Jewellery Box Paua insert small Kauri

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Jewellery Box Paua insert small Kauri The Kauri is New Zealands most famous native tree. One of the largest trees in the world it is also prized for its excellent quality timber. It is both light and extremely durable while maintaining an unscathed and beautiful appearance.Historically the indigenous people of New Zealand the Maori found many uses for Kauri Timber including the building of houses and ships bridges and fences. The vast size of the trunks also allowed them to carve the entire hull of their canoes from one piece of timber.New Zealands most famous Kauri Tane Mahuta also known as King of the Forest stands proud at 51.2 metres high with a girth of over 13 metres. It is estimated that Tane Mahuta found in Northlands Waipoua Forest is over 2000 years old.As todays Kauri sources are minimal Timber is being salvaged from swamps and forest floors. These specimens are thousands of years old and yet the timber holds strong to its original qualities