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In 2024 the event is taking place on the 01.06.2024!

What a beautiful weekend is now already behind us again....

Thank you very much for your visit, the overall good mood, the interest in precious wood, the various crafts and the professionals, who willingly shared their sectrets, tips and tricks to the audience!

Special thanks to all exhibitors, this way we could represent a great variety this year all together, so there was something interesting for everyone to discover. An extra thanks to Thomas for the main organization, and last but not least to the whole Cropp team for the super cooperation! It was a lot of fun again!

But now to the report:

There was a lot to see, over the three halls and the large courtyard we have 28 exhibitors distributed - such a large number, as never before! Pick up new tips and tricks, get inspired, make contacts with like-minded people and spend a nice day

Address house No. 10:
Sylke Dawartz - Everything about species conservation (NEW), Dr. Gerald Koch - Thünen Institute, Heiko Rockel - Pens made of wood with history, Norbert Zeplien - Writing utensils, Kay Busch - Pytha - 3D CAD system, Christoff Borowski - Model making (NEW), Henning Eberhardt - Historical tools (NEW), Frank Jürgens - Knife maker, Manfred Timpe - HausDrei e.V., Mirjam Poller - wood jewelry (NEW), Richard Stanley - furniture and object design, Arbortech products - Udo Arens, Antje Eickmeier - HolzKunstWerte sculptureing, carving (NEW)

Many questions regarding species protection, CITES, wood species identification and more could be asked to the first two mentioned. Just because there are nevertheless again and again news e.g. concerning CITES. Or it can be very difficult to determine a wood species, so you were free to ask here!

Turning wood artist Norbert, which specialized in turning writing utensils entertained half the hall with a lot of cheerfulness - as you might already know from him. At the stand were not only pencils to buy, you could also watch him live turning. Kay's Pytha CAD system, interesting for carpenters and joiners, could be explained in detail. This year there was a new face, Christoff, who brought his detailed ship models with him to show you and right next to him a stand that we didn't have yet in our repertoire: Historical tools! & apropos tools: Dream knives, hand-forged by Frank Jürgens were presented as well.
At HausDrei e.V. you could get information about the open workshop and its offers. A new face, Mirjam, presented her silver jewelry combined with wood. A very small but fine stand! Richy's stand was shining with countless wooden stars on the table, especially interesting here was: The bog oak slabs cast in epoxy resin. An eye-catcher for those, who know exactly, what wood this is!

At Arbortech's place the chips were flying, a lot of tools were demonstrated here. One stand further you could hear it knocking all the time..., Antje was inviting everyone to try some carving under her guidance.

Address house No. 8:
Hermann Borghardt - bow and arrow, Rolf Gruda - solid wood mosaics, Mario Marquardt - leather crafts, Sascha Stoelp - Writing Turning Flipping, The woodturning forum, Kurt Lotzen - toy maker (NEW), Ira Riepen - The wooden owl (NEW), Stefan Siegmund - RBZ Eckener School Flensburg, Dirk Jahns - Dechselkunst.

Old and new faces resulted in a colorful mixture and a wide range of topics, crafts and handicrafts.
Finely handcrafted solid wood mosaics were sparkling across the entire yard, impressively beautiful works with the tiniest patterns. A selection of specialty adhesives and product kits for pen making and more were available at Sascha's stand.
The Drechsler-Forum was represented by Matthias and was considered a meeting place for forum members and those who might want to become one in the future. 😊
At toy maker Kurt's stand you could be impressed by his ingenious games - until there was finally some understanding, how the wooden games really worked. 3 steps further, Ira had brought bows and other finely sawn figures - extremely impressive and detailed handiwork!
At the Eckener School from Flensburg, on the other hand, things were a bit rougher at the beginning of each workpiece. Here, too, everyone with an interest in sculpting and carving was allowed to try their luck under advice.

Address house No. 9b:
The catering point, the Cropp wood store, Martin Steinert - Drechselzentrum Erzgebirge, Hans Weissflog - Drechselkunst, Dirk Jungbluth - monastery ukulele, Jürgen Kusel - works from precious woods, Wolfgang Jansen - handicrafts and writing utensils, Jörg Gesell - Capricorno Naturhaus oils & waxes moved in.

