| Tips for Choosing Log Furniture
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| | Steam-bent Hickory
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| If you just love that rustic look, and
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| | Hickory is a very durable, flexible wood.
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| are finally ready to finally buy log
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| | Many a child has climbed to the top of a
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| furniture for your home, there are a
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| | green hickory sapling to ride it down as
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| number of “rules of thumb” that can
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| | it yields to the weight without breaking.
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| help you in making good choices.
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| | When heated with steam for a period of
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| Begin by considering the overall style of
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| | time, Hickory poles can easily be formed
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| your home. Do you have a log home that
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| | into various unique pieces of furniture.
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| is overwhelmingly rustic? Or are you
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| | The steamed poles are placed in a jig and
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| seeking to add a rustic touch to one or
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| | left to dry. They will become very rigid
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| more rooms of a more conventional home?
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| | and retain this shape when dry.
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| Size is Everything
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| | Steam-bent hickory is strong enough to be
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| Homes that feature large logs, spacious
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| | used for tools such as hammers and axes,
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| ceilings or are roomy in general require
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| | and unpeeled hickory accounts for one of
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| a different flavor of rustic furniture
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| | the best-selling lines of log furniture.
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| than their more conventional
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| | The Amish use steam-bent hickory to make
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| counterparts. If large logs make up the
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| | dining room chairs, as the legs for
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| walls of your room, or you have a
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| | dining room tables, coffee tables, and
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| fireplace made from monster rocks from
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| | rockers.
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| Montana, you’ll need a massive log look
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| | Northern White Cedar
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| for your furniture as well. Otherwise,
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| | Northern White Cedar grows in Northern
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| your log furniture will seem dwarfed and
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| | Michigan and Canada. It withstands the
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| insignificant.
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| | abuse of seasonal elements without
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| Even if the home for your log furniture
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| | breaking down or rotting like other
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| is a cabin with 8-inch logs, a few large
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| | woods. It is a beautiful light tan color
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| pieces of furniture will look better than
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| | when freshly milled.
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| many small ones. Larger furniture makes
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| | It turns silvery-gray with age, but can
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| a room feel full without being cluttered.
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| | be treated with a good quality finish to
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| | help retain its color. You will notice
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| If your bedroom has a high cathedral
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| | cracks- some small and some larger in
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| ceiling, a log canopy bed can help fill
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| | your rustic furniture. This occurs
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| out the dimensions. There is also much
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| | naturally in the drying process and adds
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| you can do with artwork and lighting to
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| | to the rustic look of our products. These
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| make the best use of your space.
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| | cracks do not diminish the function or
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| Types of wood
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| | design of our furniture. They are not a
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| A variety of wood types are used to
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| | manufacturing defect, just a natural part
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| create rustic furniture. Following is an
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| | of seasoning, enhancing the beauty of the
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| overview of several which are available
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| | wood.
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| on our website:
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