Ancient Kauri Knife Handle Block - The World's Oldest Wood

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Ancient Kauri Knife Handle Block - The World's Oldest Wood

Ancient Kauri Knife Handle Block - The World's Oldest Wood


Price: £15.00 (Including VAT at 20%) Quantity: In stock

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A single Ancient Kauri Knife Handle Block ( The World's Oldest Wood )

Typical moisture content around 10%

Minimum Size: 29mm x 44mm x 140mm

Please note that the two blocks shown at the top of this image have been wetted slightly to give an idea of the grain / colour once finished. The bottom two blocks are natural.

The Ancient Kauri Story

Ancient Kauri is the world's oldest workable timber. The prehistoric Kauri forests that grew 50,000 years ago are preserved under the surface of the North Island of New Zealand.

Buried under a peat swamp by an unexplained act of nature at the end of the last Ice Age, the trees have survived the centuries in an underground resting place, sealed in a chemically balanced enironment that has preserved the timber in perfect condition.

The trees grew for nearly 2000 years before they were buried. Some have a girth of around 40 feet, and a total height of nearly 200 feet. They are amongst the largest trees in the world.

Extrraction of the logs is time consuming, expensive and technically difficult requiring skilled operators of heavy machinery. Working in wet conditions each log must be carefully brought to the surface. Once removed from the ground the log is assessed, then milled to yield the best grain and timber qualities. After the log has been removed, the area is then restored to its original contours with no environmental consequences.

Despite its long burial, with careful selection, cutting and drying, the wood maintains its beatiful qualities and finishes to a rich cognac shade. When polished the wood is a deep colour with hues, textures, and sheen's that constantly change under differing shades of light. It literally glistens as if lit from beneath the surface.

Extensive scientific Radio Carbon Dating tests have been done on samples of Ancient Kauri by independent organisations that include The University of New Zealand in Waikato; The University of Sydney, Australia; The New Zealand Insititute of Nuclear Science; Beta Analytic Inc. of Miami, Florida (the US leading laboratory for radio carbon dating analyses). Dating has proven beyond doubt that these Kauri forests grew during the period 30,000 to more than 50,000 years ago.

Scientists are also studying the growth rings of Ancient Kauri to piece together a look at the environment of our planet before the arrival of modern man.

It is not known how much Ancient Kauri lies beneath the ground. Because there is a finite amount of Ancient Kauri available, you will want to take advantage of having the privileged opportunity to use and enjoy this distinctive and extremely rare wood.

Below is the Certificate of Authenticity presented for the piece of Ancient Kauri we have purchased, and from which your Knife Block is taken:

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