Thuya- an exotic wood embedded in wax luminaries to create a new design

You probably saw some of our wax luminaries (tea candles holders) with the embedded Thuya wood and certainly wondered where this wood is coming from. Today we decided to write about Thuya and explain what this exotic wood is and its origin.

Thuya tree (pronounced tweeya) is a unique conifer tree related to cedar, grown only in Morocco, precisely in Atlas Mountains regions (Essaouira, Azemour, Idaoutanane,…). A sort of evergreen trees thickly branched, remarkable for the special arrangement of their branches. The rare aromatic hard wood of Thuya tree is unique from all kinds of exotic woods.

Thuya wood availability The beautiful and rare wood is not available anywhere, except in MOROCCO. Therefore, exploitation of this wood is very controlled, as well as it’s exportation as crude or cut to size wood, which is strictly not allowed. Thuya wood has become strictly regulated by the Moroccan government and very hard to come by. Thuya wood manufacturers have so many problems to find nice pieces or slabs for their works. The most beautiful, hard, and presenting various textures in Thuya wood, is the bloc of the root, but, unfortunately, because of being under ground for a long time, it presents, in majority of cases, many defects such as cracks, porosity caused by water, presence of rocks or bad holes inside…etc. but from the intact blocks of the root, very nice products are made.

Thuya products quality Most of products made from Thuya wood are classified as luxury products, for example some of high class cars accessories are made from this wood, such as trophies, luxurious cigar or pen boxes, luxury package for high class shoes, …etc. The beautiful burled root wood and the limited number of craftsmen creating these products makes them unique and beautiful gifts to be treasured for a longtime.

Thuya products manufacture The process of manufacture of different kinds of Thuya products is very hard and require numerous hours of laborious work. It also requires as much as possible of attention and ability, specially in wood choosing, measurement, cutting, pieces sorting, design choosing, collage, adjustment of openings, wire working, painting, finishing, and polishing. The same attention and ability are required for turned products, especially for not to damage the Thuya wood blanks, and for making the opening made to measure.

Thuya products polishing The process of polishing all Thuya products is as delicate as their manufacture. In addition to various products used to polish, such as: wax, abrasive paper, alcohol, oil, lacquer gum, cotton & cloth for polishing, the craftsman has to pass on hundreds times the polishing liquid on surfaces of the piece that he works, he has to do it with as much as possible of delicateness until he reach the most shiny polish, clearing in this way the beauty of Thuya wood textures.

So, now you learned more about this exotic wood we use in our wax tea candles holders (wax luminaries; wax candle holders)  which definitely makes them unique.  Check out our 2009 catalog for more designs.

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