Holiday Special

Holiday Special--10% off all gift certificates!

You get one personalized deluxe gift certificate, a sample of Ancient Kauri--finished veneer sample approx. 8” X 10," presentation brochure, and an eight-page full color brochure telling the Ancient Kauri story.

Make a lasting impression--with the world's oldest wood.

So, share a piece of natural history with your loved ones this holiday season. Visit ancientwood.com for details and ordering information.

Road Trip

Bob and his son Cedric are out on a road trip delivering four tables and a hostess station to North Carolina. I spoke with Bob this morning and they are currently driving through the beautiful smokey mountains and should be arriving home around 3 a.m. tomorrow. The trip down went smoothly and Bob is eager to get back to Madeline Island and enjoy the 80 degree "summer" weather we have been waiting for!

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION

Ancientwood, Ltd. has been selected to supply a 7 foot Ancient Kauri table for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition! This event is taking place in South Range, Wisconsin, August 3-10. Ancientwood is very excited to have this inspiring opportunity and are pleased to be able to contribute to this deserving family.

Article in Custom Woodworking Magazine

Company imports largest ancient board in U.S.

Published: July 08, 2009
By Michaelle Bradford

A Wisconsin company imported a 40-foot board of ancient kauri. It is reportedly the largest board in the U.S.

This 40-foot board is long and wide enough to seat 50 people comfortably, says Robert Teisberg, president of Ancientwood Ltd.

Ancient kauri, found on the Northern Island of New Zealand, is one of the oldest workable woods in the world. It dates back to nearly 50,000 years ago. Recently, Bob Teisberg of Ancientwood Ltd., located in Madeline, WI, imported what is believed to be one of the largest slabs of ancient wood in the United States. The board is approximately 40 feet long, 5 feet wide and 4-1/2 inches thick. According to Teisberg, the wood, if used as a table, could seat approximately 50 people.

Teisberg says that ancient kauri trees are quite large with enormous diameters. They are similar in growth to redwoods but not as tall.

Ancient kauri is often used for musical instruments and high-end furniture. According to Teisberg, the large surface of the wood makes it ideal for table tops, bar tops, flooring and wall paneling.

The wood itself is often considered a work of art. “Some pieces (of ancient kauri) are hung on the wall as individual pieces to look at,” he notes. “People have a connection with the kauri wood. They enjoy the natural history of the kauri story.

“When milled and polished to a fine grit, it gets great iridescence,” Teisberg adds. “People remark that its like looking into a hologram — the shimmer in the wood is almost 3-D.”
Teisberg started Ancientwood approximately four years ago. While in New Zealand in 2000, he saw the wood and knew that there would be a market for it in the U.S. He was familiar with another company that reclaimed approximately 5,000-year-old wood from Lake Superior, but ancient kauri was not available in the country. None of the exotic wood dealers that he contacted even knew that it existed.

So, he developed an arrangement with Dave Stewart of Ancient Kauri Kingdom (ancientkauri.co.nz) in New Zealand to sell the wood exclusively in the U.S.
Ancient Kauri Kingdom extracts the logs, which are found just beneath the surface of peat swamps, with heavy machinery. The logs are then milled and sold either through its retail shop or distributors like Ancientwood.

According to Teisberg, Stewart has a very unique display in his retail shop. A spiral staircase was carved inside of a 40-foot kauri log. This staircase is located in the middle of Ancient Kauri Kingdom’s gift shop and leads to the second floor where more furniture made from ancient kauri is available.

For more information or to request video of ancient kauri excavation in New Zealand, visit ancientwood.com.

Now on Ebay

Ancientwood has recently started selling items on Ebay. Make sure to check out the beautiful pieces at http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=ANCIENT+KAURI, or search for "Ancient Kauri." I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!

New Piece of the Week

We now have a new piece of the week upload to the website.

This slab is 90 inches in length, 48 inches wide, and 3.5 inches thick; totaling 105 board feet.

This is one remarkable slab! Priced at $8,400.00, NOW ONLY $6,300, plus packaging and shipping.

All stock is 25% off until Wednesday, July 22!!

Now This is a Big Slab of Wood - Fine Woodworking

Now This is a Big Slab of Wood - Fine Woodworking

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Ancient Buried Tree Provides the Largest Board in the U.S.

Preserved for 50,000 years, one of the largest Ancient Kauri boards now resides in the U.S.

Ashland, WI (PRWEB) June 10, 2009 -- Ancientwood, Ltd., an importer and supplier of rare, ecologically harvested Ancient Kauri wood, has recently brought the largest board of ancient wood to the United States. This is one slab of wood measuring 40 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 1/2 inches thick! The Kauri tree this board came from took over 1,000 years to grow and has been buried underground for approximately 50,000 years.

40 Foot Ancient Kauri Table

Whether it becomes a table for dining or a boardroom (comfortably seating 50 people), a divider of a hotel lobby, or an installation in a Museum of Natural History, this is one fantastic piece of wood by anyone's measure.

It is very rare to find such an exotic material made available through environmentally friendly methods. Ancient Kauri is an old growth timber, and not one tree was cut down to harvest it. Thousands of years ago these Kauri trees fell by natural forces, and are now being discovered just below the surface in farm fields and ranch lands. When a site is identified, permission is secured and expert operators of heavy equipment carefully expose and lift the logs out of their prehistoric setting.

Ancient Kauri is a unique material with an amazing beauty and intriguing history. This wood, commonly regarded as the oldest available in the world, is as workable as newly harvested wood. When a finish is applied the grain in the wood has a powerful shimmering iridescence, creating a 3-D effect that makes anything built from Ancient Kauri much like a precious gem. It is the perfect solution for unique, high-end projects that require an extraordinary material.

Ancient Kauri qualifies for LEED credits, and is being sought out by leading architects and designers for green building and design.

The Ancient Kauri trees are from the North Island of New Zealand and are not found in any other place on earth.

*Footage of the wood being removed from the ground in New Zealand is available upon request.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Robert Teisberg, please go to Ancientwood, Ltd.