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Woods Types & Finishes

TYPES OF WOOD:-

As all of our products are being exported to countries other than India, we produce our carvings as per the choice of woods from the customer. All the woods we use are sustainably grown and cultivated in the region where we import from. A certificate of FSC can be requested from us any time. All woods used Seasoned in clin or seasoning plants are having moisture contents between 8-10% only.  We normally use following types of woods:-

1. Paintgrade/Mangowood:-

       It can be any wood from Indian market which is cheaper and can accept any paint or colour. We mostly use Mango wood for this purpose.

2. Pine wood:-

       Architectural wood carvings and building construction companies in Europe purchase wood carvings and produce architectural salvages in this wood. Pine is abundantly available in the northern Himalayan region of India. It has great yellowing grains appearance which allows a customer to stain or polish it for displaying the wood grains and woody appearance.

3. Mahogany:-

       It’s a browning wood with soft texture of the grains. People who want to use the carvings in outdoor areas use this wood as it is a kind of weather resistance wood. It is good for paint or colouring but it can easily take polish as well.

4. Beech Wood:-

       It’s a beautiful brownish wood with less grains but it is a very good wood for polish as well as for paint on the carvings. It’s a multipurpose wood that can be used for furniture manufacturing as well as decorative carvings.

5. White Ash:-

       It is the hardest wood with great browning grans along the blanks gives a grainy appearance to the wood carvings. This wood is good for the polish on carvings to show the wood grains.

6. White Oak:-

       There is very little difference in White and Red Oak. We work in both of them and we stock them for anytime requirement. It is a hardwood and when customer is using this wood on their houses they buy in this wood. It can take polish at the best.

7. Hard Maple:-

       It’s a beautiful white wood with less grains but it is very hard and can be carved in very sharp manner to give great liveliness to the details on the carvings.

8. American Cherry:-

       It is the loveliest wood and the choice of Masters in woodcarvings as it gives great beauty to the wood carvings. It is full of grains and gives nice sharp edges to the carvings. All delicate carvings can be beautifully carved in this wood. It is also good got polish due to beautiful grains but it can easily take paint as well.

9. American Walnut:-

       Its an amazing wood when it comes to discuss the woodcarvings of fine detailing. It gives great shar edges to the carvings and its grains give customer a satisfaction of woody gesture in the dark appearance when applied.

SEASONING OF WOODS:-

We buy only kiln dried and chemically treated certified woods from our reputed wood suppliers. The moisture content is in the range of 8 to 10%. We maintain a large inventory of wood in our raw stock, which is used for carvings for many years. It provides natural seasoning. Also, during the stacking, all the wood planks are chemically treated before use for all types of pest and worm control.

FINISHING OF CARVINGS:-

Finishing is a very important part of our process since our carvings will be rendered more attractive with appropriate treatment. At Asia Carvings machine work is done only for some larger and thicker carvings. Most of the delicate parts of the carvings are sanded manually by skilled craftsmen with abrasive papers. Sanding by hand is done in our factories under the able supervision of the skilled and experienced quality control inspectors who evaluate every variation in the originality of design and quality of the carvings.

We use international quality sandpaper and adhesives that do not alter the original texture of the wood. Three types of brush are used to enable the carvings to shine at their highest clarity and are an important factor in the finishing process.

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