http://www.thesolidoakshop.com en-gb thesolidoakshop.com 2010-5-17T00:00:00Z thesolidoakshop.com http://www.thesolidoakshop.com/page18.htm#65344 Home Insurance Make Sure Youre CoveredDan Collins Moneysupermarket.com.A piece of solidly built well made genuine oak furniture is not just decorative its an investment. Oak lasts a long time if well cared for so if you spend the money now you can enjoy your bookcase dining table or wine rack for years to come and pass it onto future generations.But accidents happen. Furniture gets knocked against or spilt on or subjected to boisterous children with scant regard for the value of the item theyre clambering on. This is where having a good home insurance policy comes in handy.Home insurance will reimburse you the cost of repairing or in some cases replacing an item which has been damaged or broken or stolen. You may think you wont need it that if anything happens to your belongings youll be able to afford something else. But you never know whats around the corner which is why it never hurts to have a back up plan. There are two types of home insurance. One covers the building itself incl... 2010-5-15T00:00:00Z http://www.thesolidoakshop.com/page18.htm#30742 Oak timber and green oak Many customers keep asking me the difference between what the call normal oak and green oak so I thought I would post out lining a few points.The are of course different types of oak but the term green means the timber if freshly cut and will still have a very high moisture content it is not anything at all to do with the colour. As this timber drys it will be liable to splitting and twisting and is not suitable for the production of furniture. There are some furniture producers that use green oak ie for beam coffee tables where the drying process that will that place in you home will add to the character of the piece how ever anything else will just and the piece will just end up being worthless. Timber for furniture needs to be dry with a moisture content not above about 12. When the tree is felled the moisture content can be around 4060 depending on the time of year which needs to be reduced before the timber can be worked.This can be done by kiln drying... 2008-10-9T00:00:00Z http://www.thesolidoakshop.com/page18.htm#30695 Most of my products are finished in danish oil unless the item is listed otherwise draining boards have a poly finish. An oiled finish is very easy to maintain by just wiping the item down with a slightly damp cloth. Should you wish to wax your item this can be done straight over the top of the oil and I would recommend the use of a natural product such as bees wax. Please try and avoid aerosol products as this can dry the finish of your product. An oiled finish will require reoiling about once a year depending on the amount of use the item gets. The item should be wiped down with a mild detergent solution or white spirit before the oil is aplided. The oil should simply be put on using a brush or clean rag and then left to stand a few minutes dont worry about any brush marks or runs at this stage. Absolutely no skill is required for application as even when the oil is applied with a brush it does not have to be brushed out in the same way as a varnish. The brush is merely used to sp... 2008-10-8T00:00:00Z