Reclaimed Teak Preparation
The wood is cleaned by hand with a wire brush to remove the outer weathered, oxidized coating or old varnishes or paints, and nails or other hardware are removed. Then it is planed square for production; larger holes left by previous fittings, joints or hardware are filled with chunks of wood with the same grain orientation. The larger components are then oven dried in our solar powered kiln to reduce the moisture content and to kill any existing termite eggs. Knowing that we are using well seasoned wood enables us to dry the wood rapidly to the ideal level without causing defects. The wood is then re-planed and sanded leaving us a smooth finish, prior to being crafted and assembled into new furniture. We overlook minor imperfections and discolorations as they are perfectly normal and add to the charm of our unique furniture and this has no effect on the stability of a finished piece. Our reclaimed teak furniture does not have a very rustic look as we aim to produce modern furniture from environmentally responsible raw materials.

Reclaimed Teak Construction
Careful consideration is taken into the design and construction of our furniture knowing that all natural hard and soft woods, including teak, continue to absorb and exude moisture according to the humidity of its immediate surroundings. Our furniture construction allows for natural and free wood movement which means that no matter where you are located, our products are suitable and have been built to self adjust.

Reclaimed Teak Furniture Finishing
The finishing process is an important stages of our production process and we aim to minimize the use of harmful products. The furniture is first sanded by hand, then the stain color which you select is applied. Once dry, two sealing coats of shellac are applied with sanding between applications, finally  a wax formula (which is a composition of natural beeswax and hard carnauba wax) is rubbed onto all surfaces then polished This combination of events provides a beautiful yet durable finish to our furniture.

General Information About Our furniture
When you purchase a piece of home furniture from Quality-Teak.Com you are purchasing a future antique.  All our furniture is constructed using only solid teak wood. This includes cabinetry sides, backs and drawers bottoms. Man-made boards, such as compressed particle board, block-board or plywood, are not used in the construction of our furniture. These are generally veneered or laminated to give the appearance of solid wood.

Special attention and patience has to be taken when constructing  products using solid wood. At Quality-Teak.Com we use time honored carpentry techniques.  Our furniture is generally secured with glued mortise and tenon joints, which are anchored with dowel pins. Many other joinery methods are used such as edge to edge, lap, dovetail, rabbet, miter, housing and bridle joints as the piece of furniture requires it.

We use only a two part epoxy-resin glue, which consists of an adhesive and hardener. This cures to form a very strong bond. Ordinary wood glues reduce the longevity of joints.

Product Customization
Did you know that, for a fee, we can customize many of our standard  dimensions to meet your requirements!  Please contact customer service for more information about this service.