Materials and construction techniques harnessed with the intent to outlast you.

"Heirloom quality" has become a marketing phrase of indefinite meaning. As always, we try to define our terms at Geek Chic, so marketing jibba-jabba doesn't make you feel as if you're in a game of Three-card Monte.

Heirloom Quality simply means we have constructed the piece with the materials and joinery techniques that will outlast you.

As an example, The Sultan gaming table is constructed with extensive dovetail joinery. Dovetails allow pieces that come together at 90° to be fit together like puzzle pieces. In fact, the Sultan is completely "dry-fitted" before final glue-up. Without a drop of glue, the Sultan holds itself together. This kind of construction is not quick, but it does endure.

We also use solid hardwoods on our tables. Most furniture today is made with veneers over plywood, particleboard, or even less desirable composite materials; damage that your furniture inevitably sustains can break through the veneer, revealing the less attractive core. While all furniture, if used, will sustain wear and damage over its lifetime, solid hardwoods often aquire a "character" in this process, as natural dings and dents don't draw attention to themselves in a negative way. If, however, one day, you decide that your furniture looks shabby, refinishing your furniture will result in a piece that is literally good as new.

There is one more benefit to Heirloom Quality furniture that we believe warrants mentioning: Heirloom Quality is an essential step towards environmentally sound living. If you want to buy something that has low environmental impact, buy something you don't intend to throw away.