| About Our Asian Furniture Construction
 The
majority of our furniture is made with mortise and tenon joinery and without
the use of nails. Have you ever purchased a piece of furniture that begins
to loosen and wobble after a just few years? Take a look and you will
most likely find it was fastened with nails. Through use nails begin to
pull from boards and quickly become looser and looser, and are difficult
to repair. Screws on the other hand, when fastened securely into sturdy
wood, will stay in place far longer and can be re tightened if needed.
-Mortise and tenon joinery are among the strongest joints in furniture
making. There are two basic parts, the mortise, which is a recessed cut, and
the tenon, which is basically a solid peg (think Leggos). Fit them together
and fasten with a screw or an additional peg and you've just made furniture
that will last for generations.
-English dovetail drawers are not only sturdiest construction technique
but allow for more storage than commonly used french dovetail drawers English
dovetail drawers are a form of tenon joinery recognizable by interlocking
triangle pattern shown to the right.
- Drawer bottoms - Our drawer bottoms are reinforced with solid
wood center cross pieces.
 About
the Materials
All of the wood (mostly teak, mahogany or rosewood) used to make the
products we carry is either re-claimed wood or wood harvested from plantation
grown trees. The result is beautiful Asian furniture pieces that don't leave
an ugly scar on the earth.
-Reclaimed wood comes from sources such as old houses, bridges and
railroads that are torn down and sold in scraps. The wood is then treated and
re-finished before it is reborn as furniture. Reclaimed wood not only saves
trees and utilizes waste but is actually stronger than new wood because aging
naturally decreases water content in wood. The result is wood that is far less
likely to warp, expand or contract making it a more durable and environmentally
friendly choice.
-We use Plantation grown teak to make our teak furniture sourced from
plantations that are regulated by the Indonesian government vs. harvested from
virgin forests. These plantations continually plant new trees and are not permitted
to expand. The result is high quality teak without the continued destruction
of earths remaining forests. Teak is among the most beautiful and durable woods
on the planet.
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