Softwood Alternative
Softwood is an inexpensive, adaptable and resiliant alternative to the hardwoods, which are also offered by offered by Gathering Moss. The softwood used by Gathering Moss is Norwegian Spruce; it can be treated with over 20 different stains, including oak, cherry, walnut, etc.
NB The stains here may look different over the web - when making your final choice, please speak to our Furniture Maker, who can advise you on the different wood possibilities for your specific requirements and budget.
Norwegian Spruce: The timber varies from almost white to pale yellowish-brown with a natural lustre. Larger timeber is used for interior construction, interior joinery and carpentry, boxes and crates. Smaller trees used in the round for scaffold or flag poles, masts, pitprops, etc. Spruce from central and Eastern Europe products musical tone woods for soundboards of pianos and bellies of violins and guitars and for soundboards of key instruments, due to its unsurpassed resonance qualities. Gathering Moss sources this new wood from managed forests. It is less expensive and can be stained in a variety of different colours and stains to complement your current decoration.