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We have a large library about the different woods and also about the national and international special carperters of the history, if you wish to inform yourself about the biographies of these.
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KastanieKastaniefurnierBBEuropean chestnut (castanea sativa)
The chestnut wa importet from wast-asia and southwest-europe to Europe in the 16./17. century. Since that time the chestnut is a representative of power.
OliveOlivfurnierBBOlive tree (olea europaea)
Olive trees can be nearly 2000 years old. In the ancient the possession of an olive tree was a sign of prosperty and luck.
EicheEichefurnierBBOak (quercus)
There are over 200 oak types worldwide and they deemed to be holy trees. The oak is a symbol of strength and willpower.
NussNussfurnierBBCommonBlack walnut (juglans regia)
In the ancient the walnut was sanctified to Jupiter, the god of nature. Since that time, the walnut deemed to be the symbol of fertility.
AhornAhornfurnierBBMaple (acer pseudoplatanus)
There are existing more than 150 maple types worldwide and 13 of them are known in Europe. The maple was used even in the ancient egyptian medicine.
KirschKirschfurnierBBCherry tree (cerasus)
In the mythology the cherry tree stands in correlation with the moon. Because of its silver bark the tree is also known as the moontree.
EscheEschefurnierBBCommon ash (fraxinus excelsior)
In the mythology the ash is the worldtree. Its root holds the ground and its crows holds the sky.

Our history

1865

Ludwig Heinrich August Bluhme (born in Mecklenburg, Germany as a son of a pastor) went to St. Petersburg, Russia and went into business for himself as an ex- and import merchant. He founded a trade of goods and worked very hard and assiduous, so he became a distinguished merchant at the local guild (Kaufmannsstand der 2. Gilde). At the beginning of world war one he went back to germany, because he has lost all his money. So he worked as a interpreter because he spoke several languages very well. He died 1929 in Berlin.

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1920

Ludwig A. Bluhme, the son of Ludwig Heinrich August Bluhme, became an apprentice at the veneer-factory of „David Franke Söhne“. At this time he was 20 years old. There he earned the know-how and experience in producing and not at last the trading of veneers and rare woods. He worked 16 years at „David Franke Söhne“ – in Germany and all over the world.

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L.A. Bluhme went into business for himself with a veneer-trading-company in Kassel, Germany. After only three years of business he had to close down because of world war two. He had to work as an interpreter at the east front.

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1946

the company was reopened under very aggravating circumstances. But with application, optimism and maximum employment he reactivevated his network of business contacts as it was grown before the war.


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1952

Alexander Bluhme became an apprentice of the company. Later he was responsable for the expansion of the veneer-production - national and international.

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1961

the company moved to Niestetal, nearby Kassel. There they built a new storehouse and a few years later, a new office building, too.

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1962

At the 1.1.1962 Alexander Bluhme became the main shareholder of the company. In the meantime a horizontal sawingmachine was bought, the only one in whole Germany. A prodigy of accuracy and reliability. Honored by our customers like furniture-restorers, special carpenters, designer and musicalinstrument builders.

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1980

Ludwig A. Bluhme died in age of 82. He was a very popular head of the company. With him died a great professional and businessinsider of veneers and rare woods.


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1984

Carsten Bluhme joined the company and steped into his fathers shoes. As an apprentice he learnd the basics of this business step by step. He grews up with woods and the business of veneers, so he became very soon an expert in woods and veneers.

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1987

after finishing his apprenticeship, Carsten Bluhme started to work at the customerservice, veneer-production and at purchasing and sales.

2003

01.01.2003 Carsten Bluhme became head of the company. Now he modernised and expanded the company most of the time. Also he is always on the run for extraordinary, noble woods for the veneer-production. Over the years Carsten Bluhme collected many different woods, so we can offer our customers a great selection - even for unusually wishes.

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2006

we are celebrating our 70th anniversary. Even in the future our motto is:

“The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.”
John Ruskin