Ostheimer's Good Wood

There is a comfort one feels holding a wooden figure from Ostheimer in the hand.  All well considered before an Ostheimer figure is created and held in someone's hand is the type of wood sourced, the care in the stages of shaping and then painting the wood to bring a figure to life, and the particular colours and oils used.

European maple trees are normally the source that becomes Ostheimer wooden figures.  There are just some, currently thirty-four to be precise, however, for which the thicker grain lines of wood from ash trees are chosen.  Those include:

11751  Moorland Ram

11752  Moorland Sheep

11753  Moorland Lamb

1636  Frog

1637  Frog Jumping

16702  Wild Boar Sow

16703 Wild Boar

16705  Wild Boar small

2053  Ostrich

20901  Camel

20902  Camel small

20911  Dromedary

25092  Fir Tree Dwarves, the tree and the dwarves

2610  Rumpelstiltskin

3005  Grass

3030  Bird Tree with Support

30701  Spruce large

30702 Spruce tall, with support (Question mark, as it seems that this used to be made with maple, but can be found now made with ash?)

30703  Spruce small

3075  Tree support brown

3300  House, 4-parts

379112  Sword (for St Martin)

4060  Manger with Roof

41911  Camel with Saddle

41913  Dromedary with Saddle

42191  Camel with Saddle II

520  Natural Wood Dog (toddler collection)

525  Natural Wood Horse (toddler collection)

530  Natural Wood Rocking Rabbit (toddler collection)

550  Natural Wood Rocking Bear (toddler collection)

555  Natural Wood Bear running (toddler collection)

570  Natural Wood Dolphin (toddler collection)

66560  Manger Stable mini, 4 pieces

 

Not in production, but also of ash:

17501  Mountain Goat

22590  Walrus

22651 Musk Ox