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 At Schanz Furniture the difference is our employees. We could not build and finish the furniture we have without talented people. The next noticeable differences are the select hardwoods we use, unique designs, and quality hand-rubbed satin finish. We believe that by using higher quality materials in our furniture we offer a better product and value to our customers. Our furniture can become your family heirloom.
From start to finish, each piece of furniture is hand-built by one craftsman. We start with only select and better-graded hardwoods that are kiln dried to 6-8% moisture content, ensuring the stability of each piece of furniture. Our most common native Iowa hardwoods are walnut, oak, cherry, hickory, maple, and ash.
Each craftsman selects and matches his own wood, and then cuts, glues, sands, and assembles each piece from start to finish. When a piece of furniture is done, the individual craftsman proudly signs it, assuring his approval of the workmanship quality.
Our hand-rubbed varnish finish begins with the spraying of a sanding sealer followed by two to three more coats of a satin varnish. Between each coat of finish the furniture is hand-sanded, using progressively finer grits of sand paper. After the last coat of finish is applied, each piece is hand-sanded and then hand-rubbed using #0000 steel wool, to obtain a smooth satin-rubbed finish. The final step is a coat of rubbing oil, which removes the sanding dust and steel wool and reveals the depth of our finish.
We invite you to visit our shop, experience our furniture, and see the "Schanz Difference."
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At Schanz Furniture the difference is our employees. We could not build and finish the furniture we have without talented people. The next noticeable differences are the select hardwoods we use, unique designs, and quality hand-rubbed satin finish. We believe that by using higher quality materials in our furniture we offer a better product and value to our customers. Our furniture can become your family heirloom.