Iroko
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Iroko (ecologic hardwoord)
The quality of Iroko hardwood allows us to make the table top segments out of one piece of wood. Our suppliers have their own concession and guarantee to deliver only the best quality Iroko hardwood, with a clear chain of custody. As a result, any type of fraud along the way from origin to customer is excluded. An ISO certificate can be presented into which the most important conditions have been integrated on ecologic and socio-economic plan, thus also guaranteeing sustainable entrepreneurship. The color and the characteristics of the wood are similar to teak.
After intensive consultation with amongst others the university of Ghent, Iroko came out best.
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Fantastic assets
The wood itself is known for its many good features: good hardness, minor warping and few internal tensions. It can easily be dried and finished off. Ecologic hardwood (Iroko) wood also is very resistant to all kinds of vermin. The wood has a rather dense structure and the texture is mildly coarse. Ecologic hardwood wood is used for many indoor and outdoor products such as window frames, musical instruments, furniture, parquet floors, stairs, bridges, structural work, etc.
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The Iroko wood use for Gargantua received a FSC label. |
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Hard to handle
Being an extremely hard and difficult to work wood, the choice for ecologic hardwood (Iroko) does not simplify things. Ecologic hardwood has comparatively excellent shrinkage and warping characteristics. The laws of nature can of course not be disregarded: temperature and humidity fluctuations put an extreme strain on the material. This can always, be it to a small degree, result in warping and cracks. |
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Sanding the wood
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| Wood is a living matter and, in spite of the superior quality provided by teak, it constantly has to adapt to extreme changes in temperature and humidity. Due to internal stress resulting from these constant adaptations the wood warps. |
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This warping can among other things lead to cracking. Colour and structure changes can also appear. These characteristics are typical of the material and by choosing this material you accept them. |
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Cracks in the wood can simply be sanded by hand with sanding paper or a hand sanding machine. To protect the stainless steel surface, cover its edge with hard-wearing adhesive tape. |
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| Use 80 grit sanding paper and start with the vertical part of the tabletop. Hold the hand sanding machine parallel to the table’s edge. Lightly sand the edge until smooth. |
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Now sand the tabletop. Make sure the hand sanding machine is held parallel to the tabletop. Do not limit the sanding to the damaged parts, but sand the entire tabletop to obtain a uniform result. |
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To avoid burrs, sand the top edge of the tabletop until smooth. Sand this part by hand. Upon removal of the burrs, you can, depending on the desired finish, treat the table with hardwood oil. |
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| The tables wood is untreated. If you leave like this, it will get a silver-gray patina. If you do not wish to obtain this effect, you can treat it with Jatoba oil. This treatment maintains the woods flexibility but is not necessary: it is up to you to decide which effect you prefer. |
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Bear in mind however that even with an oil treatment the colour of the wood will change under the influence of UV-light and moisture. To keep the surface nice and smooth, we advise you to slightly sand the wood every year. |
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