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We treat walnut, cherry and elm wood only with superheated steam to reach an ideal
color with an accentuated texture without jeopardizing the structure and ecological
values of the wood.
Wood treated this way, as well as oak, ash and maple wood, is prepared for natural
drying in covered, ventilated storage facilities at carefully selected geographic
locations best suited for natural drying until a critical moisture level is reached
appropriate for the continued drying in computer-controlled chambers operating
under conventional and vacuum systems using state-of-the-art wood drying software.
We store wood dried in this manner under conditions identical to the living conditions
of the people for whom the furniture is made. What follows next is the selection
of wood from the storage facility and its cutting to the desired lengths and widths,
machine processing and gluing into boards, drying and acclimatization.
With precise machine processing, the wood is then prepared for assembling the end
product, the cutting and cropping of the completed boards or elements in a traditional
manner and through the use of a 5-axis Homag CNC machine.
The final production stages are assembling and finishing work. For the finishing work
we use natural oils, soaps, wax and varnish. These substances are mutually acceptable,
i.e. they can be applied together to a given surface. The use of these substances (or
the combination of the same) on dried wood ensures a longer lifespan, preserves its
naturalness and improves the visual wood features – color, texture, etc.
Process
