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A superb piece of furniture with two beautiful wide drawers superbly constructed of solid Zambezi Teak using the finest dovetail joinery. This coffee table (48 inches by 40 inches) is very imposing, and so wonderful to sit beside and just admire the wonderful timber from which it is hand made. Not available with turned legs.
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16 inches |
400 mm |
4 foot |
1200 mm |
3 feet 4 inches |
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Coffee Tables available in Reclaimed & Harvested Zambezi Teak. Click on Images to Enlarge: | |
Reclaimed African Hardwood Coffee Tables
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Harvested Zambezi Teak Coffee Tables
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A superb piece of furniture with two beautiful wide drawers superbly constructed of solid reclaimed Zambezi Teak using the finest dovetail joinery. This coffee table (48 inches by 40 inches) is very imposing, and so wonderful to sit beside and just admire the wonderful timber from which it is hand made. Not available with turned legs.
At the turn of the last century 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.
The majority of these timbers have long since been replaced by concrete. However, some still exist on old rail lines or in mines, or were collected by locals when they were lifted to use as fence posts or building material. At Savanna Wood we have teams scouring Central Africa for the wonderful and valuable timbers to manufacture into truly unique Furniture products.
We do not believe there is any timber in the world with finer qualities for manufacturing exceptional furniture. Zambezi Teak is extremely hard with a fine, close grain and deep, rich natural colour. It is harvested from the vast forests of Matabeleland situated on the fringe of the Kalahari Desert. The wildness and beauty of the African bush growing on the deep and ancient sands of the Kalahari veldt belies the savagely harsh conditions under which diverse species of flora manage to prosper and grow. To survive these adverse conditions requires a resilience and toughness unknown in other species. One of the hardest and most durable of these African hardwood trees, Baikiaea plurijuga, a.k.a. Zambezi Teak, is amongst the most beautiful timbers in the world, with a fine, close grain and deep, rich natural colour. Harvesting is conducted under the strict supervision of the Forestry Commission, an internationally respected body who are charged with the preservation and commercial utilization of all indigenous forests. Savanna Wood pay royalties on all timber cut into a trust fund for the benefit of the communities living in and around the forests. Utilization of the payments is decided by the trustees, comprising a representative of the community, Forestry Commission and Savanna Wood. Funds may be for schools, clinics, boreholes or other projects that benefit the community as a whole. Because they benefit financially from this arrangement, it is in the communities’ interests to preserve the forests. Savanna also sponsor other projects to help local communities reduce dependency on illegal tree cutting.
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