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Real Solid Wood Tabletops

iMovR offers the largest selection of solid wood tabletops for standing desks. Made entirely in the USA (Michigan) from sustainable US-grown species and honest materials, these tops are a testament to American quality craftsmanship. We offer five tiers of species:

Tier I

Red Oak

American Red Oak (Quercus rubra; a.k.a. Red Oak) is grown mostly in the eastern United States and has a natural red/caramel color. Red oak is an iconic American wood with a distinctive broad grain pattern that gives it a pronounced appearance. It is not as smooth of a desktop surface as species like maple, but has a beautiful surface texture. This plain-sawn oak is probably the most popular hardwood used in modern woodworking. It is heavy (42.5 lbs/cu ft), extremely strong and stiff (hardness rating of 5.738 N) and highly shock resistant. American red oak is a fast growing species that produces one cubic meter of lumber material every 0.57 seconds, and is in balance with harvest. Learn everything there is to know about its environmental impact and performance qualities here.

Tier II

Maple

Silver Maple (Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum; a.k.a. Soft Maple, Red Maple) is a highly versatile species grown mostly in the eastern United States and has color variations from nearly white to light gray. Maple's lighter color allows us to offer more staining options than any other species. It's moderately heavy (36.4 lbs/cu ft), strong and stiff (hardness rating of 4.225 N), and moderately shock resistant. It is known for its fine, uniform and closed-grain wood, resulting in a very smooth surface. Maple is a very ecologically responsible wood choice as the US naturally grows more than we harvest each year, by a wide margin. It is a fast growing species that produces one cubic meter of lumber material every 0.87 seconds. Learn everything there is to know about maple's environmental impact and performance qualities here. (Note: the name "soft maple" can be misleading as it is not technically very soft.)

Rustic Cherry

Cherry is grown mostly in the eastern United States and has color variations from nearly white to light red to dark reddish brown. It is moderately hard, heavy (35 lbs/cu ft), strong and stiff, and highly shock resistant. Cherry is known for its fine to medium, uniform grain. The rustic cherry that was used in our desktops has visible knots and pitch streaks, giving it more character than costlier "select" cherry cuts, making it one of the most distinctive and interesting natural grain patterns for the dollar.

Hickory

American hickory (Carya spp; a.k.a. Pecan) is grown mostly in the eastern United States and has color variations from nearly white to dark brown. It is very heavy (50.5 lbs/cu ft), very hard, very strong, very stiff and extremely shock resistant—a combination unmatched by any other hardwood. Hickory is known for its fine, uniform grain. It is is a very ecologically responsible wood choice as the US naturally grows more than we harvest each year, by a wide margin. It is a fast growing species that produces one cubic meter of lumber material every 2.23 seconds. Learn everything there is to know about hickory's environmental impact and performance qualities here.

Tier III

Rustic Walnut

American Walnut (Juglans nigra; a.k.a. Black Walnut) is native to the eastern United States, and a highly sought after species unique to North America. It is strong and durable (hardness rating of 4.492 N), without being excessively heavy (38 lbs/cu ft). Its color variations are light to dark chocolate brown. The "rustic cut" we purposefully select shows a wide range of figures, including strips, burls, mottles, crotches, curls and butts, giving it great character as compared to regular cuts of walnut. Our craftsmen take extra time to carefully fill and highlight the natural rustic grain; knots are filled with epoxy or other material when appropriate, to ensure exceptional durability. It features a relatively closed grain, but not so much as maple. American walnut is a slower growing specie but stocks are still increasing faster than they are being harvested. A cubic meter of lumber material is grown in America every 6.84 seconds. Learn everything there is to know about maple's environmental impact and performance qualities here.

Select Cherry

Cherry is grown mostly in the eastern United States and has color variations from nearly white to light red to dark reddish brown. It is moderately hard, heavy (35 lbs/cu ft), strong and stiff, and highly shock resistant. Cherry is known for its fine to medium, uniform grain. The select cuts of cherry used for making these tops are free of large knots, pitch streaks and other imperfections found in "rustic" cuts, and showing off only their beautiful natural grain.

