| When buying your new table, you should make the | | | | their joints, and sometimes very little pressure is |
| decision to buy solid oak. It can be hard making that | | | | required to cause a collapse. |
| decision to spend a bit more money than you had | | | | Unlike veneers, a solid wood table should have the |
| planned, but you will be rewarded in the long run. A | | | | correct joints in the correct places, making it extremely |
| solid oak coffee table will withstand knocks and | | | | strong and sturdy. In many examples of oak furniture, |
| scratches, and can be easily repaired if serious | | | | the joinery has been used to enhance the appearance |
| damage occurs. This is because solid oak coffee | | | | of the piece. Methods such as this are more common |
| tables are crafted by traditional methods, and a | | | | in modern and contemporary examples, whereas |
| furniture specialist can use these methods to their | | | | more traditional styles will try to hide the join within the |
| advantage when making their repairs. Oak Veneers | | | | style. |
| whilst looking good, can be completely ruined by deep | | | | Solid oak coffee tables are available in many styles |
| scratches or knocks, as they can damage the fibre | | | | and designs. and will last for many years, rewarding |
| board underneath the veneer, making it almost | | | | you for investing in a quality piece of furniture, and |
| impossible to repair. Oak veneered furniture does not | | | | maturing with age, they are far superior to veneered |
| make use of proper joinery, and will collapse much | | | | options, and are the only option for a main use piece |
| more easily than a solid oak coffee table will. Often | | | | of furniture. |
| veneered tables make use of cheap metal work for | | | | |