RH Raimund Haag – founder, who has been working with wood for over 25 years
Questions about height seem trivial – until your chairs won't fit under the table. Here are the measurements we work with.
The tabletop sits 75–76 cm above the floor, and the clearance underneath (to the frame or legs) is at least 70 cm. That suits standard chairs with a seat height of 45–47 cm and leaves plenty of legroom.
If your chairs have armrests, measure their height: it must be below 70 cm so that the chair can be pushed right under the table.
For a bar or kitchen island, we work at a height of 90–110 cm, depending on the stools you choose. The same slabs, the same finishes – only the construction changes.
We make tables up to 4 metres long from a single piece, depending on the logs available. Beyond 3.2 metres, one-piece slabs become rare and the price rises considerably. For very long tables, we can join two slabs from the same log with continuous grain – you can see the join, but it looks intentional rather than patched.
Between 4 and 6 cm. Under 4 cm, a large table looks flimsy; over 6 cm, it becomes hard to handle and expensive without offering much more in return.
