The Honest Wear of Wood
Why a surface that shows its age is doing exactly what it should.
A good table does not stay new for long, and that is the point of it. The first ring from a warm cup, the faint scar of a knife — these are not damage. They are a record.
Marks worth keeping
Manufacturers spend fortunes hiding wear behind lacquer. The better makers do the opposite: they choose woods that age into something, and oils that deepen rather than seal.
A surface that refuses to age is a surface that refuses to be used.
Buy the piece that will look better in ten years than it does today. Most things will not. Wood can.
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