Our Tiger Maple Farm Table starts with the selection of the boards for the top itself.  To begin with we just don't use any tiger maple.  We hand select the choicest pieces from the most select grade of wood in the area.  The top of the Tiger Maple Farm Table is hand planed.   The entire table is treated with a rich dye that penetrates deep into the wood giving the appearance of a rich tiger-eye gleam.  This dye is also the same color that Tiger Maple turns as it ages.

     Our bread board ends are attached with a method employing a hidden elongated slot so the ever changing expansion and contraction of the top with the seasonal changes in humidity will not crack the boards.  Some tiger maple table makers secure the tops firmly in place by either screwing it in place from the bottom, nailing it from the top or both.  Much like our Farm Tables this wood also breathes and moves and is not meant to be rigidly fastened without the occurrence of cracks.  We fasten our tops to our aprons with a system that allows the top to move with the seasons avoiding the problem of cracking.  We also finish the bottoms of our tables to protect the wood from an uneven absorption of humidity and henceforth controlling cupping of the top. 

The table aprons are also finished on the back side and are adorned with a wonderful quirk bead.

Our legs are also hand-turned in solid Tiger Maple.  The design is drawn from many early styles including the delicate upsweep of the Windsor chair leg.  We have made our legs removable on the Farm Table as we find today's life styles lend themselves to easy mobility.  The 3/8" bolts are fastened to hard wood blocks that is notched into the table apron.