At the french fries, sausage, coffee & cake stand it was full pretty early already, shortly after noon the french fries were already sold out, so that we organized some more french fries. Our wood shop in the back of the warehouse hall was continuously very well visited, which we were of course very pleased about. On about 120 m of shelves we presented turning wood blocks, scantlings, woods for musical instrument making and dried fruits, not to forget the traditional big table in the middle of the warehouse, equipped with selected turning wood blocks.

One of the highlights for wood turning fans were probably Hans & Jakob Weissflog, who had really very impressive, filigree bowls and boxes with openwork technique exhibited and also they were working on some pieces live at the lathe and demonstrated their workflow. At their stand the people often came into conversation. Likewise, on the opposite side, Wolfgang let the chips flying, accompanied by warm ukulele sounds, created by Dirk. With him you can build your own ukulele in a course in the monastery.

We have already received some feedback from you, which is consistently positive about this successful event - thank you very much for the feedback, which pleases and motivates us quite much!

With your support and that of the exhibitors, we were able to collect a great amount of donations for Ukraine, together with the income from coffee and cake sales, we come to an amount of 657.45 euros, which we will round up to 700 euros. Many, many thanks for the support!

And now: please get out your calendar and mark next year's open house, which will take place on 01.06.2024!

Many greetings from Hamburg, your Cropp-Team

According to the dendrochronological investigation from the OTTO-FRIEDRICH-UNIVERSITÄT BAMBERG, the oak logs had been lying in the river 'Elbe' for about 2500 years and were discovered in the shipping channel by chance. The largest tree has become over 200 years old.
In summer of 2022, the logs were salvaged and then offered at the wood log submission in Saxony- Anhalt.

At that very submission, the log sections and fragments were assessed and evaluated by us. W could get 14 of the 15 sections, which were delivered to our log yard on the 6th of march 2023, divided and sawn in the same week. The fast processing of the super wet logs is necessary to avoid cracking, because the wood can dry better and more evenly when sawn.
 
So far, the wood shows a beautiful dark, slightly bluish color, light zones appear only in the core or at the knots.
The wood will probably find use in art turnery and carpentry for furniture. Bog oak is a popular wood for unique writing instruments, knife handles or furniture not only because of its color, but also because of its historical context.

After a few months of work and a visit to our local supplier in Indonesia, we received a load of Macassar ebony a few months ago. After unloading, the wood was sorted, graded and measured, now it is ready for sale.
We can offer 26 mm and 52 mm thicknesses, lengths from about 2.0 - 4.0 m in top quality. For more details please send your inquiry to info@cropp-timber.com.

Botanical name: Diospyros celebica
Family: Ebenaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
The heartwood of Macassar Ebony is very decorative due to its dramatic, striped appearance. It is black interspersed with brown or brown-red streaks of varying widths.
Macassar is a very hard and heavy wood, the pores are very small. It is easy to cut and plane, turn, carve and polish. The wood is used in cabinet making, musical instrument making, for billiard cues and veneer.

Dear partners and customers,

We would like to inform you about changes and new listings of woods in the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): CITES: several important wood species to be protected in future

The 19th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held in Panama City from November 14 to 25. Several important wood species (e.g. Padouk, Ipé and Cumarú) were listed on Appendix II of the Convention, which means that special permits for export and import will be required in the future.

In the future, the following species of the genera listed below will be listed on Appendix II of CITES:

- Genus Dipteryx spp. (Cumarú)
- Genera Handroanthus spp., Roseodendron spp., and Tabebuia spp. (Ipé)
- Genus Afzelia spp. (Doussié) - African population
- Genus Pterocarpus spp. (Padouk) - African population
- Genus Khaya spp. (Khaya) - African population

For all of the above new listings, Note #17: logs or blocksof wood, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood, and processed wood (Note: in our view, "processed wood" corresponds to planed wood).

CITES listings generally become effective after 90 days. For Afzelia, Pterocarpus and Khaya this means an entry into force on 23.02.2023. For Ipé and Cumarú a transition period of 24 months was negotiated, these listings will enter into force on 25.11.2024.*

A listing on CITES Appendix II does not mean a trade ban. Instead, special permits are required for export and import. For this, the respective authorities in the country of origin must confirm that the logging was legal and that the continued existence of the species was not endangered as a result. These authorities then issue a CITES export permit, which can be used to apply for an import permit from the respective authority in the importing country (in Germany: BfN).

