Even though it is no longer a growing tree, wood is a living, breathing renewable material.

Over the years forest management has changed. Now referred to as sustainable forest management and is practiced throughout the world. The main focus of sustainable forest management is preservation of forest health and diversity. This balance is necessary for forest survival, and prosperity of forest-dependent communities.

G3 Studios hand selects woods from all over the world. Chosen for their texture, strength, color, beauty, complexity, dimension, and simplicity, the unique characteristics of the wood is the source of Gregg‘s inspiration.  He sees the possibilities of what can be, and proceeds to materialize them into practical, valuable, beautiful every day products.

The infinite variations in wood, and the complexity of the combinations, make it difficult to impossible for Gregg to duplicate a pattern.  This is most apparent with pepper mills and salt grinders – unless they are ordered as a set, their patterns will be similar but not identical. 

The characteristics of wood can be drastically affected by ambient surroundings. For instance, changes in temperature and humidity can change the dimensional properties of the wood significantly.  Increases in temperature or humidity causes wood to expand, while decreases cause contraction. And, since every wood is different, it is affected differently by these changing conditions.

Unfortunately, you can’t control Mother Nature. But, with proper care of your wood products, you can minimize her effects.

• Avoid significant changes in your rooms’ temperatures or humidity
• Keep your wood furntiture, objects and artworks out of direct sunlight
• Maintain proper conditioning of the wood; refer to our FAQ page for specific  conditioning recommendations                                                              
  

For more information on caring for your wood products, and how the nuances of wood relate to G3 Studios’ unique process and products, please visit our FAQ page .

Olivewood - yellow with dark figured streaks; Africa	Mahagony - pinkish brown; Africa	Beech - tannish brown tint of red; North America	Birdseye Maple - cream white with an eye figure grain; North America	Black Limba - pale yellow to light brown with black streaks; Africa
Bloodwood - strawberry red; South America	Bocote - yellow to golden brown with figured dark stripes; Mexico	Brazilian Cherry - russet brown with dark streaks; South America	Bolivian Rosewood - alternating dark brown and purple streaks; South America	Bubinga - light red with purple stripe; Africa
Camphorwood Burl - reddish brown with dark clusters; Asia	Canarywood - yellow to orange with streaks of red, purple and black; South America	Cherry - reddish brown with golden luster; North America	Cocobolo - dark red with irregular black streaks; Africa	Gaboon Ebony - jet black very tight grain; Africa
Macassar Ebony - black with reddish streaks; Asia	Goncalo Alves - golden to reddish brown with dark streaks; South America	Kingwood - violet brown with alternating light and dark purple streaks; South America	Lacewood - pink to reddish brown with flecks in the grain; South America	Leopardwood - pale brown to medium brown with flecks in the grain; South America
Madrone Burl - pale reddish brown with cluster; North America	Maple - cream white; North America	Padauk - bright orange red; Africa	Purpleheart - vibrant purple; South America	Redwood Burl - dark reddish with brown clusters; North America
Sapele - dark red brown; Africa	Tulipwood - irregular streaks of yellow, rose, and violet on cream; South America	Walnut - dark chololate brown; North America	Wenge - dark brown to black streaks; Africa	Yellowheart - sunflower yellow; South America
Zebrawood - golden brown with irregular streaks of black; Africa