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Can I buy directly from the factory or the internet?
We distribute through retailers and mail order catalogs across the country. We can assist customers where we do not have representation in the area. Please call toll free (800) 257-8945.
Can you customize any products?
We can provide changes to products, including different edge details, door details, stain options. Please call and factory representative can assist in your customization.
Where are you located?
Our manufacturing facility is located in State College, PA. We have called this our home for over thirty five years.
Do you have a catalog?
Yes, we can supply our current catalog. Please fill out the Contact Us page and we can mail our latest catalog to your attention. In addition, the website is periodically updated and does have the majority of products we manufacture listed on our Home Furnishings and Commercial Furnishings pages.
How can I find a retailer?
Please call us toll free (800) 257- 8945 or email us and we can advise to the closest retailer in your area
Are the measurements accurate?
We round up to the nearest inch and the outside dimensions including the molding is included in the measurements listed. If more specific measurements are needed, we can assist with more detailed measurements.
Do you offer a warranty on your products?
We are so confident in our product, Spectra Wood warrants its products for twenty (20) years from the date of purchase against defects in workmanship and material. Spectra Wood will repair or replace at our discretion, any product or part that is determined to be defective.
What are the technical details of the materials, construction and hardware of your products?
MATERIALS
Solid wood tops, drawer fronts, rails, and all exposed components. Veneer plywood end panels, veneer plywood back panels. Solid wood dovetail drawers with plywood bottom drawer panels. Tops: Solid wood ranging from ¾ to 1 ½” thickness, and random width between 1” and 4” boards.
CONSTRUCTION
- Standard industry wood to wood glued and reinforced with screws
- Plywood backs are finished and slotted into back uprights
- Finger dovetail drawers, glued and nailed, bottom panel is ¼” plywood
- Wood or metal corner block construction to reinforce corners
- Horizontal grain direction on drawer fronts for solid wood
HARDWARE
Under mount wood on wood dovetail drawer slides for all dressers, servers, and occasional tables. Side mounted metal ball bearing full extension glides, 125lb tested, for files, desks, credenzas, keyboard drawers, and pencil drawers.
What woods and finishes do you offer?
Spectra Wood offers all our furniture in three different species of wood: American Black Cherry, White Oak, and Black Walnut. We offer nine finishes on the American Black Cherry, and two finishes on White Oak and Black Walnut.
00-Natural Cherry
01-Nittany Cherry
02-Mahogany on Cherry
03-Wine on Cherry
04-Scotia on Cherry
11-Oiled Natural Cherry
22-Kodiak on Cherry
23-Ebony on Cherry
34-Espresso on Cherry
36-Walnut
37-Oiled Walnut
50-White Oak
51-Oiled White Oak
The finish on all the products is a standard industrial catalyzed lacquer. A pre-catalyzed lacquer topcoat is used on table tops, desks, conference tables. The majority of our customers prefer our catalyzed lacquer finish. This lacquer provides a hard, durable, long lasting finish that resists most household stain hazards such as water and other condiments.
What is the finishing process?
- After several sanding operations, the piece is fine sanded and any sharp edges softened.
- Stain is applied to the piece using the spray gun and hand wiping.
- A sealer coat is then applied to the piece.
- Light “scuff” sanding prepares the surface for good adhesion.
- Catalyzed lacquer is applied using an air assisted gun (an air assisted gun will enable the most catalyzed lacquer deposited on the piece with minimal over spray.)
- After drying, the piece is buffed with an hand held air buffer and mineral oil. The buffer fills the small pours in the wood surface and toughens the surface.
- The piece is then wiped dry and reworked if necessary for a uniform luster.
* Steps 4-7 are repeated to obtain a finish that is soft to the touch, yet hard, and capable of withstanding years of use.
What is the staining process?
This process is quite extensive and is only applied by experienced craftsmen. We believe our process is worth the cost because the finished furniture is pleasing to the hand yet strong and durable for withstanding years of use. In addition to our standard finish, we can hand oil our pieces. Danish watco oil provides a more natural appearance but is less protective than the catalyzed lacquer finish. This oil finish needs yearly maintenance by reapplying oil to all visible parts of the furniture. Spectra Wood will stain American Black Cherry darker if the customer prefers. Solid wood has many natural variations which causes slight variations in the appearance of the stain. We have several different stains but please keep in mind that matching stains of existing furniture is very difficult because of the aging process wood goes through, stains may vary in accordance with different wood types, and that we use stains that are exclusively manufactured for Spectra Wood according to our own specifications.
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