About Craftmanship & Quality
OUR QUALITY UNDERSTANDING
Functionality, stability, durability, a coherent understanding of price & performance and ultimately sustainability are important criteria for product quality and the basis of our business idea.
HOW WE WORK & WHERE IT'S MADE
All the steps from disassembling the barrels to the finished wine barrel products are elaborately and conscientiously carried out by hand. All our products are made in Ohakune, New Zealand.
WORKING WITH OAK BARREL WOOD
On a stave, NO side is flat! They all have an angle and curves. When working on them, we try to keep that original shape and the angles as best as we can. It would be easy to just cut straight and then make it straight on all sides, but to work with those angles, we need special tools and additional time for sanding. So, therefore, much more time goes into each piece of wood art.
CUSTOM ORDERS & SPECIAL REQUESTS
We are happy to change existing products according to your wishes or realize your personal idea.
We also supply restaurants, bars or other businesses who want to spoil their customers / employees with something special.
DELIVERY & PICK UP
Please ask us for special prices for bulk orders. You are also very welcome to pick up your goods in Ohakune. Maybe in combination with a great outdoor weekend in this great all year-round holiday destination. 😊
Our definition of colouring
All the Barrel parts (Staves, rings, heads) have been cleaned gently and all the nails, dirt (outside) and the wine stone (inside the barrel) has been removed with special, environmentally friendly solvents.
Original Look
Processing: we clean and slightly sand the oak barrel product, then varnish it. The original structure of the barrel used is preserved and visible.
Original Look glossy
finished with highly durable food safe varnish that enhances the natural timber grain slightly shiny.
Original Look dark
finished with highly durable food safe pure Tung Oil that enhances the natural timber grain slightly dark.
Oak Look
Processing:
we clean and sand the oak barrel product till all the surface “dirt” is completely gone, then varnish it. The structure of the oak is now visible and gets preserved.
Oak Look glossy finished with highly durable food safe varnish that enhances the natural timber grain slightly shiny.
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Oak Look dark finished with highly durable food safe pure Tung Oil that enhances the natural timber grain slightly dark.
Smoked Look
Processing:
we clean the oak barrel product and then burn it with a flame. This gives a deep, dark look, which we then varnish. The structure of the oak is now visible in smoked look and gets preserved.
Smoked look glossy finished with highly durable food safe varnish that enhances the natural timber grain slightly shiny.
Oak Look dark finished with highly durable food safe pure Tung Oil that enhances the natural timber grain slightly dark.
