Table Quality Features
Table Quality Features Shown here are just a few examples of the craft and care that go into every piece. Hundreds of meticulous acts assure that solid hardwood is transformed into solid furniture, so durable it lasts a lifetime. So the real beauty is, the beauty lasts.Table Quality Features . . . Solid Wood Construction. Handcrafted from Appalachian red oak, Pennsylvania red cherry, or Northern rock maple.Table Leg Leveler. Adjustable leveler allows for stability on any uneven surface.Mortise & Tenon. For a rigid base with an appealing highlight, double pedestals are joined to a decorative center using mortise and tenon construction.Book Matching. By taking both pieces of skirting from the same wood, we match the grain pattern beautifully for visual unity, reflecting our reputation as a quality furniture maker and manufacturer. Assigned Serial Numbers. We stamp an individual serial number into every table and hutch and record the specifications, enabling us to match pieces to your collection later. If someday you want to add more leaves, we'll be able to match the stain and options. Corner Block Assembly on All Leg Tables. To keep legs from ever wiggling, a V-grooved furniture corner block is glued and screwed in place. Details like this are the mark of well made furniture. Mitered Cut Skirting. Our unique dovetail joining holds a table's mitered-cut skirting, making for very stable hardwood furniture. Finish. Begin with the end in mind. Start by choosing one of the hardwoods. End with selecting how to finish it. Premium water resistant conversion varnish finishes are standard, custom stain and paint colors are available. And remember, the pictures you see on our website do not convey the exact colors and textures of wood, leather and fabric. Ask to see actual samples. More are available than shown here. The table is expertly finished to leave a silky, smooth feeling. The underside of the table is sanded and finished for beauty and to prevent warping and cracking. Two coats of sealers are used with sanding in between. The premium grade conversion varnish that is applied to all of our furniture is hard, tough and resistant to common household chemicals. This protective finish resists the absorption of liquids left on furniture surfaces and helps to eliminate watermarks. Craftsman Signature. Every table is signed and dated by the craftsman who assembles it. Table Leg Options. On most of our Leg Tables there is a choice of leg style option. Standard Leg Styles, 2-1/2" - 3 - 1/4" Classic Shaker Country Harvest Provence Jackson Manchester Mission Shaker Autumn Bedford Large Leg Style*, 3-1/4" - 4" Classic Shaker Country Harvest Provence Jackson Manchester Mission Shaker Autumn Bedford Table Skirt Styles. For most of the tables in our Keystone Collection there is an option of selecting your Table Skirt Style to match your tastes. Bedford Frederick Shaker Jackson Mission Queen Anne Country Harvest Brookville Pedestal Table Feet. Both our Claw and Empire Feet have recessed adjustable levelers. Pedestal Table Centers. On most Pedestal Tables there is a choice of four table centers. Bar Center Wheat Center
Keystone Collection Green Difference
Keystone Collection Green Difference
Here at the home of the Keystone Collections, we believe that we are called to be good stewards of all the resources God has entrusted to us. This stewardship also translates to the personal health and well being of our team members and the manufacture and delivery of furniture in an environmentally responsible manner.Sustainable Manufacturing We work with lumber harvested from the Appalachian mountain region of the USA , using suppliers who are adhering to sustainable forestry principles on both public and private timberlands. These practices for the management, reforestation, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of trees help to protect the landscapes and fragile ecosystems of our forests and ensure the availability of lumber for future generation. Actually, our forests are being replenished at a faster rate than they are being harvested. Most of our sources are located within 500 miles from the woodshop, saving fuel, shipping costs, and leaving a smaller carbon footprint than imported lumber. We make sure that the most of each piece of wood is used with as little waste as possible. Everyone in our organization is focused on continuous improvement to eliminate waste in every aspect of our manufacturing. Leftover wood waste is used locally for heating sources and the sawdust goes to local farmers for animal bedding. Our packaging materials include corrugated cardboard boxes containing forty percent recycled content and are recyclable.Lifetime Heirloom Furniture The Keystone Collections is comprised of functional, environmentally responsible, handcrafted furniture that will last a lifetime. This solid hardwood furniture will in most cases never enter the waste stream. Because of this very exceptional feature, it can last and be renovated and reused over and over again. By purchasing "right the first time" you will be able to reap the economic and aesthetic benefits of high quality furniture for years to come. Very few other consumables available have such a “whole-life-performance” impact as does wood furniture. When solid hardwood furniture has outlived its primary usefulness, it can be resold, refinished, reused, recycled, or returned to the soil.
Custom Furniture
Walk
through a hardwood forest, and you'll see each maple, oak, or cherry tree is a
little different from the ones growing next to it. It's no surprise even identical
chairs have individual patterns in their grain. Just as no two pieces of
furniture are exactly alike, no two people are. We honor your individuality by
offering nearly unlimited possibilities for what is, after all, an intensely
personal choice: choosing custom handcrafted furniture. Each piece is made to
order, one at a time, to your specifications. In the exact style, wood, finish,
dimensions, and details you choose. If you don't see it here, ask for it. For
example, your chairs can sit higher, or your table lower. Your hutch can be two
doors wide, or spread out to five. We can even hand paint your custom furniture
order for you. Choose a table to seat four or, if you live large, twenty-four.
We care, so we take pains. And, for most orders, that takes extra time. But
think. A lifetime of beauty.