Tier IV

Quartersawn White Oak

This very special cut of the American White Oak tree (Quercus alba) is coveted for its incomparable beauty. The unique quartersawn cut shows a natural “flake” pattern that is famously used in mission or arts & crafts style furniture and Craftsman style homes. As compared to riftsawn and flatsawn cuts that are less spectacular, quartersawn has growth rings at angles of 45 to 90 degrees to the wide surface. White Oak is grown mostly in the eastern United States and has a natural caramel color with a straight, linear grain. It is a heavy (45.8 lbs/cu ft), strong and stiff hardwood (hardness rating of 6.049 N) with high shock resistance. American white oak features a medium fine, open grain that is not as smooth of a desktop surface, but has a beautiful surface texture.  It is a fast growing species that produces one cubic meter of lumber material every 0.80 seconds with populations increasing over harvest. Learn everything there is to know about American white oak's environmental impact and performance qualities here.

Tier V

Select Walnut

Native to the eastern United States, American black walnut is strong, hard and durable, without being excessively heavy (38 lbs/cu ft). Its color variations are light to dark chocolate brown. The select cuts of walnut used for making these tops are free of large knots, pitch streaks and other imperfections found in "rustic" cuts, and showing off only their beautiful natural grain.

Precision Machined & Lovingly Handcrafted

Each iMovR solid wood top starts out as raw lumber, straight from the sawmill. After being carefully kiln dried, our artisans hand select each board to glue up into a truly beautiful, one-of-a-kind desktop. After planing and sanding the board to achieve the desired thickness, your solid wood top is precision shaped and pre-drilled on advanced CNC equipment.

Like all iMovR desktops, every solid wood top is ergo-contoured. Artisans carefully route and sand each top with a ¾″ (Select top, used in Lander Desks) or ¼″ (Slim top, used in Lander Lite Desks) round-over profile along the entire length of the user edge, for excellent comfort and wear resistance. After a final quality review, the hardwood desktop is then lovingly hand-finished in a 7-step heirloom-quality hand-finishing process comprising multiple passes of hand sanding and staining. No other real wood top you can buy for a standing desk is produced to such exacting quality standards.

The entire desktop—both top and bottom—is then finished with a Greenguard-certified, KCMA-rated conversion varnish, ensuring long life and reducing the effects of humidity changes on the wood. This formaldehyde-free finish protects the natural wood from moisture, chemicals, abrasion, and marring, while being safe for workers and your indoor air quality. For details about the low-VOC stains and sealants we use, or to find out about our zero-emissions upgrade, click here.

Sure, it costs more to produce a desktop this way compared to cheaper chemicals and automated application that commodity desktop manufacturers may use, but we believe there is simply no comparison in the resulting beauty of the desktop. The durability of our real wood tops is also unmatched due to the fact that we seal the entire slab, not just the visible areas, to minimize the impact of humidity and temperature changes that can cause other tops to warp over time.

Learn more about the environmental impact of how standard iMovR solid wood tops are finished with low-VOC products, as well as zero-emission alternatives here. Learn about the recommended care and maintenance of your solid wood desktop here.

When ordered as part of a Lander desk system all frame components and electronics are assembled to the bottom side of the desktop, tested, and then safely packed for delivery to you. The Lander desk legs are shipped separately and will arrive before the top. Final assembly does not require any tools and takes only a few minutes to affix the legs to the tops, plug the desk in, and start working while standing up.

Choose the Finish for the Bottom of your Desktop:

The darker the desktop stain relative to the natural color of the wood, the starker the contrast between the top and bottom of your desktop. We offer three options for finishing the bottom of your desktop:

1. Standard Sealed Bottom: Sprayed with two coats of finish to seal and protect the wood from environmental changes. May show wipe marks from artisan's hand-staining along the edges. Note: Darker stains on lighter-colored woods will show the greatest color variation between top and bottom.

2. Spray Toned Bottom: In addition to standard sealing, the bottom is spray-toned with a stain color similar to the final finish of the desktop. Not as elegant as hand-wiping, but provides better color consistency between the top and bottom as compared to standard sealing. May show occasional wipe marks carried over from hand-wiping the top. A practical choice for masking the color contrast on lighter-colored woods with darker finishes.

3. Heirloom Quality Bottom: Fully-finished to the same superior standards as the top of the desktop. Hand-wiped stain completely eliminates color contrast between top and bottom for all wood options. Keep in mind the most visually-striking side of the wood slab is always selected for the top surface. While the bottom may show a few more minor imperfections, the stain is exquisitely hand-applied on both sides. The most elegant option for matching the top and bottom of your desktop.

(Click here to see all our 3D Laminate color options.)

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