{"product_id":"rue-coffee-table","title":"Burl Oak Coffee Table – Barley Medium Finish, Solid Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurl oak in a Barley Medium finish. Burl is a growth deformity in a tree, where grain grows in swirls and knots instead of running straight, and cutting through it yields a figure no straight-grained board can produce. On a coffee table that figure is the whole point, since the top is the surface a room looks down onto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurl is difficult material to work, because the grain runs in every direction at once, which makes it prone to tearing under a blade and unpredictable in how it accepts a finish. Barley Medium is a mid-tone, and a mid-tone shows burl figure better than either extreme does: pale washes the pattern out and dark buries it. Nothing about the figure repeats, so each top belongs to the piece of wood it was cut from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA burl top is a decorative object as much as a surface, which argues for keeping it relatively clear rather than covering it with books and trays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Burl oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Barley Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kavora","offers":[{"title":"Barley Medium Burl Oak","offer_id":45168235348034,"sku":"251352-001","price":3070.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/7998\/8546\/files\/hf_20260907_062330_b0d366b9-47c7-4aa7-82fe-128cafea2fb4.png?v=1788762289","url":"https:\/\/www.kavorahome.shop\/products\/rue-coffee-table","provider":"Kavora Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}