About Product

Petrified wood literally means " wood turned into stone" . Fossilised wood is created by nature when trees are completely buried under mud sediments or volcanic ash for millions of years and the organic matter petrifies into extremely hard stone or quartz crystals. The original structure of the wood in all its details and imperfections, including tree rings, grains , crevices, cracks, gaps, knots and cells is preserved in the petrified wood. The quartz/stone takes on color from the various minerals present in the mud like black from carbon, green and blue from cobalt, chromium and red from copper.

We source our petrified wood from Indonesia,Bali Islands, Canada, Brazil and Ecuador.

The petrified wood is collected by the local indigenous farmers. The petrified wood which has turned into stone is nearly as hard as diamond and is cut into slabs, blocks using special diamond tipped, oil-cooled saws. Then the petrified wood block, slab is placed in a plaster cast ring on the grinding machine which grinds the wood to a super smooth finish. The next step is to place the wood piece on a polishing machine which uses water and very fine grit to polish it to a permanent smooth finish. This process of polishing is carried on for 8 hours.

The petrified wood is created by nature and attempt is made to maintain the natural beauty in its pristine form with minimal modification.

Petrified wood is formed when organic matter is buried in an oxygen-less environment under mud or volcanic ash. The surrounding material, mud or ash or water has several elements like carbon, manganese or copper present which stains the wood turned into quartz crystals. This is a purely physical process and the coloration is determined by the presence of trace elements in the medium.

This is a list of contaminating elements and related color hues:

• carbon – black
• chromium – green/blue
• cobalt – green/blue
• copper – green/blue
• iron oxides – red, brown, and yellow
• manganese – pink/orange
• manganese oxides – blackish/yellow

The petrified wood and the resin infused teak root are already permanently polished to maintain the pristine beauty of the wood. But to maintain it properly you must clean it regularly. Dust it with a soft cloth. No harsh chemicals are recommended. Only plain water should be used. Rub the wood down with a soft pad dipped in a small quantity of water to remove dirt and debris. Do not scrub or wipe hard. Do not use any cleaner containing abrasives, chlorant, bleach or ammonia.

These products should be regularly dusted with a feather duster or a synthetic electrostatic duster or wiped down with a soft clean cloth. If there are stubborn dirt stains, use a soft pad dipped in water. Do not scrub hard but wipe gently. Do not use any cleaner containing abrasives, chlorant, bleach or ammonia.

The beauty of the natural organic shape of the teak root is maintained as far as possible. When working with teak root less is more. The undamaged piece of wood is finished with minimal work to retain the natural characteristics of the wood as possible.