Wood Selection for Dining Table Sets

We only use solid wood for tabletops and key structural parts in our dining table sets, never MDF, plywood, or particle board. Crafted for durability and lasting quality.

Wood Used to Make Dining Tables

  • Solid Wood - The Type We Use

    • Very strong and long lasting
    • May warp or crack due to changes in humidity
    • More expensive due to higher material and labour costs
    • Natural material with minimal formaldehyde content

  • Engineered Wood - The Type We Avoid

    • Strength varies, less durable overall
    • Dimensionally more stable and less prone to warping
    • More affordable and efficient to produce
    • Commonly made with adhesives containing formaldehyde
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Types of Solid Wood We Use

  • Oak Wood

    • Origin: USA
    • Heartwood colour: Light to medium brown
    • Average timber age: 60 years
    • Grain pattern: uneven straight grain with coarse texture
    • Janka hardness: 1,220lbf, medium
    • Dried density: 700kg/cbm, medium

  • Rubberwood

    • Origin: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
    • Heartwood colour: Light to medium brown
    • Average timber age: 30 years
    • Grain pattern: straight grain with somewhat course texture
    • Janka hardness: 960lbf, medium soft
    • Dried density: 595kg/cbm, medium low

  • Poplar Wood

    • Origin: USA
    • Heartwood colour: yellowish brown
    • Average timber age: 50 years
    • Grain pattern: straight, uniform grain with medium texture
    • Janka hardness: 540lbf, soft
    • Dried density: 455kg/cbm, medium low

  • Beech Wood

    • Origin: Germany
    • Heartwood colour: pale brown with pink hue
    • Average timber age: 60 years
    • Grain pattern: straight fine grain with smooth uniform texture
    • Janka hardness: 1,450lbf, medium
    • Dried density: 710kg/cbm, medium

  • White Ash Wood

    • Origin: USA
    • Heartwood colour: light to medium brown
    • Average timber age: 80 years
    • Grain pattern: straight grain with coarse texture
    • Janka hardness: 1,320lbf, medium
    • Dried density: 675kg/cbm, medium

  • Black Walnut

    • Origin: USA
    • Heartwood colour: dark brown
    • Average timber age: 60 years
    • Grain pattern: usually straight with medium texture
    • Janka hardness: 1,010lbf, medium
    • Dried density: 610kg/cbm, medium
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Type of Engineered Wood We Avoid

  • Particle Board

    • Material: wood chips, sawdust and shavings pressed together under high pressure
    • Amount of glue use: high with lots of glue required to bind particles
    • Strength: weak with brittle edges

  • Medium Density Fibreboard

    • Material: fine wood fibres pressed together under high pressure
    • Amount of glue use: very high as fibres require heavy resin to bind
    • Strength: moderate, snaps under heavy load

  • Plywood

    • Material: thin veneers of solid wood glued together in alternating grain patterns
    • Amount of glue use: moderate to glue different veneers of solid wood together
    • Strength: strong, durable and warp resistant
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