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From Trees to Beautiful Furniture
It is impossible to describe the
joy of seeing trees that we have planted being milled into beautiful tropical hardwood lumber, and then crafted into beautiful furniture and
cabinetry.
(click any photo below for a full size image)
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To better control the quality of our lumber and increase our lumber yield from each tree, and at the same
time reduce our processing costs, we are milling the logs right here on
the farms with thin-kerf bandmills made to our specifications
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With our teak growth well ahead of
projections, the lumber from even our early thinnings is
beautiful. Steve is examining 7-1/2 year old teak from a thinning
harvest .
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We have built a 100,000 board-foot
solar dryer and are gently drying the lumber to furniture
quality. |
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| We have a workshop right on
Campo Real, one of our tree farms, to make prototypes using the lumber
from the thinning harvests of our trees. Pictured
here is a beautiful table our craftsmen are making from a recent
thinning harvest of six year old suradan trees. |
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Sherry with beautiful
cabinet doors made from lumber harvested from trees we have planted
on our tree farms - from left to right - 5-1/2 year old mangium, 6-1/2
year old idigbo, 7-1/2 year old cinnamon teak, 7-1/2 year old cream
teak, 7-1/2 year old suradan, and 8 year old gmelina.
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| Here, one of our craftsmen discusses with Steve the beautiful dresser he has just
lovingly crafted from first-thinning teak from our farms. |
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| Other of our craftsmen are putting the finishing touches on
beautiful writing tables made from combinations of 7-1/2 year old caramel
teak and light honey teak. |
Additional Photo Gallery pages
Teak Growth - It is truly amazing to see how
tropical trees grow.
Tree
Owners with Their Trees - page 1 -
One of our greatest joys is how proud and happy tree owners are when they see their
trees.
Tree
Owners with Their Trees - page 2
- More joy as tree owners visit their trees.
Tree
Owners Enjoying the Beautiful Conservation Areas of the Farms - page 1 - A little of what awaits you here on the farms.
Tree
Owners Enjoying the Beautiful Conservation Areas of the Farms - page 2
- As
a tree owner, you are invited to enjoy the incredible beauty of the farms.
Birds,
Animals, Flowers and Trees On the Farms
- By planting trees and protecting the existing rainforests and by
protecting and extending the permanent natural habitat, we are encouraging the return of
birds and animals to our farms.
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