Wild Roots Hardwood A-Board
A solid hardwood A-board sign, 36in high x 19in wide, built from 2in thick posts with a flat panel face.
Uses
Freestanding signage for shops, cafés, market stalls or events. The panel is supplied blank, ready for the customer to fix a printed sign, chalkboard insert, or their own artwork to.
Where much of the wood comes from
A significant proportion of the timber is recovered from areas of Indonesia that have been cleared for mining. The forest has already been felled to make way for mining activity; Wira and his team recover usable trees and timber that would otherwise be abandoned, burned, buried or washed away.
This is not timber felled by us to manufacture products. The team's work begins after the land has been cleared, rescuing usable material from the destruction and finding a productive use for it.
Abandoned trunks can also become dangerous during heavy rain and flooding. Large pieces of timber may be carried downstream, contributing to blockages and potentially damaging bridges, roads, homes and other infrastructure. Recovering the wood can therefore prevent useful material from going to waste while reducing the amount of heavy debris left in vulnerable areas.
The boards are then cut, machined and finished by Wira's network of local workshops in Java.
Details
- Dimensions: 36in (H) x 19in (W), 2in thick posts
- Timber: mixed dense Indonesian hardwood (species not individually confirmed per piece)
- Origin: Made by Wira's team and local makers, Java, Indonesia
- Finish: machined, blank panel, supplied raw/unfinished
- Panel: blank hardwood — not chalkboard-finished; fix your own sign, print or paint to it
Care
Apply an oil or wax finish if used indoors, or a suitable exterior wood treatment if it will live outside.
Supporting tree planting
A donation from sales of this item goes to a tree-planting project in Sumba, run with local partners, at a cost of roughly £3 per tree.