Amazon.com Review
A combination of beautiful wood and structural smarts, the Oxford Garden Designs round dining table offers a great place to while away the hours at dinner, conversation, or card games. The four-legged design paired with a stout cross-footing creates a very stable structure. The top features a slatted center and eight rounded edge pieces, for an attractive play of line and grain. The center slat, wider than the others, features a 1-3/4-inch hole (fitted with a removable wooden plug) for holding an umbrella. The footing also has an umbrella hole for added stability. Crafted from shorea wood, a weighty, teak-like semihardwood from Indonesia, the table is highly resistant to rot and the elements. It also ages well, weathering to a soft, warm gray or maintaining its original color with periodic applications of teak oil. Like other Oxford Garden Designs pieces, the table is constructed with sturdy mortise and tenon joinery. It measures 47-1/4 inches in diameter and stands 28-5/8 inches high. Basic assembly is required, and the necessary stainless-steel and brass hardware is included.
--Emily Bedard
Product Description
The classic round dining table measures 47.25" in diameter and makes a perfect match to either our Chadwick or Classic Arm Chairs or Side Chairs. To allow rain to pass through the table top is slatted. The four sturdy and untappered legs attach with solid hardware and a strongly built cross footing for extra support. If you choose to use an umbrella simply knock out the 1 & 5/8 inch diameter solid wood market umbrella plug. A low profile umbrella base is required to clear the cross bracing. This table is made of shorea, a teak family wood that is more dense and heavy than teak. Shorea requires no finishing and will not rot when left outdoors where rain and sun will damage other lesser quality woods. Left untreated, shorea will weather to a soft warm shade of gray similar to the weathering of teak. Sturdy mortise and tenon construction provides the highest quality joinery that will last for many years. Original color can be maintained by applying a seasonal coat of teak oil.