Wide Board Oak Table

A solid white-oak dining table, modeled on 18th-century farmhouse tables and designed for the long run. Most solid-wood tabletops are assembled from many narrow boards and then stained and sprayed to look uniform. Ours is made from only four or five boards, individually selected from white oak measuring seven to twelve inches wide. Long, sound boards at the upper end of that range are uncommon, and using so few allows the grain to travel across the table with unusual breadth and calm. You see more of each tree, with fewer interruptions from one board to the next. A single-stave apron and gently tapered legs give the table substance without visual heaviness. Its 38-inch depth and generous leg placement also make unusually good use of each length. The 72-inch table seats eight, with three chairs along each side. The 84-inch seats eight with more room between diners. The 96-inch seats ten, with four chairs along each side, while the 108-inch provides the same ten diners with more generous spacing. Made in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, from Appalachian white oak and finished by hand with a natural, repairable oil finish, it is intended to age through use—not remain untouched by it.