This letter is intended as first, non-binding information and makes no claim for completeness and/or legal compliance.

An overview about the listed species can be found on the website of German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN.de): https://www.bfn.de/sites/default/files/2022-01/Liste%20der%20gesch%C3%BCtzten%20Holzarten-22_engl.pdf

*corrected on 01.02.2023 (Before: According to the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), this transition period will also apply from 23.2.2023, i.e. these listings will enter into force on 23.2.2025.)

from 9 AM to 4 PM - more information will follow!

A quick reminder:
In February 2021 we had the opportunity to purchase a shipment of pear trees from the 'Altes Land' (very close by Hamburg), after cutting, steaming and drying they are finally ready for sale after almost two years.
We planed some boards to show you the great structure of the pear wood!

Botanical name: Guaiacum sanctum, coulteri, officinale

Origin: Central America

The Open House on 04.06.2022 was very special for us.
Due to the two-year pandemic break, we were very much looking forward to the event together with you!
Many thanks to all exhibitors for their commitment, without you we wouldn't be able to organize the open house.

A huge thank you goes to our Thomas, who organized most this event with a lot of fun. THANK YOU!

This year there were so many handicraft works to see with a lot of attention to detail and - what we all probably have in common - with a lot of love for the natural material wood! Whether amateur woodworkers, woodturners or professionals, who have been working with wood for decades, everyone contributed their part to this successful day.

The most beautiful thing is the diolog that can take place here. We are happy to be able to offer all wood enthusiasts a "platform" where they can exchange ideas about their wood projects or the refinement of ideas and concepts. Inspiration and advice on top and all in a relaxed personal atmosphere.

This year we had so many exhibitors, than ever before, 25 ! This meant a great variety of wood crafts, wood knowledge; accessories and tools which could be experienced.

Turning demonstrations where pens, balls and boxes were made live with spectacular techniques were very popular with visitors, around these stands small crowds formed again and again whenever active turning was going on. A big highlight were Hans Weissflog and his son Jakob, who had a small but nice stand in the east hall. Interested people could ask their questions and watch the technique of the experienced woodturner in detail.

Wood care products and tools/accessories were offered in a wide selection from Naturhaus and Steinert Drechselzentrum Erzgebirge and Writing, Turning, Flipping. For carpenters and furniture designers very interesting: the 3D scan program from Pytha could be demonstrated.

In our wood store the day started quite relaxed, but between 11 and 1 o'clock it was very full and people bougt the wood for their next projects.

The biggest wood fans first took a close look at our large table with the many turning blocks to find the best pieces first. But there was no reason to worry, more of it was stored as usual in the back of the shelves together with scantlings and blocks in various types of wood.

Across the street at number 10, wood samples from the Thünen Institute were examined more closely, information was provided about wood pests, and there was a lively exchange of views on specialist topics.
Leather crafts and sculpture from the Flensburg School, where visitors could try their hand at, were also interesting stations for the younger visitors.

You could "test hear" instruments at the instrument makers. Here we had ukuleles and woodwind instruments on site. If you not only wanted to see but also hear the differences between the types of wood used in instrument making, this was the place to be. It was very interesting to see how differently the types of wood used affect the tone of the instrument. Thus, there is an enormous amount of leeway in tone color when different types of wood are combined in instrument making. The quality of the wood of course plays an extremely important role here.

A wide spectrum was also shown by our knife makers and bow makers, whether handmade knives, blanks, different materials, accessories and much more. Always great to see how wood and steel can be combined into a high quality, useful object and still look so great.
Wooden objects, mosaics, furniture, jewelry, cutting boards, pens, decorations, tins and bowls, lovingly handcrafted, could be purchased on this day, for a bit of wood charm at home.

We are very satisfied with a successful event, motivating have been this year again especially the great feedback we have received from our visitors, exhibitors and in the end it rewards all the work of the organization of such an event.

Finally! We have been waiting for a long time! Now we would like to invite you to our open door event on 4 th June 2022 from 09.00 AM to 16.00 PM. The entrance is free!

