Design Elements - Heritage Wood Collection

Edge Treatments

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All edges available in all thicknesses unless noted.

Construction Styles

Plank Style:

Plank styles, often used in the tops of furniture, vary from 3” to 6” wide. They feature an open grain running parallel along the length of each top, showing off the grain to its best advantage. All full-length boards are edge-glued together.

Edge-Grain Style:

Butcher blocks are a wonderful example of the edge-grain style, which features a tighter, more consistent grain running parallel along the length of each top and a slightly darker color. In order to create edge-grain surfaces, full-length boards (approximately 1 ¾” wide) are set on their sides and face glued together.

End-Grain Style (AKA Checkerboard):

Most chopping blocks used by chefs and serious cooks feature the end-grain style. End-grain is available in two types: “multi-species”, in which individual squares (approximately 1 ¾”) of wood are set corner-to-corner for gluing, and “single species”, in which individual squares are offset in a “running course” manner.

Joint Styles

Joints are used to create “L” or “U” Shapes. Wood grain direction is used to accent the size, shape and configuration of the countertops.

Joint Styles for Heritage Wood Collection

Rabbet Joint - A rabbet is an “L”-shaped groove cut across the side or end of a piece of wood. Heritage Wood recommends using a rabbet groove when the wood countertop butts a granite, quartz or solid surface top. This overlap will hide the dissimilar movement of the two surfaces and creates a seamless visual impact.

Custom Fit - Heritage custom-machines and fits all joints to ensure tight, flat seams.

T-Bolt Hardware - All joints are secured with T-Bolt hardware installed on the underside of the countertop.