Our wood

We upcycle hardwood into unique furniture full of history and character

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Når historie bliver til design

Hos Thors Design forvandler vi ærlige, rå og ubehandlede materialer til rustikke møbler og indretninger. Vi arbejder med massivt hårdttræ fra nogle af verdens mest hårdføre træsorter – træ, der i årtier har båret nedlagte havne, brodæk og jernbaner under ekstreme belastninger.

Det robuste konstruktionstræ får nyt liv som håndlavede møbler med patina, sjæl og styrke. Unikaer, der bærer historie og har en levetid ud over det sædvanlige.

Alt vores træ er testet fri for kemi, så du kan være sikker på at få møbler af høj kvalitet, der er sikre for dig og din familie.

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Marked by the harsh harbour environment

ALTID FRA GENANVENDTE RESSOURCER

We take great care to treat our wood with the utmost respect for its unique history.  All the marks, holes, bolts and other details you see in our furniture are simply a testament to the authenticity of the wood, and can only be preserved because everything is handmade.

Although the wood has been exposed to the harsh elements for more than half a century before being upcycled to furniture, you should expect the woods colour and structure to change further over time. Cracks and crevices can develop as the wood dries.

The most dramatic change in the wood’s colour and structure will occur when the furniture is placed outside. The sun will change the wood to a silver grey colour and changes in the humidity will make the wood constantly expand and contract. If new furniture is exposed to a long period of sun coupled with low humidity, then large cracks can suddenly appear and the wood fibres can rise, creating a rough feel to the surface.  The table surface can easily be sanded smooth again.

The constant change in your furniture is to be expected when working with living materials. The way the wood changes adds new details and character to the furniture.

Marked by the harsh harbour environment

We take great care to treat our wood with the utmost respect for its unique history.  All the marks, holes, bolts and other details you see in our furniture are simply a testament to the authenticity of the wood, and can only be preserved because everything is handmade.

Although the wood has been exposed to the harsh elements for more than half a century before being upcycled to furniture, you should expect the woods colour and structure to change further over time. Cracks and crevices can develop as the wood dries.

The most dramatic change in the wood’s colour and structure will occur when the furniture is placed outside. The sun will change the wood to a silver grey colour and changes in the humidity will make the wood constantly expand and contract. If new furniture is exposed to a long period of sun coupled with low humidity, then large cracks can suddenly appear and the wood fibres can rise, creating a rough feel to the surface.  The table surface can easily be sanded smooth again.

The constant change in your furniture is to be expected when working with living materials. The way the wood changes adds new details and character to the furniture.

Marked by the harsh harbour environment

We take great care to treat our wood with the utmost respect for its unique history.  All the marks, holes, bolts and other details you see in our furniture are simply a testament to the authenticity of the wood, and can only be preserved because everything is handmade.

Although the wood has been exposed to the harsh elements for more than half a century before being upcycled to furniture, you should expect the woods colour and structure to change further over time. Cracks and crevices can develop as the wood dries.

The most dramatic change in the wood’s colour and structure will occur when the furniture is placed outside. The sun will change the wood to a silver grey colour and changes in the humidity will make the wood constantly expand and contract. If new furniture is exposed to a long period of sun coupled with low humidity, then large cracks can suddenly appear and the wood fibres can rise, creating a rough feel to the surface.  The table surface can easily be sanded smooth again.

The constant change in your furniture is to be expected when working with living materials. The way the wood changes adds new details and character to the furniture.

Marked by the harsh harbour environment

We take great care to treat our wood with the utmost respect for its unique history.  All the marks, holes, bolts and other details you see in our furniture are simply a testament to the authenticity of the wood, and can only be preserved because everything is handmade.

Although the wood has been exposed to the harsh elements for more than half a century before being upcycled to furniture, you should expect the woods colour and structure to change further over time. Cracks and crevices can develop as the wood dries.

The most dramatic change in the wood’s colour and structure will occur when the furniture is placed outside. The sun will change the wood to a silver grey colour and changes in the humidity will make the wood constantly expand and contract. If new furniture is exposed to a long period of sun coupled with low humidity, then large cracks can suddenly appear and the wood fibres can rise, creating a rough feel to the surface.  The table surface can easily be sanded smooth again.

The constant change in your furniture is to be expected when working with living materials. The way the wood changes adds new details and character to the furniture.

Træ med styrke og holdbarhed

Vi arbejder med hårdttræ, som hører til en blandt det hårdeste tømmer i verden. Under mindre ekstreme forhold regnes træet som nærmest uforgængeligt. Vores møbler har derfor en forventet levetid på generationer, uanset om de benyttes inde eller ude.

Janka-skalaen herunder viser, hvor hårdt vores træ er.
Her kan du også sammenligne med andre kendte træsorter.

OM JANKA
Janka er et mål for træs hårdhed og slidstyrke. Jo højere Janka, jo hårdere og mere slidstærkt træ. I praksis måles Janka som den kraft, det kræver at indlejre en 11,28 millimeter stålkugle halvvejs ind i en træprøve. De hårdeste træsorter findes i troperne. Verdens hårdeste træ, Brasiliansk valnød, er målt til en Janka på 3680. 


Udvalgt med omhu

Når vi skaber dine møbler, tager vi altid udgangspunkt i en grundig dialog om dine ønsker og behov. Med afsæt i samtalen udvælger vi det genanvendte træ, vi har til rådighed, som bedst understøtter designet, funktionen og helheden.

Hos Thors Design vælger du formen og udtrykket – vi vælger materialet. Hvert stykke træ har sin egen karakter, og det er vores håndværk og erfaring, der sikrer det rette match til netop dit møbel.

Bliv klogere på købsprocessen

Et levende materiale

Vi sætter en stor ære i at behandle vores træ med respekt for dets unikke historie. Alle mærker, huller, bolte og andre tegn, som du ser i vores møbler, er simple beviser for det genanvendte træs historie og kan kun bevares fordi alt er håndlavet.

Selvom træet har været udsat for slag, vind og vejr i mere end et halvt århundrede før det bliver upcyclet til møbler, skal du forvente at dets farve og struktur vil ændre sig yderligere med tiden. Revner og sprækker forandrer sig eller opstår i takt med at træet tørrer ud.

Den mest markante forandring af træets farve og struktur vil opstå når møblerne benyttes udenfor. Solen vil forandre træets overflade til en sølvgrå farve, og ændringen i luftfugtighed vil medføre at træet hele tiden trækker sig sammen og udvider sig i takt hermed. Hvis de helt nye møbler udsættes for en længere periode med høj sol og lav luftfugtighed, skal du forvente at store sprækker kan opstå meget spontant, og at træets fibre løfter sig og skaber en meget grov overfladestruktur. Overfladen kan dog altid pudses ned igen, så plankerne genvinder sin glatte og bløde overflade.

Processen med at møblerne forandrer sig, er et produkt af at arbejde med levende materialer. Forandringen er med til at medføre nye historiske detaljer og karaktertræk til det enestående træ.

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Janka

Janka hardness measures how strong and durable a species of wood is. The higher the Janka value, the more durable the wood.

In practice, the force required to embed an 11.28 millimetre steel ball halfway into a wooden sample is measured.