In addition to our proven exhibitors, this time we were able to arrange with new faces, from furniture making, object design, instrument making, carving, sculpting, woodturning, to bow and knife making, who will be happy to present their best works and exchange ideas with you on topics related to wood.

At the stands you can discover decorative items for home, jewelry, carved objects, furniture, musical instruments and much more.
We would like to share our passion for the material wood with you and inspire people. With this unique natural product, the possibilities are not limited.

Like every year, we are preparing a large table with selected, particularly beautiful and unusual pieces for you to purchase.

You can buy lunch with sausage, french fries and softdrinks or coffee and cake on site.

[As of 01.06.2022] Currently, no more Corona regulations are prescribed & the weather forecast looks promising!!! :)

Note: we will take pictures and videos for advertisements and our website.

Two containers of Black Walnut arrived at our yard!

Dear wood friends,

it's time again for the Advent calendar in our online shop! From 01 December onwards, there will be daily surprises in our Edelholzshop!

Turning blocks, scantlings, nuts and dried fruits, wood for musical instrument making, tree slabs, table tops and lumber.
The special products from the Advent Calendar are only available in the online shop by placing an order and entering the correct daily discount code. You will find the code in the Advent calendar overview at https://www.edelholzshop.de/de/adventskalender-2021/ daily from 9 a.m. But be careful - the code is only valid for one day!

Merry Christmas!

Your Max Cropp Team

Extreme big Parota table tops - 65 or 80 mm thick slabs, up to 3,80 m length, widthts up to 2 m

more information here: https://www.edelholzshop.de/us/wood-from-a-z/parota/

Botanical name: Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Origin: Central America

Other Names: Devil's Ear, Earpod tree

Brazilian Rosewood [Bot.: Dalbergia decipularis].

Belonging to the Leguminosae family, other names for Brazilian Rosewood are: Jacaranda Rosa, Pau de Fuso, Pinkwood,

Origin: Northeastern Brazil and the surroundings of Bahia and Pernambuco.

The brazilian rosewood in the Video comes from an old stock and has a very good quality, which is very rare. The wood is very finely striped and has an intense color - just as it should be!

The heartwood of Brazilian Rosewood features a striking multi-colored striped grain, from purple-red to salmon-pink to rose-red. Older wood loses some of its color intensity, but it remains an exquisitely beautiful species. The grain is mostly alternating and irregular. The wood structure is medium-fine to fine. The wood has a pleasant mild smell, especially when worked, this pleasant rosy smell is noticeable.

Brazilian Rosewood is a very hard, dense and strong wood that is naturally lustrous and polishes very well to a high gloss.

It is often used in cabinetmaking, musical instrument making, and woodturning. Because of its fine grain, it works well on smaller surfaces, making it a good choice for knives and writing instruments.

The pieces we have available are suitable for making flutes, knife handles, pens, for decorative elements and much more.

Zebrano lumber, square edged, kiln dried, 52 mm thickness available, lengths from 2,4 - 2,8 m, widhts from 15 - 30 cm

Botanical name: Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Family: Fabaveae
Other names: Zebrano, Zingana, Zebrawood, Amouk, Enuk-Enug
Country of origin: West Africa, mainly Cameroon and Gabon

The very decorative Zebrawood is popular in carpentry for building tables and home furniture.
Zebrawood is also used as veneer in luxury automobiles or in guitar building as tops and bottoms, or as bodies for basses.

If you are interested, please send us your request to info@cropp-timber.com.

Just recently delivered to us!
Rather an unusual picture in our warehouse: Root wood and a few stems, gnarled grown from the desert in Namibia. Each piece is very unique.
The species are Mopane, Ironwood (Colophospermum), Kameldornholz (Acacia erioloba) and Faidherbia Albida (Mimosengewächs). Certainly interesting for art objects, sculptures, lamp bases or even for casting in epoxy resin.
In September we will go through the pieces and publish some of them in our online shop. You are also welcome to visit us and have a look for yourselves.

New arrival: Swiss stone pine [Bot.: Pinus cembra], already dried and ready for processing

We are happy with this new delivery of stone pine in great quality. This wood has a very nice scent and therefore has a great effect on the indoor climate. That is why it is often used for beds, (it is said) for having a peaceful and restful sleep.

