Truly unique and stunningly beautiful: Ancient Kauri should be used in areas where quality and dignity are a must. This rare, exotic wood glows with a deep, shimmering iridescence, and its rich natural tones easily adapt to your color pallet.
As an added perk, Ancient Kauri is certified environmentally friendly and qualifies for LEED Certification. It will illustrate your concern for our environment and be an unequaled, thought-provoking display of longevity.
This wood can be used for a wide array of design elements including furniture, detailing, exotic flooring, wall treatments — and many more. Breathe unmatched beauty and life into your designs with this world-class, exotic wood that is as unique as your work.
Due to the enormous size of these Ancient Kauri logs, the grain, color tones, and dimensions can be matched to your exact specifications, resulting in products you will not find anywhere else in the industry today. It would be possible to finish an entire orchestra hall using a single tree. Imagine the design opportunities for Ancient Kauri logs that produce larger boards than any tree living today!
Trunk wood is an excellent choice for trimming out an elegant installation or finishing with a touch of understated class. It is ideal for creating engineered designs that make a strong formal statement.
The under-earth wood is the wild, dark, complex brother from below. The huge dark heavy wild roots are fantastic shapes swirls and openings; colors, density, and rich wild patterns change in surprising and unpredictable ways. This can be challenging wood to work with, but it produces stunning finished products. Installations that incorporate the natural curves of under-earth wood are guaranteed to please.
Whitebait refers to the iridescent qualities of the grain in the Ancient Kauri. It is very interesting, visually stunning, and quite rare. The name “Whitebait” comes from a similar visual phenomenon observed in schools of small fish (Whitebait fish) that swim in the sub-tropical ocean near to Ancient Kauri trees recovery sites. Observers can see a brilliant but fleeting shimmer of light that comes and goes as these schools of Whitebait fish swim. The same shimmer can be seen in the Whitebait grain of the Ancient Kauri wood.
This beautiful, powerfully iridescent grain activity is an interesting confluence in the grain of the wood. Satin-like cords with subtle shading of color tones within the wood makes this a highly sought-after characteristic that is found only in Ancient Kauri wood.
Whitebait is a luxury in Ancient Kauri wood that, while stunningly beautiful, requires a more intense and difficult treatment process. Considered the best of the best, pricing ranges from $100.00 per board foot to $60.00 per board foot, depending on the size of the order and the amount of Whitebait activity in the piece itself.
Ancient Kauri presents a number of excellent opportunities for LEED* credits in New Construction or Major Renovations. It can be used as material for beams and posts, flooring, paneling, doors and frames, cabinetry and furniture, decorative items — to name only a few.
Ancient Kauri can provide up to three credits in the following classifications:
Credit 3.1 / 3.2: Materials Reuse, 5% / 10%
(Refer to pages 48, 49 of Materials and Resources, LEED of New Construction Rating System v2.2, U.S. Green Building Council.)
Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials
(Refer to page 67, Indoor Environmental Quality section, LEED of New Construction Rating System v2.2, U.S. Green Building Council.)
*Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a program by the U.S. Green Building Council (usgbc.org)
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