Woods - South Deep - Unique hardwood lights made in Dorset

We work mainly with British hardwoods sourced from local sawmills, the most commonly used timbers being Ash, Beech, Elm, London Plane, Oak and Sweet Chestnut. We also use Cherry and Walnut but these can be difficult to source in the UK in the sizes we use so occasionally we work with the darker 'Black' species from North America. Some of our pieces are made from spalted timber. Spalting is a natural process that is common in some woods. This adds another attractive layer of uniqueness to the grain.

We also combine interesting timbers to make composite pieces from woods such as Walnut and Ash. Here the light Ash contrasts with the dark Walnut exceptionally well. Very occasionally we use sustainably grown South American and African timber. Examples include Tigerwood, Wenge and Zebrano but these are very much the exceptions.

All the British hardwoods we use have a connection with boat-building that goes back centuries. Traditionally employed because of their great strength or durability, we now use them for their wonderful grain structures. They are still used in modern boat-building but usually in veneer form for interior joinery. However, we only use solid timber. No veneers are used in the manufacture of our lights.
The images below show the differences between the grain patterns.