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2. Distressing - Wikipedia

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   Distressing (or weathered look) in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, giving it a "weathered look". There are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. [1] Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the opposite of finishing in a traditional sense ...

3. Reclaimed lumber - Wikipedia

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   A lounge chair using reclaimed wood. Reclaimed lumber is processed wood retrieved from its original application for purposes of subsequent use. Most reclaimed lumber comes from timbers and decking rescued from old barns, factories and warehouses, although some companies use wood from less traditional structures such as boxcars, coal mines and wine barrels.

4. Douglas fir - Wikipedia

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   Sudw. Pseudotsuga taxifolia Britton. Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. viridis ined.[3] The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [4] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, [5] Douglas spruce, [6] Oregon pine, [7] and Columbian pine. [8]

5. Amish furniture - Wikipedia

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   Amish furniture is made with a variety of quality hardwoods, including northern red oak, quarter-sawn white oak, cherry, maple, beech, elm, mahogany, walnut, hickory, cedar, and pine. Northern red oak is a very popular choice for American consumers for its warmth, color, and durability.

6. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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   Wood finishing refers to the process of refining or protecting a wooden surface, especially in the production of furniture where typically it represents between 5 and 30% of manufacturing costs. [1][2] Finishing is the final step of the manufacturing process that gives wood surfaces desirable characteristics, including enhanced appearance and ...

7. Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture - Wikipedia

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   The importation of furniture into England from Flanders and Holland was so significant that a hundred years earlier a law was enacted forbidding the practice — nevertheless carved woodwork was one of the important articles of commerce with the Low Countries, and the country homes of England of this period were filled with articles of Dutch ...