What causes contrasts or grain variations in the same hardwood?
• It is not uncommon to find different grain contrasts in the same piece of solid wood furniture. • The lighter grain was closer to the tree’s bark (sapwood) and the darker grain was closer to the tree’s center (heartwood). • Cheaper furniture that is mass-produced is often made of wood that has undergone a multi-step chemical process of bleaching, texturizing and staining in order to masque these natural characteristics of wood. • At Vermont Woods Studios we prefer the real thing.
