls and drawer glides are all options that can easily be changed to fit your decor. The drawer glides are available in epoxy rollers, 3/4 extension undermount ballbearing, full extension side and under mount ballbearing, self closing ballbearing glides and self closing anti-slam ballbearing glides.

From no stain at all to painting, and various levels of distressing it's all available to fit your home decor. If you have existing furniture that you would like to match the color of this is also available. you'll have to part with a piece of it for a while but they will return it to you with the furniture. One of the great things about custom matches is that samples get sent to you for your approval. If it's not right let them know and they'll change it however you need so that it does match.

True hand made furniture has people involved not machines. They hand wipe the stain on and sand the furniture down for a smooth consistent finish. One thing that needs to be understood is that not all wood will absorb that stain the same way. Differences between individual trees and boards from the same tree can can accept stain differently. This is a natural part of real wood and can add a great deal of beauty and uniqueness to the furniture.

The furniture is sprayed with 2 coats of aresistovar. They spray it for an even consistence finish. If it was bruched or wiped on you would see the bristle or rag marks in it.

Here are specifications for aresistovar:

Application Procedures for Test

• Surface - Applied to new samples of clear, dry, oak, and cherry

• Coating Weight - Two coat system, sprayed at 4-5 mils per wet coat and finished to a dry coat weight of 3.5-4.0 mils.

• Aging - Coated samples were aged at room temperature for 21 days prior to testing.

Test Methods

Cold check resistance (each cycle)

One hour @ -40 Fahrenheit

One hour @ 1400 Farenheit

One hour @ Room Temp

One hour @ Room Temp

Print Test

Film exposed to duck cloth with a weight transferring 2psi to the surface

Tests were done for 24 hours at 770 & 1040 Fahrenheit

Heat Resistance

Film exposed to 1000 gram weight for 15 minutes with and without moisture present

Cold Check Resistance

Passed 10 cycles with no film failure

Chemical Resistance, (24) Hours, (1) Hour

Cold check resistance (each cycle)

1. Vinegar (24) No Effect

2. Oil Based Paint (24) No Effect

3. Mustard (24) No Effect

4. Turpentine (24) No Effect

5. Lemon Juice (24) No Effect

6. VM&P Naptha (24) No Effect

7. Mayonnaise (24) No Effect

8. Milk / Cream (24) No Effect

9. Margarine (24) No Effect

10. Ketchup (24) No Effect

11. Orange Juice (24) No Effect

12. Red Ink (24) No Effect

13. Coffee (24) No Effect

14. Tea (24) No Effect

15. Olive Oil (24) No Effect

16. Cooking Fat (24) No Effect

17. Grape Juice (24) No Effect

18. Alcohol/Water 50% (24) No Effect

19. Alcohol 100 proof (1) No Effect

20. Alcohol 100 proof (24) Very Slight Gloss Change 21. Water (24) No Effect

22. Acetone (2 Minutes under a water glass) No Effect

23. MEK (200 double rubs) No Effect

Print Test

770 Fahrenheit - No Printing 1040 Fahrenheit - No Printing

Heat Resistance

1850 Fahrenheit - Dry - No Effect 850 Fahrenheit - Wet - No Effect

Note: The above tests are based on laboratory evaluations conducted on currently available products and are believed to be reliable. However, due to variances in customer applications and use, the manufacturer cannot make any warranties on product functionality.