Due to the tree’s large size, kauri is nearly always clear and knot-less, with minimal wastage. Some pieces of kauri may exhibit a shimmering grain figure that’s commonly referred to as …

Ancient Kauri wood presents a unique opportunity to designers, architects, and woodworkers the world over. Although it is over 50,000 years old, the wood is as workable as newly harvested …

Agathis australis, or kauri, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, found north of 38°S in the northern regions of New Zealand's North Island. [3] It is the largest (by volume) but not …

Swamp kauri, sometimes marketed as "ancient kauri", are prehistoric kauri trees (Agathis australis), buried and preserved in peat up to 50,000 years ago in New Zealand's North Island.

Ancient Kauri wood can be cut, shaped, sanded, and finished using normal techniques. When Ancient Kauri logs are extracted from the peat bogs in New Zealand, they are not petrified; …

Out beyond the end of the tree-ring chronology, scientists use radiocarbon dating to establish the approximate age of sub-fossil kauri. They’ve found logs dating from 900 AD back to 13,000 …

In the Kauaeranga Valley on the Coromandel, kauri was logged extensively for over 50 years with more than 60 dams built. In 1970 remaining areas of surviving forest were deemed protected …

Starting in about 1830, after three decades of removing small trees, pit sawyers moved into the forests to cut logs into boards for local and export markets. Kauri rapidly became the preferred …

The amazing properties of kauri wood comes from its unique growth characteristic of branch and bark shedding. The lowest branches are routinely dropped and the branch scars eventually …

Nov 22, 2020 · A visit to the Kauri museum in Matakohe provides a fascinating insight into the history of Kauri logging, including some pretty impressive pieces of machinery involved in …