rare Hawaiian woods

We selectively and legally harvest and acquire unique, rare Hawaiian woods from the forests around our studios on Hawaii Island. Typical species are Koa, Mango, Monkeypod, Ohia, Eucalyptus, Milo, Kou, Kiawe and Iliahi. We extract dead, diseased, infested, windfall and structure threatening trees using chainsaws and logging trucks always assuring the most minimal ground impact and forest floor disturbance. We fund replanting 20 seedlings for every tree taken. We run a mobile sawmill for log processing into boards cutting from 4/4 though 16/4 then sticker stacking under cover. We billet and blank cut as well for turning and carving green blocks. EMC here is 15-18%. We air dry for a year per inch after which we kiln dry finish to +/- 10% MC and grade out. We use the Hawaiian Koa grading system of 1A (select) through 5A (instrument grade all curl) and apply it to our other species as well. This is unique and means you will know exactly what you are getting. We inventory a small amount for the decerning craftsperson, woodworker, turner and sculptor.

Stock is always changing so please contact us for current availability of species, grade, volume and shipping costs. We ship worldwide.

choice high grade woods

The limited wood species we offer generally mill out into several qualities or grades. We cut almost exclusively quartersawn to maximize presentation of the figure in the wood. Most logs are up to 80% plain wood. Figured wood is rare and highly sought after. Value rises exponentially with the amount of figure per area of board or blank face.

lumber

One of the best parts of milling wood is opening a log to see what’s inside. We have a small milling operation cutting logs several weekends per month. We have decided to be a very low volume, slow and steady outfit. We do not produce much but what we do produce is amazing.

heirloom bowl blanks

We cut our blanks from parts of the tree that are difficult to run through the sawmill. This means we offer crotch, knot, split, insect gallery and other odd yet beautiful rounds for the advanced turner in addition to shallow plain blanks taken from the sawmill slabs. Blank sizes range from 6” to 24” diameter plus and by request.