Description
Ancient Kauri is a giant tree and the oldest workable wood on the planet. How old is it? well, we say 50 thousand years, but that isn’t entirely cut and dry. When you’re on the Autobahn, behind the wheel and pegging your speedometer out at 150 mph, how fast are you going? The speedometer says 150, but you know you’re going faster than that. Radio carbon dating stops at 50 thousand years. Only thing we know for sure is that these trees were ancient before they died, some 50 thousand years ago.
Kauri is beautiful in it’s own right, and it’s and history, and size(About that of a California Redwood.) Should be enough, But here at Artisan dice we don’t deal in “enough,” we do more. We’ve managed to find some special Kauri that comes alive with a brilliant iridescence called Whitebait, so named after the schools of fish that swim off the coast of New Zealand. Where these gargantuan trees are found.
Check out the vid below to get a feel for what the wood looks like
I’ve had the privilege to hold a guitar made out of this wood. I can tell you there is no other wood like it. Nothing compares.
This trees Descendants can still be found today growing around the Pacific Rim and are protected by law. The Ancient Kauri, however, can only be found in the bogs of Northern New Zealand. and the land is returned to its natural habitat once the trees have been reclaimed. This is the world’s oldest workable wood, and it’s environmentally friendly as well.
In order for Kauri wood to achieve its full beauty, it must be hand-sanded with 200-0 grit or higher. By contrast, most other woods available are only sanded by 600 grit. Not only is this wood expensive to get, but it takes considerable effort to work with as well.
Please note: We no longer offer the Kauri wooden box. Your dice will ship with our standard steel tin or cedar box.
Nick Quaderer –
Are these in stock yet/still? I don’t see an option to order.
Charlie Brumfield –
opps my fault. yes you can still order them. i forgot to enable the add to cart options. it should be fixed now.
Nick Quaderer –
Just wanted to post a reply after having received these dice. They are absolutely beautiful. The luster to them is really something to behold. Such a wonderful high quality product.
Baard –
What was the price on these? Would be nice to know how much I have to save/beg/bribe/trade/steal/wish for =)
Charlie Brumfield –
fixed
Todd –
if i went for a full polyhedral set, how much extra would it cost to get the kickstarter-esque box with the pen and pencil made out of the same wood?
Charlie Brumfield –
i’ve got to make another pen pencil and dice set to finish out the prototyping. there’s no reason i can’t make it out of kauri. if you want it i’ll add one to the site for you. the cost will be $547.
Alexis Cameron –
I will be purchasing two sets for my anniversary this year. 2 sets of 10d10 with half of them as percentiles. And 12d6 to go with it. Will email for a quote. Looking forward to these!
Charlie Brumfield –
awesome looking forward to hearing from you
christopher330 –
Just put in an order for these. Going to surprise my girlfriend with them for Christmas. She loves dice, and really dug the site when I showed it to her. She really took to the ancient kauri dice, but would never spend that kind of money on herself. Can’t wait to see her face when she gets them.
Charlie Brumfield –
nice! she’ll love them. it’s one of my favorite woods to work with.
Ernie Sawyer –
Wanted to know if it is possible to get a set of 10d10 in the Ancient Kauri and 2 of the 5-dice boxes instead of one 10-dice box. And if so, how much? The 10-dice polyhedral is $468. Especially with the two boxes I am guessing this would be a little more expensive.
Thanks,
Ernie Sawyer
Charlie Brumfield –
We can do that. You’d be looking at $491 for the 2 5 inch boxes.
Panda –
Is this wood still available? I do not see ordering options currently. Looking for a full polyhedral set, if possible. Thanks.
Jason –
Also wondering if this wood is still available. These dice are beautiful!
Justin Edward’s –
I would like one D4,D6,D8,D10,D%,D12,D20
Panda –
me too! me too!
eloeri81_r –
Yes, when will this particular material be available? Looking for a full 10 dice set.
Brian –
Are there going to be any more sets? I don’t see the add to cart button so I assume the original run is sold out? Thanks! Also awesome site. I’ve been looking for high end stone, metal, and wood dice. I’m definitely getting soapstone and maybe a few other sets. Do you offer discounts on orders of several very high end (these, soapstone, the black bog dice, etc) sets of dice? Also to make sure when it says full set that includes d4, d6, 2xd10, d8, d12, and d20? Thanks!
Kera –
Please let me know if your going to make anymore..I would love a full set of them. Amazingly beautiful!
Jonathan Wisner –
If you plan to make anymore of these would love a heads up, would be interested in a full set
River Curtis-Stanley –
Will there be any more Kauri dice? I’m interested in a full set plus the box. I not only collect dice, I game with them.
Charlie Brumfield –
yes we will be making more of these. just got two new whitebait boards in last week. we’ll begin processing them shortly.
Adam Dray –
Got my kickstarter dice after 5 years. They’re GORGEOUS. Highly recommend, if you can get your hands on them.
zkee (verified owner) –
hi how long would it take to craft a d20 of this and d20 ancient bog wood?