| In real wood, the wood grain will be unique because | | | | smoother looking grain. Most of us think of cherry as |
| wood grain is created from the sap which runs from | | | | dark, this is because years ago most cherry was |
| the root of the tree to the very top of the tree. | | | | finished with a dark stain. A dark stain was used to |
| Every tree has limbs and every limb creates a knot | | | | cover up the natural mineral deposits and sap wood |
| where the limb once grew. Some woods have | | | | that is prevalent in cherry wood. In its natural state, |
| mineral deposits or sap wood, these are just a few | | | | cherry is actually a very light wood, which over time |
| of the things that make each piece of wood unique. | | | | will darken and take on a beautiful reddish patina. |
| It assures you that it is the real thing. | | | | Sugar maple or rock maple trees are well known as a |
| When the tree has matured and has been properly | | | | source of maple syrup. They produce a very hard |
| prepared it is then ready to be utilized by skilled | | | | wood which has modest grain patterns. Because |
| craftsmen to create furniture made of solid | | | | maple is such a dense hardwood, it is best finished |
| hardwood construction, timeless beauty, and intricate | | | | with lighter colors or left natural. |
| details that will surpass your expectations. | | | | White oak trees are known for their broad round |
| Oak trees are noted for their great longevity and | | | | heads and massive spreading branches. This is where |
| have been known to live 1,500 years. The word | | | | the phrase "mighty oak" was coined. Mature white |
| "oak" has been associated with strength. Oaks are | | | | oak trees can be eighty feet tall and just as wide. |
| valuable timber, which grows to a height of seventy | | | | Special milling procedures produce quarter sawn white |
| feet. The oak wood is hard, durable and elastic. With | | | | oak. Quarter sawn oak has a tighter grain with a |
| a combination of varying wood grains, it is attractive | | | | "flake" effect that is beautifully enhanced by applying |
| in finishes from light to dark. | | | | darker finishes. |
| Wild cherry OR black cherry trees have a softer, | | | | |