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What is the difference between oak and quarter sawn oak?
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Although oak is more efficient due to the way the lumber is cut, quarter sawn oak is more stable and structurally sound than oak. Find a variety of vintage and antique quarter sawn oak furniture such as chairs, tables, bookcases and much more on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
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Antique Spanish Revival Quartersawn Oak Leather Nailhead Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Spanish revival side chair. Made of quartersawn oak featuring mortise and tenon joinery
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
2 Antique French Neoclassical Quartersawn Oak Marble Nightstands Smoking Stands
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique French tobacco humidor / smoke stands. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a two tiered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Antique American Server Sideboard Console Sofa Table Quartersawn Oak RJ Horner
Located in Tyler, TX
EXQUISITE Antique American Highly Carved Quartersawn Oak 3-Tier Console, Sofa Table or Sideboard
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Sideboards
Materials
Oak
2 Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Folding Mission Campaign Writing Desks
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two antique Victorian Arts & Crafts folding Campaign desks. Made of quartersawn oak
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mission Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Nailhead Keepsake Shoe Shine Box Foot Stool 15
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian quartersawn oak shoeshine box / foot stool / footrest featuring brass nailhead
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Footstools
Materials
Rubber, Oak
"Spiny Fish, " Rare Art Deco Tile with Quartersawn Oak Frame
By Mosaic Tile Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, this Classic Art Deco tile is framed in its original quartersawn oak frame. Founded in the 1890s, the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
