Types of wood

We would like to give you an insight into the types of wood that we use. In our workshops we process by hand 35 different types of wood to high-quality articles. We feel constrained to the nature because it is the nature that gives us the opportunity to work with the material wood.

The wood that we use comes exclusively from certified, sustainable forestries and it is state-controlled.

Maple

Maple

country of origin: North America
landing weight: 900 kgs/cbm
wood characterisitc: whitely, hardwood; dwindling, good to process

Amazakoué

Amazakoué

country of origin: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Gabon
landing weight: 1050 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: grey brown up to light olive, streaky, shiny, decorative, weather-resistant

Amaranth

Amaranth

country of origin: North Bazil, French-Guiana
landing weight: 1100 kgs/cbm
wood characterisitic: white sapwood, red brown up to purple, good to process, very decorative, very fine pored

Antolia/Koto

Antolia/Koto

country of origin: tropical West & Central Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia)
landing weight: 800 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: good to process, in terms of colour similar to hornbeam, lighter structure

Birch

Birch

country of origin: Finland, Sweden
landing weight: 1000 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: light yellow, softwood, wavily fibre course, moiré markings

Bubinga

Bubinga

country of origin: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
landing weight: 1100 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: reddish brown, decorative because of unsteady fibre course, good to process

Oak

Oak

country of origin: North America
landing weight: 1100 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: heartwood: light rose, light structure

Alder

Alder

country of origin: Europe
landing weight: 800 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: medium-heavy softwood, a bit elastic, good to process, stainable

Ash

Ash

country of origin: North America, France
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: white sapwood, light heartwood with a bit grey in it, tough and elastic

Spruce

Spruce

country of origin: Europe (Middle, East, North)
landing weight: 800 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: decorative wood, wavily fibre course, good to process, because of effect of light the wood subject to yellowing

Iroko/Kambala

Iroko/Kambala

country of origin: African West Coast
landing weight: 1000 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: light olive up to olive brown, in colour similar to teakwood, dwindling, resistant against fungal decay

Cherrywood

Cherrywood

country of origin: United States of America
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: heartwood: yellowisch-brown up to reddish-brown, matt, fine pored, good to process, gum nerves, clearly defined sapwood

Basswood

Basswood

country of origin: Europe, U.S.A.
landing weight: 700 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: white, good to process, clean surfaces, odourless and savourless

Walnut

Walnut

country of origin: United States of America
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: yellowish sapwood, heartwood: grey brown, stripped or dappled, good to process, decorative

Padouk

Padouk

country of origin: India
landing weight: 1000 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: reddish with dark stripes, hardwood, good to process, durable, grain tubers are highly appreciated by the wood-working industry
Elm

Elm

country of origin: Canada, North U.S.A.
landing weight: 900 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: sapwood: not clearly defined, reddish heartwood, similar to european elm wood, decorative

Beech

Beech

country of origin: Central- & West Europe
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: tough and a bit elastic, hardwood, good to process, good to mill, shape and carve

Sipo

Sipo

country of origin: West Africa
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: sapwood: light reddish, heartwood: reddish brown, sapwood and heartwood turn dark, lightly nerved, fine fibred, good to process, weather-resistant

Steamed beech

Steamed beech

country of origin: Central Europe
landing weight: 850 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: reddish colour, hardwood, good to process, good to mill, shape and carve

Hornbeam

Hornbeam

country of origin: Central Europe
landing weight: 1000 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: round timber or block timber, nearly white, hard and tough but good to process

Zebrano

Zebrano

country of origin: Gabon, Cameroon
landing weight: 1000 kgs/cbm
wood characteristic: imported as round timber, heartwood: greyish yellow, contains decorative, dark stripes