All news about Wood In Sardinia

The ancient trades of the carpenter and of the engraver

Numerous carpenters of Marmilla produce still today artefacts in value wood. In the workshops of Mogoro are produced mostly objects of everyday use, like chopping boards, meat and fruit trays (...)

In the Gallura region a large part of the Italian cork production

The bark of particular kind of oak (Quercus suber L.), that grows especially in Gallura woods, permit the periodic extraction of cork. Sardinia on its own covers nearly the entire Italian cork production.
Calangianus boasts numerous industries on this field, that produce bottle caps (...)

Still today the organs in Segariu are constructed with the pipes

In Segariu, a village which once boasted a great tradition in the construction of Sardinian roof-tiles (produced with mixes of clay and straw), there is a family owned company (led by Giuseppe and Roberto Palmas) (...)

Very appreciated the straw chairs of Campidano

The carpenters of Campidano have always been appreciated for the production of straw chairs, mostly used in the small centers. Assemini, for example, is a town that lives mainly of handicraft. (...)

The Sardinian chest has become a furniture complement in great demand

In Montiferru the craftsmen who work and carve wood are known for their ability in the production of chests, in accordance with the appreciated Sardinian tradition. Until some decades ago (...)

Mamuthones, Merdules and Thurpos: local wood for the masks

Since antiquities, the Barbagie have been rich in woods and fine trees (sessile oak, walnut, chestnut tree, cherry tree, oleaster), that have always supplied quality timber. Many the towns in which (...)