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 Easy to care for finish
The most satisfying part of
this work is applying the finish. The grain of the wood comes to life
the moment the oil touches the surface. We use a mixture of oils and wax
that is flexible, adds hardness and is easy to maintain. Compared to sprayed-on
finishes that chip over time, you never have to replace this finish. All
you ever have to do is clean and possibly rewax.
Color enrichment in natural woods
There are three shades to
any natural wood product after it receives a finish. First the shade it
is at the beginning, then the shade it turns after a brief exposure to
light, and finally the shade it becomes after months or years of life.
There is a certain joy that comes with watching your heirloom transform
in the front of your eyes.
Yesterday's tradition - today's common sense
It was the joinery that people
valued so highly and that makes today's antiques still sturdy. We produce
furniture that is not only elegant and useful; it also is strong and durable
and stands the test of time.
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GOODWIN-WEBB
FURNITURE
To
the furniture maker, the real beauty of this furniture is the marriage
of the antique pine and cherry. "Thin lines in the tight-grained
Heart Pine legs flow down each piece, while cherry tops give added color
and grace." 
There
are no short cuts. Each dovetail is hand chiseled. Today other furniture
has large box cuts without the strength or beauty of this old technique.
"There is a tendency among the inexperienced to make the angle of
the sides too acute. Such dovetails, though appearing strong, are really
weaker than if cut more nearly parallel. Thus, the smaller dovetail is
much stronger and of better appearance than the larger, because in the
first case the fibers of the wood are less cut across than in the second."