FAQs About Quality Wood and Some Tips/Tricks.
FAQ: What temperature should good wood furniture sit in without warping?
while remaining comfortable—keep your home’s relative humidity between 30 and 40 per cent.
FAQ: What’s the best way to clean the furniture?
Avoid cleaning your furniture with window-cleaning products, as the ammonia they contain will destroy the finish.
Maintaining your furniture is simple: all you need is a damp cloth When cleaning a table that has a glass top, make sure the glass cleaning products does not come into contact with the wood or metal pieces.
FAQ: What’s the best way to clean butcher blocks?
A butcher block should be treated with food grade mineral oil on a regular basis.
FAQ: Any cleaning solution tips?
For any greasy stains: a mix of water and vinegar (50/50)
Clean Teflon glides from time to time.
Aristo Shield is a product that is endorsed by Simply Amish, and is what they use on their furniture
Simply Amish also provides a touch up repair kit for minor marks and scratches.
FAQ: What are some different types of Amish woods?
Hickory can withstand the heaviest of weights without bending, warping, or breaking.
Hickory is one of the hardest, strongest, heaviest woods available in North America. It is distinctive for the light and dark textures of its grain.
Maple is always easy to spot because of the many colors that make up its grain. Swirls of brown, gray, tan, white, and cream make maple furniture stand out from other woods. Maple also takes stains easily..
Its resistant to scratches, stains, and dust, which means it requires less maintenance cleaning. Oak is also a very resilient wood, oak furniture can last a century or more.
Cherry wood is not only a tough wood, it has a unique color that can not be mistaken.
Cherry is easy to polish which keeps the wood looking lovely for a long time.
Oak is the most popular wood used in Amish furniture.
Oak is known for its surface roughness.
FAQ: What is live edge mean?
The term “live edge” refers to the natural edge left on at least one side of a piece of wood. Rather than the sharp, clean lines in more traditional wooden furniture, live edge retains the natural beauty of the tree
Live edge or natural edge is a style of furniture where the furniture designer or craftsperson incorporates the natural edge of the wood into the design of the piece. Live edge furniture often incorporates gnarly wood, such as Alligator Juniper, mesquite, Vachellia nilotica and salvaged wood that could not be used in conventional woodworking. There are special challenges involved in working with this type of wood, and several methods for live edge have developed. Some leave the natural holes and cracks in the wood while other artists fill them with resins.
FAQ: What does Amish Wood mean?
Amish wood really means Amish furniture. Amish Furniture is made in a small family owned workshops using locally sourced, high-quality materials. The secrets of the trade are passed down through the generations and generally kept within the family. The Amish use mainly locally grown, seasoned, hardwoods for their furniture. Hardwoods are denser and more fibrous than other types of wood which makes the wood tougher. The wood is milled in such a way as to make the finished product stronger overall. The seasoning period, which dries out the wood, ensures that the wood is less likely to shrink and warp. The natural density of the wood also gives it some extra protection against wood destroying pests like termites. An aesthetic benefit of hardwoods is that the compactness of the grain gives the finished product a natural glimmer and sheen.