Kiln Dried Wood Sofa

All of our frames are made in house from kiln dried hardwood maple.

Kiln dried wood sofa. These sofas are also built with mortise and tenon joinery for added durability. A well constructed frame has reinforced joints that are dowelled and glued and uses screws instead of staples. Kiln dried hardwood is a popular material used in pottery barn furniture for good reason. If furniture is made with wood that is too wet it will continue to dry and crack possibly ruining the piece.

These sofas boast other durable elements as well. The first is to reduce the moisture content to a level where the wood can be used for fuel and won t lose much energy evaporating moisture. Our stunning selection of kiln dried wood furniture is made from gorgeous woods such as american walnut and european white oak that have been dried for superb durability. Each frame is doweled screwed nailed and glued when assembled by hand.

The solid sturdy wood frames in our furniture are designed to keep it feeling like new for years to come. Kiln drying your own wood at home can be a great way to sustainably harvest the materials around you and dry it fast enough to build furniture with. Solid wood is remarkably durable holding up well year after year. The small dumont sofa s sock arms t seat and back cushions create a traditional look that draws you in and invites you to unwind in comfort.

Together these elements result in a supremely sturdy sofa. By drying the wood in a kiln roughly 90 95 of the moisture in the wood is removed preventing warping and bowing. Our frames are built to last for generations. Kiln dried hardwood is typically considered top of the line and has been a long standing selection in durable sofas.

The second reason for kiln drying wood is to prepare it for use in construction either structural or furniture in which case the drying process will be highly controlled and regulated. Find chairs sofas and beds to furnish a living room or bedroom. Each frame is cut and assembled by hand using 5 4 or larger hardwood in the construction of every piece no plywood is used in the foundation of the frames. Kiln drying is a standard practice in wood production mills and serves to efficiently bring green lumber moisture levels down to workable range moisture content levels that will not end in the myriad of problems that can be caused by excess moisture levels in wood.

32 5 h x 75 w x 33 d. Kiln dried hardwood frame is paired with eight way hand tied spring suspension for extra durability and topped with high density foam cushions wrapped with feathers and down for exceptional softness. Kiln dried wood is lumber that has been rough cut from logs and then dried in a special chamber built for that purpose.