Why indigenous and salvaged?

We have such a wonderful variety of indigenous woods in South Africa. But their use has mostly been replaced by commercial plantations. So, people have forgotten about the beautiful variety of our indigenous woods. Our products do not require massive slabs or beams, so we are able to once again showcase some of the rarer and seldom used species.  

By using salvaged wood, we feel that we are being as Eco-conscious as possible. We try to use every last little bit of wood that we have. Which is also why I have such a diverse range of products so that nothing gets wasted. Anything that I can't make something with is returned to the bush where it can biodegrade. So overall everything we salvage gets utilized either by me or by the ecosystems around.

Even the sawdust and shavings are composted and used to germinate indigenous trees that I re-plant into disturbed veld or where I remove alien invasives in the area where we live.