{"id":32765,"date":"2019-09-17T10:42:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T09:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/about-wood-and-woods\/"},"modified":"2019-09-17T10:43:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T09:43:40","slug":"about-wood-and-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/?p=32765","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT WOOD AND WOODS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src='https:\/\/ec2-52-15-147-67.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AuroraTemplate\/vendor.js'><\/script><link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/ec2-52-15-147-67.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AuroraTemplate\/design.css'\/>\n<div class=\"articleContainer\">\n<div class=\"articleWrapper\">\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"text subtitle _option1\" doc-editable=\"title\">When designing our outdoor furniture, we seek to reach an optimal ratio <br data-newline=\"\">of design, functionality, durability, and ecology.<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"text intro\" doc-editable=\"text\">Wooden structures in the sea such as pontoons, piers, jetties and so on are living proof of the soundness of wood as a material for the structure and finishing of outdoor applications. Almost constantly in contact with salt water and subject to biting wind and high UV densities. The wood may well turn grey, but it lasts for decades, which makes it a super-material.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\" data-tap-fullscreen=\"\">\n<div doc-image=\"image\" doc-link=\"hyperlink\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/871-870.jpg'); background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><figcaption doc-editable=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"text crosshead\" doc-editable=\"text\">HELLWOOD<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">Extremis Hellwood is wood that has been through purgatory to steel it against all kinds of hellish ordeals. And there are more than enough of them out there: UV rays, rain and acid rain, fluctuating humidity levels, frost, extreme heat and so on.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">Our preservation gives the fibres greater internal stability and increases their resistance to rotting. In this way, we obtain a type of wood that belongs in Durability Class I, just like the very best tropical wood. An attractive side-effect of the process, of course, is the wood\u2019s dark colouring.\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text crosshead\" doc-editable=\"text\">IROKO TROPICAL HARDWOOD<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">Our permanent attention to sustainable forest and nature management limits our choice of materials. For Gargantua and Abachus \u2013 products with wide boards \u2013 we deliberately use FSC-labelled Iroko. This yellow to medium brown tropical hardwood offers superior stability in the radial direction and has just the properties we are looking for. With regard to aesthetics and physical properties, Iroko most resembles the better known teak, whose origin is often dubious given the high demand. We seek to reduce our carbon footprint by exclusively using solar energy to produce electricity for our machines, lighting, etc. and also fight against deforestation by using FSC-certified wood. A growing market for FSC-certified wood means that a larger part of the world\u2019s forests will be protected and that responsible forestry will definitely bring more benefit to the local communities than reckless deforestation.\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text crosshead\" doc-editable=\"text\">HOW TO KEEP YOUR WOOD IN SHAPE?<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">When delivered, the wooden parts of our products are untreated. Exposure to sun and rain will gradually change their colour to silvery grey, and also roughen the surface. If you want to somewhat retain their original colour, you should oil them once a year. We recommend using RMC Hybrid Wood Protector. Wether you treat the table with oil or not, is a matter of taste, but the treatment will also reduce the wood\u2019s proneness to splits, cracks, (grease) stain absorption, etc.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">To clean the wood you can use special products or simply a stiff bristle brush and some water. Be careful not to irreparably damage the wood fibres. For this reason, never use a high pressure cleaner.\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text crosshead\" doc-editable=\"text\">JATOBA HARDWOOD<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">For the entire Extempore range and the Romeo&amp;Juliet bench we have opted for the warm reddish-brown Jatoba. This tropical hardwood is also FSC-certified. It offers great strength and stability in the longitudinal direction. Jatoba and Iroko are both durability Class 1 species \u2013 timbers of the highest natural durability.\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text crosshead\" doc-editable=\"text\">WHEN IS WOOD <br data-newline=\"\">CONSIDERED DURABLE?<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\">Natural durability of wood is categorised in five durability classes, ranging from 1 (highly durable) to 5 (not durable). We exclusively use species meeting the requirements of durability Class I. This means that, when exposed to normal outdoor conditions, these last for at least 50 years! In principle, only tropical hardwoods such as Iroko and Jatoba fall into this category, but the thermal treatment process of our Hellwood upgrades it to durability Class I level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When designing our outdoor furniture, we seek to reach an optimal ratio <br data-newline=\"\">of design, functionality, durability, and ecology.<br \/>Wooden structures in the sea such as pontoons, piers, jetties and so on are living proof of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-city"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4NFA0-8wt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alex.lannee.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}