Custom
Furniture is this woodworker's specialty! Please call or email us with
your ideas and our dedicated sales associates will be glad to process a custom
quote for you.
Craftsman Date & Signature
Craftsman
Date & Signature Our
craftsmen enjoy their work. And one way to show it is to autograph it. Once your
furniture is completed and inspected, each table and hutch is stamped with our
Keystone insignia and personally signed and dated by the craftsman responsible.
To us, it's a mark of integrity and assurance of
excellence.
An
additional option We
can personalize it with your choice of wording, sealed with our premier finish,
permanently identifying it as a prized family heirloom from a custom furniture
maker.
Painted Finish
A little
paint. A huge difference. Handcrafted furniture finishing is an option that
will dramatically change not only its appearance but its mood. Custom
furniture painting shows off the exquisite texture of oak, cherry, or maple,
while minimizing the grain color variations. Depending on your choice of paint
color and offsetting stain, and which parts are painted and which stained, you
can achieve any of dozens of radically different effects. And capture
yesterday's charm in today's style. Beyond the colors shown below, we
can custom-mix one for you - just send us a
sample. This
finishing process is available on all our furniture.
Glazed Finish
For that
antique look, glaze the finish.
Furniture
glazing is an optional process that replicates natural age and wear, making your
new furniture appear as though it had been passed down for generations. We apply
the glaze by hand-rubbing it over the finish. As it brings out the texture of
the wood, we work it into the details and crevices to darken them and build
contrast. We rub it off the high points to suggest wear. The authentic patina
requires expert skill.
Today's
buyers of glazed finish furniture get to have it both ways: resurrecting the
past while exhibiting very current taste.
This
finishing process is available on all our furniture.
Distressing
Character lines and age marks may not be prized in people, but they certainly are in furniture. Ask us. We have many ways to achieve the heirloom furniture aura you're looking for. Our distress packages can include indentations, pin holes, simulated cracks and sand-through highlights at common wear points. For example, the table and chair legs will look like shoes and brooms have scuffed them over the years. And to guess from the knob, the drawer has been opened a thousand times. We also offer custom distressing with your choice of which effects you prefer.Keystone Antiquity (Light Distressing) Expert glazing to replicate a rich natural patina, light distressing, slightly eased edges, and pinholes are among the subtle hints of graceful aging that make this lightly antiqued finish so popular. Keystone Vintage (Medium distressing) The techniques of our light Antiquity Finish are further beautifully accentuated by medium distressing and hand-brushed highlighting to add a century of age to the appearance.Keystone Legacy (Heavy distressing) Our ultimate antique finish. Rub-throughs of the rich patina are masterfully punctuated with another level of nicks, simulated cracks and other distressing techniques to bespeak several centuries of robust wear and loving care.
Hand-Planed Finish
Recreating
the hand-planed look of yesteryear.
Somewhere
in our colonial past, a master craftsman bent over his
plane.
With
long, steady strokes, he brought thin curls of wood off the high points of the
table top, shaving and sculpting until he was satisfied it was as true as
possible. Still imperfect. But a thing of beauty. Today that look
represents an ideal we strive to recreate with our hand-planed option and our
very own craftsmen. Our hardwood furniture distressing option is available on
all table tops, hutch buffet tops, occasional tops, and the top of our chair
seats. We also offer custom hand planing options to bring you that old furniture
look you're after.. This
finishing process is available on all our furniture and can be combined with
painting, glazing and hand-planing options.
Keystone Protective Finish
Begin with the end in mind. Start by choosing one of the hardwoods. End with selecting how to finish it. Premium water resistant conversion varnish finishes are standard, custom stain and paint colors are available. And remember, pictures printed on paper do not convey the exact colors and textures of wood, leather and fabric. Ask to see actual samples. More are available than shown here. Keystone™ Protective Finish The premium grade conversion varnish that is applied to all of our furniture is hard, tough, and resistant to common household chemicals. This protective finish resists the absorption of liquids left on furniture surfaces and helps to eliminate watermarks.
Amish Furniture - American Made
We proudly sell Amish furniture that is handcrafted in the USA. It is so important these days to buy American! This is becoming harder and harder to do it because over half of the furniture in today’s marketplace is imported! All of our furniture is handcrafted in the USA by skilled craftsmen using Old World techniques passed on for generations. As a result, we are creating local family-friendly jobs for talented craftsmen, which in turn benefit the community. By carefully sourcing our raw materials, we avoid deforestation and uncontrolled pollution that is often allowed with overseas production. There is something unique about American made furniture, particularly furniture that is handcrafted by the Amish. Our woodworkers make fine furniture using small tools powered by generators and hands as they have for decades, according to time-honored traditions. When you purchase our fine furniture, you're buying an heirloom product that will last for generations. Additionally, you're supporting a cottage industry that is truly American - an investment you can take pride in. Our customers take great pride in buying these American Made Heirlooms, knowing that their furniture was made as a labor of love, not in some factory assembly line overseas. And we take pride in selling each handsomely crafted piece. Our furniture and other products are handcrafted in a clean, safe, environmentally compliant work environment. Experience the difference of furniture made in the USA!
Keystone Collections Lifetime Guarantee
Integrity of Workmanship gives you peace of mind. Should your furniture fail because of defective workmanship during the life-time of the original owner, we will repair or replace it.
Normal wear, misuse, alterations, commercial use, finish, and seasonal splits are excluded. Transportation is the responsibility of the consumer.