Amish Furniture IL

The Amish Woodworking Tradition resulted from the Amish craftsman having access to large, truly amazing stands of hardwood trees. Good quality wood is very important whenever you are building a quality cedar chest or other furniture. It involves a lot of knowledge, patience, and commitment to the idea of building to last as well as having access to the right kind of wood that's been properly prepared.

The Amish furniture il time honored methods of building fine furniture take a lot more time to both create and assemble. For example, a full-blind dovetails on a cedar chest add hours to the time it takes to make it. But a well constructed piece of furniture that will last for generations has to have this kind of construction, rather than being simply tacked together. Also, the use of hardwoods throughout rather than just a veneer on top of plywood, assures that the furniture will stand the test of time.

When a piece of furniture has to be made with some joinery on the lid or bottom that is best held together with hardware, the Amish use only screws rather than nails. Nails can work their out of the wood over time. Building to last for the ages includes using screws when appropriate.

Other features of the handcrafted Amish furniture il that are part of building to last include how they assemble the panels. Panels that make up an important part of the design are fully recessed into the styles next to them, and are allowed to 'float' or have room to expand over time. This is another way that natural changes from temperature and humidity do not put excessive stress on the cedar chest.

Because the wood used in Amish furniture il is locally grown and harvested, all of the work of harvesting the lumber, preparing the wood, and building the furniture is done right here in America. These craftsman proudly put �Made in America� on all of their products.
an Amish craftsman takes the time to build in the way he was taught when he apprenticed with his father. This is their tradition passed down from father. Each craftsman learns the right way to make a piece of furniture that can stand the test of time.