Of course, its attractive appearance also makes it perfect for shelves or other wood projects.

Available in 32, 40 and 50 mm thickness. If you are interested, send your request by e-mail to info@cropp-timber.com

Claro Walnut table tops, 65 mm thick, up to 3 m long, widths up to 1.2 m. Something very special!

The table tops are online in our shop. Click here.

Dear wood friends, 

unfortunately we have to cancel our open house event on 05.06.2021 due to Covid-19. ☹
What a pity! But the most important thing is that we still motivate each other and continue with what we enjoy! - Making stuff out of wood!

So we still have some surprises for you:

• like last year there will be a discount code* here on Edelholzshop.de! The discount campaign runs on 5th of june to 6th of june 2021 and you will get a discount of 20% on turing wood, dimensions, dry fruits and selected single pieces in the category special offers with entering this code: CROPP-2021
• in addition to that we would like to take you on a virtual tour of ourcompany property!
  
   
   
  On Saturday, the 5th of june 2021 we will publish a link in our online shop and on our homepage, which will take you directly to the tour! You should definitely have a look - it's worth it. If you find the solution of the riddle and send it to us by e-mail, you have the chance to win one of three prizes** - you will find more information about the giveaway contest in the virtual tour from 5th of june 2021.
  
  

In June 2022 we would like to catch up on everything we had planned for 2020 and 2021 and we are looking forward to it!

We wish you a lot of fun with the riddle, stay interested in wood, but above all: stay healthy!

Your team from Max Cropp!

*Only when entering the correct discount code in the order process in our online store www.edelholzshop.de. The discount code is valid from 5th of june 2021 00.00 o' clock to 6th of june 2021 23.59 o' clock.

**The products to be won can be found in the virtual tour from 5th of june 2021. To participate in the raffle, all you have to do is send an email with the correct solution to info@cropp-timber.com by the 12th of june 2021 23:59. The logged time of the email receipt is valid.
The winners will be picked randomly and notified by e-mail by the 15th of june 2021. The prizes will only be sent to countries within the European Union!
By participating in the competition, you consent to the collection and use of your e-mail address. We collect, store and process this personal data for the implementation and processing of the contest and to notify you in case of a win. The data will not be passed on to third parties. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us a message. Your data will then be deleted.

At the auction in Waging am See in Bavaria at the end of January, we were able to get some roundlogs.
We will soon get ash, walnut, pear, maple and elm logs from this place.
On autions we buy only a part of our european hardwoods, which we then process further. However, the purchase of raw material takes place not only at auctions, but also at sawmills or directly from forest owners.
A personal assessment is paretty important to us in order to guarantee high, consistent quality for our customers.
We pay special attention to unusual logs and rarities, such as burl or fiddleback logs.
After the purchase and transport to us to Hamburg, the logs are classified and divided for later use.
A small part will be sold as rundlogs to the veneer industry, the larger part will be sold to the furniture industry and trade after cutting and drying.

Recently we received a delivery of pearwood logs.
The logs origin is ‚das Alte Land‘, it is just around the corner from us and these trees belonged to an old plantation. Fruit trees from plantations usually don't grow very tall and also they have many branches on the lower trunk to harvest the fruits easily.
We will produce lumber out of these logs and we expect an expressive and rustic look due to the many branches. To intensify the color, we will also steam this batch.
It will probably take about a year before furniture can be made out of this, but we are already looking forward to it.

We were finally able to cut the pearwood roundlogs into lumber. Because of the cold weather we had to wait a bit more.

Parota table tops are available again!
Lengths from 2.80 m, widths up to 1.28 m, 65 mm thick, kiln dried

The tree is growing in central america. There it is also called "Guanacaste", it ist he national tree of Costa Rica and the province of Guanacaste in the northwest of the country was named after it. The species is also called the Elephant's Ear tree because of the shape of the seeds. Other names are Devil's Ear, Earpod tree.
The heartwood is light to medium brown, sometimes a red hue is possible. The heartwood often appears with darker brown streaks. The sapwood stands out clearly from the heartwood due to its pale yellow color. The structure of the wood is quite coarse-pored. Parota is used for interior builds, boat building and turned objects.

For more information about dimensions and prices click here: https://www.edelholzshop.de/us/wood-from-a-z/parota/

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