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Log furniture is popular for its simplicity in concept and its durability in design. The rustic appeal of log furniture is felt not only by log cabin owners but also by urban home owners that want to bring a little bit of rustic, a little bit of mountain and forest, and a little bit of long ago into their homes.

The mortise and tenon method used for joining the logs to one another is not only reminiscent of the old way of making furniture, but it is also the method that produces some of the strongest, most durable furniture. The interlocking nature of mortise and tenon means that the furniture would hold itself together even if a powerful adhesive wasn't used to lock each joint.

Log furniture is also an eco-friendly furniture. The logs are harvested from lodgepole pine trees that are standing dead (i.e. the trees have died but have not yet fallen), providing a valuable service to the ecosystem by reducing the fire danger caused by dead trees.

Dutchcrafters is please to announce its partnership with Montana Woodworks - the Amish owned and operated log furniture manufacturer. With Montana Woodworks, we can offer you two exciting new furniture collections. Have a look at both of them:

The Montana Collection: The original log furniture line by Montana Woodworks, this collection has been around since 1991. The Montana Collection is characterized by the color contrast between wood and inner bark. Using draw knives, skilled artisans peel off all of the outer (scaly) bark and much of inner bark in a process known as "skip-peeling".

The Glacier Country Collection: This newer line of rustic log furniture has become Montana Woodwork's best selling collection. The dark appearance of this strong rustic furniture appeals to many. The Glacier Country Collection is characterized by its dark, strongly rustic appearance. This look is achieved by skilled artisans using draw knives. The skilled artisans peel off all the outer (scaly) bark but leave all of the smooth and dark inner bark. After assembly, these items are given a dark stain and are varnished.

Watch the following video and listen to the narrator talking about log furniture - the latest trend in furniture design:

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