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Even though it is no longer a growing tree, wood is a living, breathing material.

G3 Studios hand selects woods from all over the world. Chosen for their texture, strength, color, beauty, complexity, dimension, and simplicity, the unique characteristics of the wood is the source of Gregg‘s inspiration.  He sees the possibilities of what can be, and proceeds to materialize them into practical, valuable, beautiful every day products.

The infinite variations in wood, and the complexity of the combinations, make it difficult to impossible for Gregg to duplicate a pattern.  This is most apparent with pepper mills and salt grinders – unless they are ordered as a set, their patterns will be similar but not identical. 

The characteristics of wood can be drastically affected by ambient surroundings. For instance, changes in temperature and humidity can change the dimensional properties of the wood significantly.  Increases in temperature or humidity causes wood to expand, while decreases cause contraction. And, since every wood is different, it is affected differently by these changing conditions.

Unfortunately, you can’t control Mother Nature. But, with proper care of your wood products, you can minimize her effects.
  • Avoid significant changes in your rooms’ temperatures or humidity
  • Keep your wood furntiture, objects and artwroks out of direct sunlight
  • Maintain proper conditioning of the wood; refer to our FAQ page for specific  conditioning recommendations                                                              

For more information on caring for your wood products, and how the nuances of wood relate to G3 Studios’ unique process and products, please vist our FAQ page .

 African Olivewood African Mahagony North American Beech North American Birdseye Maple African Black Limba
Olivewood - yellow with dark figured streaks; Africa Mahagony - pinkish brown; Africa
Beech - tannish brown tint of red; North America Birdseye Maple - cream white with an eye figure grain; North America
Black Limba - pale yellow to light brown with black streaks; Africa
 South American Bloodwood Mexican Bocote South American Brazilian Cherry Bolivian RosewoodAfrican Bubinga
Bloodwood - strawberry red; South America
Bocote - yellow to golden brown with figured dark stripes; Mexico
Brazilian Cherry - russet brown with dark streaks; South America
Bolivian Rosewood - alternating dark brown and purple streaks; South America
Bubinga - light red with purple stripe; Africa
 Asian Camphorwood Burl South American Canarywood North American Cherry African Cocobolo African Gaboon Ebony
Camphorwood Burl - reddish brown with dark clusters; Asia
Canarywood - yellow to orange with streaks of red, purple and black; South America Cherry - reddish brown with golden luster; North America
Cocobolo - dark red with irregular black streaks; Africa
Gaboon Ebony - jet black very tight grain; Africa
 Asian Macassar Ebony  South American Goncalo Alves South American Kingwood South American LacewoodSouth American Leopardwood
Macassar Ebony - black with reddish streaks; AsiaGoncalo Alves - golden to reddish brown with dark streaks; South AmericaKingwood - violet brown with alternating light and dark purple streaks; South America
Lacewood - pink to reddish brown with flecks in the grain; South America
Leopardwood - pale brown to medium brown with flecks in the grain; South America
North American Madrone Burl North American Maple African Padauk South American Purpleheart North American Redwood Burl
Madrone Burl - pale reddish brown with cluster; North America Maple - cream white; North America
Padauk - bright orange red; Africa
Purpleheart - vibrant purple; South America
Redwood Burl - dark reddish with brown clusters; North America
 African Sapele South American Tulipwood North American Walnut African Wenge South American Yellowheart
Sapele - dark red brown; Africa
Tulipwood - irregular streaks of yellow, rose, and violet on cream; South America
Walnut - dark chololate brown; North America Wenge - dark brown to black streaks; Africa
Yellowheart - sunflower yellow; South America
 African Zebrawood    
Zebrawood - golden brown with irregular streaks of black; Africa
    

 
 
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