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A fine 8 seater beautifully designed by Richard Lowe and constructed by Savanna Wood. Resting on four massive turned pillars, this is a very impressive piece that allows for convivial banter or serious business discussions! The cleverly designed cross braces leave plenty of leg room to sit back with a fine glass of wine after dinner and admire the wonderful timber used to construct your very own masterpiece.
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Ideal number of seats |
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Width |
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8 |
5 feet 4 inches. |
1.6 meters. |
5 feet 4 inches. |
1.6 meters. |
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This Table is available in Reclaimed & Harvested Zambezi Teak. Click on Images to Enlarge: |
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Reclaimed African Hardwood Table
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Harvested Zambezi Teak Table
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A fine 8 seater beautifully designed by Richard Lowe and engineered by Savanna Wood. Resting on four massive turned pillars, this is a very impressive piece that allows for convivial banter or serious business discussions! The cleverly designed cross braces leave plenty of leg room to sit back with a fine glass of wine after dinner and admire the wonderful timber used to construct your very own masterpiece. The story of that timber begins over a hundred years ago, when railroads were built into Central Africa to open up the region to trade and administration. The ‘sleepers’ or ‘ties’ used to build these railways were harvested from a locally available resource, African Hardwoods. This timber, and in particular Zambezi Teak, is incredibly hard and durable and thus perfectly suited to the requirements of the Railroad Engineers. So hard that it is impervious to physical or biological attack, these magnificent timbers did not require any treatment to preserve them, and their beautiful, rich close grain polishes up to lustrous finish unmatched by any other timber in the world.
This timber has been seasoned by the elements over the decades to the consistency of steel, making it extremely difficult to work with, but virtually indestructible. It’s most attractive features however, are the lustrous colour and the rich, close grain that give each piece an opulence and finish carefully emphasized by the painstaking attention with which it is handmade. When you see the material we start with, you will be amazed at how such a tough, cracked and wasted slab of timber can be turned into such a magnificent product!
Built from Zambezi Teak, an exceptionally hard and durable African Hardwood. It’s most attractive features however, are the lustrous colour and the rich, close grain that give each piece an opulence and finish carefully emphasized by the painstaking attention with which it is handmade.
In 1952 a worldwide enquiry was instituted that explored every possible timber to find the most suitable material for making the floors of the London Corn Exchange. It had to be of particular hardness and durability because of the heavy use to which it would be put and the damaging effect of the corn kernels ground underfoot. After much deliberation and a series of stringent tests, a decision was reached to make the floors out of Zambezi Teak. It has been extensively used for railway sleepers (ties), but very seldom for fine furniture because of the great difficulties in working it. We at Savanna Wood have developed methods of work to handle this magnificent but steely hard timber.
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