OUR STORY
The word Sondeza is understood by all Ndebele language speakers to mean 'bring something nearer', at Sondeza Wood we offer our clients High Quality Premium Braai and Firewood at affordable prices, NOU GAAN ONS BRAAI! Sondeza Wood was established for the passion of braaing and to braai is to be South African, it is a tradition that spans across every race and class, it is our heritage! There is a huge demand for Premium High Quality Braai and Firewood and the team at Sondeza Wood is determined to meet and succeed all your braai and firewood expectations, We deliver on all your firewood needs.
Sondeza wood is situated in the northern suburbs of Cape Town and we sell our wood prepacked or in loose form. Most Popular orders are the loose pieces by the 100s or 1000s. We offer rooikrans, myrtle, bluegum, kameeldoring and black wattle.
We started in the firewood industry to meet a demand, fun fact - the main factors affecting long-term global demand for wood is that the worlds population is projected to increase from 6.4 billion in 2005 to 7.5 billion in 2020 and 8.2 billion in 2030.
You need braai and firewood, we are the guys you call. Place your orders today.
KNOW YOUR WOOD
IDENTIFY: To identify well seasoned wood, check the ends of the logs. If they are dark in colour and cracked, they are dry. Dry seasoned wood is lighter in weight than wet wood and makes a hollow sound when hitting two pieces together. If there is any green colour visible or bark is hard to peel, the log is not yet dry.
For optimal burning, firewood should be dried, or 'seasoned', until its moisture content is less than 20 percent. Firewood with a moisture content higher than that may eventually burn, but it is devilishly hard to light and just as hard to keep burning. Seasoning wood has another important but less obvious benefit - when wood is properly cut and stacked right away, mold has less opportunity to establish itself.
COLOR: Wood fades and darkens as it seasons, changing from white or cream to yellow or gray. Different species have different colors and shades, but its safe to say a stack of bright, freshly colored wood is far from seasoned.
SMELL: Split a piece and sniff, if the exposed, fresh-cut surface has a pleasant, sappy aroma, its too wet to burn.
LOOSE BARK: as wood dries, the bark slowly begins to seperate from the wood and eventually falls away. If the bark is still attached to the wood, peel it back with a sharp knife and check the cambium. If the cambium is green, so is the wood. A cord of seasoned wood should have more wood without bark than bark-covered wood.
NOU GAAN ONS BRAAI!