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 A pioneer in the antique business, Tom Seely has spent a lifetime valuing the craftsmanship of Early American cabinetmakers, recognizing a love and integrity in their work and developing an eye for the simple sophistication of their designs. - We build all of our furniture by hand, one piece at a time, for you. When one of our cabinetmakers completes a piece of furniture, he/she personally signs and dates it. - We use the term “antique reproduction” in reference to both the style of our furniture and the manner in which we construct it. We don’t simply make furniture to look like antiques…we make furniture the way antiques were originally built. - We work exclusively with solid wood and still use many of the fine woodworking techniques considered standard in the 19th century. - We still make all of our furniture in the United States. We produce about half of our furniture in an oversized workshop in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. A collection of more than 25 individual workshops – many owned by Amish and Mennonite families – handbuilds the remainder in Ohio and Pennsylvania. | ||||||||||||||||
 Amish-crafted furniture collections are reproductions and adaptations of furniture produced over 200 years ago and can now bring beauty, warmth and history to your home. Each Borkholder reproduction is like a work of art and is signed and dated by the individual craftsman who created the furniture. Borkholder craftsman have passed their skill and care through the years to produce some of the finest hand crafted furniture that can be found today. | ||||||||||||||||
 Furniture Made As It Was 200 Years Ago Built by hand from start to finish by one artisan Hand tools add a warmth and quality not duplicable by machines Authentic construction, including - pegged, mortise and tenon joints - dovetailing and hand planing Unique finishing using high solids lacquers, special blend of stains and "old-fashioned" milk paints Top quality woods - Cherry, Pine and Tiger Maple Available in many beautiful finishes Distressing, detailed finishing and fittings appropriate to the period of the piece Each piece is different reflecting the hand-working and finishing skills of the artisans Each piece is signed by the artisan Low maintenance - Just wipe with a slightly damp cloth | ||||||||||||||||
 Benner's Custom Woodworking produces museum-quality furniture reproductions, employing handcrafted construction methods that have withstood the test of time. Our finest quality cabinetry, furniture and home accessories are crafted with the same methods used 200 years ago. Our faithful reproductions are built utilizing traditional woods including Maple, Tiger Maple, Birdseye Maple, Cherry and Poplar. | ||||||||||||||||
 D.R. Dimes & Company makes only the finest examples of Early American design because Mr. Dimes believes those pieces were and are among the finest Windsor chairs & furniture ever made. With nearly forty years of effort and scholarship D.R. Dimes offers an amazing variety of Early American forms which are often copied as much as the originals. While we are pleased to present this online catalog for your convenience, D.R. Dimes furniture can only be fully appreciated when seen and touched. Visit one of our showrooms and see why thousands of Americans over two generations have made D.R. Dimes furniture part of their homes. | ||||||||||||||||
 Fine Handcrafted Furniture Reproductions At the J. L. Treharn & Co. workshop, we strive to recapture the beauty of true American Craftsmanship of centuries ago in the pieces we build today. If you have an affinity for the timeless elegance of a wellmade Queen Anne Highboy or the graceful curves of a Chippendale style Mirror, you have something special in common with the furniture craftsmen of J. L. Treharn & Co. We share an appreciation of fine detail, time honored construction techniques & designs that transcend time. | ||||||||||||||||
 It seems that since the first Nichols set foot into the new world, they've been producing fine quality chairs and passing on the skill to the next generation. As early as 1762, there was a Nichols Brothers Chair Manufactory in Westminster, Massachusetts, which was worked by bewhiskered Nichols' too numerous to mention. As the country grew, the Nichols' chair business grew. And by 1857, it was already an established company that became the benchmark in craftsmanship. At the turn of the century, the business was moved to neighboring Gardner, Massachusetts, to gain an easier access to the railway. The second of two fires leveled the plant and adversity was turned into opportunity. The updated brick facility was opened in 1907 by Charles Nichols, with his new partner Reuben Stone, under the name Nichols & Stone. Having survived natural disasters, Nichols & Stone continued to expand. By the 30's, Edmund L. Nichols and Albert Stone, had taken the helm. Turning to the more problematic issues of consumer preference and marketing, they pioneered in merchandising by specializing in Windsor chairs and Boston rockers, building the brand awareness still enjoyed today. Although Mr. Stone left no heir, the stellar reputation of Nichols & Stone had been established by then, and the name remained unchanged. Under the steady leadership of Carlton E. Nichols, Sr., a new focus was chosen to further strengthen Nichols & Stone. As manufacturing technology improved, machinery was carefully selected which enhanced efficiency, without sacrificing integrity. And so it is today. When the 8th generation Nichols, Carlton, Jr., "Tuck", entered the business in 1968, he looked at the market trends and concentrated on expanding additional lines of products requested by Nichols & Stone consumers. He figured a company that could make a complicated Windsor chair better than anyone could no doubt build fine dining room tables, cabinets, and occasional furniture, so he expanded the line. And he was right. The 70's brought more change to Nichols & Stone, while the basics remained unaltered. The early colonial designs used in each of the Nichols & Stone collections grew to include Shaker, traditional, and American country designs in 1980, and additional offerings in the combined stain and paint finishes which Nichols & Stone made famous a century earlier. The company's traditional styling has been enhanced by generations of craftsmen working to perfect techniques of construction and finish. The clean graceful lines and the patina of the solid woods are unmistakably Nichols & Stone. Of course, there are many followers, but the historical dedication to our craft positions our furniture alone in its field. You need only look for the Nichols & Stone shield burned into each piece to verify your choice of the finest solid wood furniture made by the oldest furniture company still in operation in this great country of ours. | ||||||||||||||||
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