White oak and red oak are both used in the museum quality furniture created by the Amish. A very versatile hardwood, oak comes from the genus Quercus. The red oak is found in more abundance than its cousin white, and both have a natural beauty coupled with strength and durability. From medicines to leather tanning […]

 Walnut is one of the beautiful hardwoods that are used by Amish craftsmen in well-designed and elegant home furniture. This wood has been a favorite with carpenters for hundreds of years because of its strength and its deep brunette character. This chocolate brown wood stands out against other lighter woods, making a stunning contrast. This […]

  In the genus known as Acer there is a group of trees that produce a distinctive wood used in high quality Amish furniture, more commonly known as the hard maple, sugar maple or just maple. Grown in many places in the Western Hemisphere, the maple tree loves cold weather. In the North the sugar maple […]

Cherry has long been a coveted wood and when used in the creation of Amish furniture designs it is a stunning choice. The Amish always choose native hardwoods for their furniture and cherry is one of, if not the, finest hardwood in North America. The elegance of hardwood cherry furniture is showcased in tables, cabinets, […]

 
The Amish use nothing but native hardwoods like hickory in their furniture creations to ensure quality and length of life. Hickory is known for its amazing strength and character and has survived in North America since the glaciers and is recognized as America’s oldest hardwood species. The word hickory is actually an English conversion of […]

The cedar chest, hope chest or trunk may well be as many furniture historians believe, the first true piece of furniture. From it, most certainly, evolved the chest of drawers. The box called a trunk or chest was a common sense and practical structure. This wooden framed box was built to store and move personal […]

The Amish re-create Shaker designs in hardwood Grandfather inspired clocks for modern homes of today. Built in oak, maple, cherry or hickory these multi-drawered beauties will fit in design themes from country to modern. It is interesting that while these clocks are an honorable remembrance of the Shakers these same handsome long case clocks and […]

Like the Amish woodcrafters of today the first man to officially suggest Labor Day was also a carpenter. A day to praise the efforts of the hard working everyday laborer was first suggested around 1880 by Peter J. McGuire, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. By 1894 Congress made McGuire’s suggestion official and honored […]

The Amish crafted arm chair is a robust design of beauty and comfort. If any furniture has seen change and varying styles of design it would be the age old chair. Ancient wall art and pottery confirm that chairs have existed since at least 3000 B.C. Today there are hundreds of designs both in and […]