TO ORDER, CLICK THE BUTTON Shipping to UK address: £3.50 per order; Orders over £100 FREE How much in euros? Or dollars? Click here for converter to 50 currencies Click here for information about internet security, terms, and our service to customers   STORE DIRECTORY   TOP One Village woodenware is made specially to our designs at a new craft workshop near Saharanpur, in north India. We use locally available and easily-renewable timber. Eucalyptus has a bad press because this fast growing tree consumes much water and nutrition from the soil. On top of that, eucalyptus is not friendly to wildlife. But eucalyptus grows rapidly without being cultivated and is therefore in India the target of a government programme of felling. It is these removed wild trees that provide the raw material for some of our wooden articles. Eucalyptus is strong and has good texture. Acacia is a very solid hard wood so strong it was traditionally the choice when heavy farm equipment was made from wood. Acacia trees are mature after 20 years and grown in a large and organized way not far from the workshops where our wooden articles are made. Papri (holoptelea integrifolia) is often known as Indian elm. This tree also grows in large amounts over much of northern India. Papri wood has a slightly yellowish hue. Mango (managifera indica) is the tree that produces the mango fruit; in India its leaves also are considered auspicious in religious ceremonies. The mango tree is widely grown all over India in both groves and open fields. The trees are generally discarded after they stop bearing fruit, but this helps to provide the plentiful supply of wood. Mango seasons well and is a very good wood to work with. Our woodenware has a non-gloss finish; most of it is oiled with vegetable oil. We use linseed oil for this. To renew oiled wood, re-oil by simply rubbing in some of the same new vegetable oil that you use in your kitchen.