ALL FOR THE LOVE OF WOOD
A LIVING BREATHING GIANT OF NATURE
For thousand of years, we have used wood to enhance and enrich our lives. We have used wood in various applications of design and construction. Houses, boats, planes and musical instruments have all been made and continue to be made from wood.
There is a feel and beauty to wood that exists in no other material, and a performance that cannot be matched by any other natural product.
Stradivari’s Secret
STRADIVARIUS
The Stradivaris violin made around 300 years ago, is a unique musical instrument of uncompromising quality. However, the secret of the magical tonal quality, which cannot be replicated, lies only in one thing. The wood.
There is very little knowledge of the way Antonio Stradivarius treated the timbers used in his workshop, although deep analyses of the wood has discovered the presence of various mineral deposits, which suggests a particular technique used either in the workshop, or a by the foresters after logging. If this process was done by the foresters, then it would be fair to assume that the great tonal quality achieved may have been an accident. If it was done in the workshop, then it would make Antonio Stradivari a genius.
Church Of The Transfiguration
KHIZI POGHOST
Originally built in 1714, this Orthodox Russian Church made entirely from wood without the use of a single nail, is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a 32 meter tall 150 year old monument to architectural genius, and was the brain child of a group of skilled Russian carpenters.
It is the tallest wooden structure in the world.
This giant of nature has breathed life into our world. We are both blessed and honoured to work with a natural resource of such beauty and magnitude. All for the love of wood.
Church Of The Transfiguration
KHIZI POGHOST
Originally built in 1714, this Orthodox Russian Church made entirely from wood without the use of a single nail, is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a 32 meter tall 150 year old monument to architectural genius, and was the brain child of a group of skilled Russian carpenters.
It is the tallest wooden structure in the world.
This giant of nature has breathed life into our world. We are both blessed and honoured to work with a natural resource of such beauty and magnitude. All for the love of wood.
1510- 1545
THE MARY ROSE
Built in 1510 The Mary Rose was estimated to have used over 600 oak trees in its construction. This 700 ton monster of the sea was a major battle ship in the English fleet, but was finally brought to rest by the French in 1545.
Between 1979 – 1982 a team of hundreds of experts from around the world helped to excavate the Mary Rose in one of the largest and most complicated recovery programs ever undertaken. This living breathing monument to wood can be seen in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Museum.
Cira 3000BC
HISTORIC OAK
Excavated from river beds in East Europe, this historic bog oak has been carbon dated to 4500 years old. From years of being buried in peat under the river bed, the wood has an incredibly deep colour and unmistakable texture and feel to it. Much of it is almost pure black all the way through. It has been sliced into veneers exclusively for Campbell Marson and they are available in a small selection of frames.
Cira 3000BC
HISTORIC OAK
Excavated from river beds in East Europe, this historic bog oak has been carbon dated to 4500 years old. From years of being buried in peat under the river bed, the wood has an incredibly deep colour and unmistakable texture and feel to it. Much of it is almost pure black all the way through. It has been sliced into veneers exclusively for Campbell Marson and they are available in a small selection of frames.