Quality Features
Exposed Wood Dining Chairs, Bar - Counter Stools, Benches,
Occasional chairs
 Hardwood
Frames: European Beech or American Maple or Ash which creates
extremely well
locked joinery and sturdy connections of legs to seat frame and
back.
Carved details: Rather than stamped (as with a
cookie cutter).
Finish by stain: Rather than paint. Stain shows
the natural grain beauty of hardwood and the
natural wood color variations, whereas paint can chip, peel, flake
and discolor.
Staining is far more difficult to apply but results with lasting
beauty of touch,
feel, and appearance.
Top Coat: Conversion Varnish top coat will not
become sticky, yellow, and rough
to touch as does paint and nitrocellulose lacquer.
Upholstery techniques:
- Base webbed to 80 lb strength - woven.
- All seat edge is protected with a 1/2”
firm foam rounded mold (“fox edge”) that stops front
edge breakdown of the seat foam and flattening the cushion.
- Foam density of 33 pounds per square inch
(most expensive foam) built
with a 1” thick extra slab of foam causing
crown and resiliency.
- Sewn collars where required between seat and
back leg. This eliminates
necessity to welt around back leg and allows butt joint of welt
resulting
with well fitted neat welt. All welt ends are sealed.
- Full flow match
- Correct handling of silk, stripes, plaids, leather, vinyl,
or laminated fabric.Nail trim is individual nails (not strip).
Glued Double Welt will not adhere well to vinyl, leather,
or laminated fabric,
thereby requiring either nail head trim or stapled head to head
double welt.
Summary pitfalls caution that will result with
sooner rather then later poor quality furniture.
- Seating bottoming out
- Seat flattening out over wood frame.
- Cushion going flat - will not retain shape
- Fabric application cut short revealing cotton or foam especially
around area
of back leg joining to seat frame.
- Fabric applied not matched
- Fabric stretch out of shape, tears, wrinkles, welt fall off.
Welt lumping, welt twisting.
Finish losing sheen and luster; becoming sticky, yellowing, peeling,
fading; Frames squeaking, shaking, wobbling.
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