Having a unique piece of furniture with a story behind it is impossible to achieve without a team working with one united vision. Our vision and promise is a “zero waste rule”– from the root up! Due to excessive, unsustainable logging over the past century, natural teak forests are disappearing. Fortunately, our team at Mys-TEAK […]
Over the last few months, we have been walking you through the production process from our southern Costa Rican plantation, as well as our unexpected visit from mother nature last summer and how we have recovered from the storm. Now, as promised here is the last part of our journey in Mys-TEAK, an interesting path that we […]
Check Out Our New Flooring Line! Making environmentally responsible teak affordable! 100% natural. 100% Solid Teak. Have you been looking to upgrade your flooring? We have added two new affordable solid teak flooring lines! 100% Heartwood G1S and Designer Grade G1S ¾” solid teak flooring. Both grades retain all the characteristics of their specified grade flooring […]
After the rather rough visit from Mother Nature to our Plantation in Sierpe this past August, we decided to take advantage of the situation presented by the storm and walk you through our production process, which is divided into 3 internal ‘MysTEAK’ sections; growth (Plantations), production (Creations), and sales (Designs). We showed to you in […]
At approximately 3am on Aug 5 th, we received multiple calls and messages, mostly from forest engineers and plantation workers, informing us that the storm caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone over Costa Rica was hitting the country and causing considerable damage. We quickly learned our Mys-Teak plantation in the Sierpe Region of the province of Puntaranas was hit as part of […]
We are back on the Mys-Teak Plantation and cleaning up the damage from our last tropical storm. There was approximately a 100 meter stretch worth of damage! While it looks bad, we know that it could have been much worse and thankfully none of our workers were injured. Speaking of workers, we thought we would show you a […]
Working with Teak: “Why is my teak so streaky, white, orange, zebralike–not honeycolour?!?” Welcome to our 6th of six blogs on “Working with Teak”. For those who have not seen our other video blogs, my name is Robert. Today I will show you the amazing transformation of freshly milled teak when exposed to sunlight. Both plantation […]
What are the best ways to preserve Teak? In our fifth blog we explore Sealers and Finishes Finishes are very dependent on user preference and on the use of the teak. In many cases, if the use is highly specific, (like marine decking maintenance) it is best to talk to professionals in that industry. However, as a rule […]
What are the best ways to work with Teak? In our fourth blog we dive into working with teak, focusing on cutting, planing, gluing and sanding. Teak varies in colour according to origin, so try to buy all the boards you need from the same source, so you can get a uniform look – especially if […]
What are the properties of teak hardwood? In our third blog diving into the most common questions about our teak, we outline what the unique characteristics of teak wood (Tectona Grandis) and why it is superior to other woods in many areas.