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SUMMITS
Cerused Summit tilt-top tables show off wood grain
It's hard to tell from a distance, but these Summits above feature a cerused finish. In the images to the right, that is the white you see in the veneer grain.
Varying in popularity over the years, cerused furniture is a process of rubbing or spraying a white glaze or grain filler into the veneer's pores during the finish process to create a contrast or limed look. Depending on the materials used and the look to be achieved, this rubbing in of whitening material happens early or late in the finish process, but always before top coating.
In the case of these tables, they are 60- by 60-inches Summits designed to make up a 20-foot boardroom table. The veneer into which the white glaze was wiped is rift cut white oak in a bookmatched pattern with a half-inch solid white oak edge, which, as you can see at right, received the same treatment.
Summits come with square or trapezoid bases. These bases are the trapezoid shape with the same rift cut white oak veneer with a cerused finish. The table is custom stained overall with a semi-filled, semi-gloss catalyzed lacquer top coat with a 40 degree sheen.
The tables do not contain power and data connections, which is a bit unusual. Most Summits are specified with a fixture box in their base and hatch lid in the tabletop.
Made for a global investment firm, these Summits traveled to a Philadelphia office. Similar tables are now being made for the company's Boston location, but feature a darker stain. We look forward to showing you those in a future edition.
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