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Woods and Stains for your Amish Furniture
When you decide that you want to purchase Amish furniture, you are faced with numerous other decisions. The first two, and most important, are What type of wood do you wish to use? and What stain would be best? If you have never even looked at hardwoods before, this could come as a challenge. Here is a quick overview to help you along on your decision making process.
Wood Types:
Red Oak is an extremely strong, tough wood that has a pronounced open grain. Red Oak has a slight orange or reddish hue. This is the wood you want if you love a warm look
The next option is Quarter-sawn White Oak. Quarter-sawn means cutting into the log at a 90-degree angle to the growth rings which gives it a special grain pattern....
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