What Is Ovangkol? The Wood Behind Our New Chinese Style Collection
Home / Materials & CareMost furniture listings give you a species name and move on. With ovangkol that is not enough, because the same timber travels under at least four names — and one of the names used in the Chinese market, translated carelessly, points to a completely different wood. This article sets out what […]
Why Black Walnut Furniture Is Worth It — and How to Care for It
Two pieces of furniture can cost the same and be worth very different amounts ten years later. What separates them is almost never the design. It is the species, how the timber was dried, and how the surface was finished. Black walnut is the clearest example. Here is what the wood actually does, why it […]