Oak sawn at the source.
Wood World Trading is a family-run sawmill in Serbia. We cut, dry and grade European oak, Quercus robur and Quercus petraea, for furniture makers, flooring and joinery manufacturers, and importers worldwide.
- Years sawing oak
- 20+
- Oak logs cut per year
- 10,000m³+
- Kiln-drying capacity
- 2,000m³
- People at the mill
- 50+
Sawn oak lumber, kiln-dried or fresh sawn.
Four standard thicknesses, random widths and lengths from 500 mm. Sawn from European oak and graded by one team to one standard.
Thickness
- 26 mm
- 32 mm
- 38 mm
- 50 mm
Width
Length
Drying
- Kiln-dried · 8–12% moisture content
- Fresh sawn · Green, straight from the saw
Six grades, one standard.
Select a grade to see what it allows: clear faces, sapwood and knots.
UWP
Our highest grade. Super-Prime in extra-wide boards, 230 mm and wider.
Ultra-wide Prime. Super-Prime boards selected in widths of 230 mm and more: no sapwood, practically no knots, and wide, clean surfaces without glue lines.
- Width
- 230 mm and wider
- Clear faces
- Three to four
- Sapwood
- None
- Knots
- Practically knot-free. Only occasional pin knots up to 10 mm.
- Heart
- Not allowed
- Worm holes
- Not allowed
- Cracks
- Occasional surface cracks on one face. End cracks up to 100 mm.
- Straightness
- Max. 5 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Table tops, stair treads, wide panels, wide-plank flooring.
Super-Prime
Clear on three to four faces. No sapwood, practically no knots.
Square-edged boards clear of defects on three to four faces, with no sapwood and practically no knots. For buyers who want the highest yield from every board. Runs straight into any production line.
- Clear faces
- Three to four
- Sapwood
- None
- Knots
- Practically knot-free. Only occasional pin knots up to 10 mm.
- Heart
- Not allowed
- Worm holes
- Not allowed
- Cracks
- Occasional surface cracks on one face. End cracks up to 100 mm.
- Straightness
- Max. 5 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Staircases, fine furniture, windows and doors, visible joinery.
AB
Clear on at least one face. No limits on the back.
Graded on the better face, which is clear; the back face is not graded. Ideal where only one face is seen: tables, flooring, cladding and mouldings.
- Clear faces
- At least one
- Sapwood
- Max. 20% of width on the better face
- Pin knots up to 10 mm
- Allowed
- Sound knots
- Better face: up to 20 mm one per metre, up to 40 mm one per board, each on 20% of boards
- Dead knots
- Better face: up to 20 mm, one per board on 20% of boards
- Back face
- No limits
- Heart
- Not allowed
- Worm holes
- Not allowed
- Cracks
- Occasional surface cracks on one face. End cracks up to 100 mm.
- Straightness
- Max. 5 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Tables, flooring, cladding, mouldings, furniture fronts.
FAS
Between AB and Joinery. Mostly clear, some character.
A step below AB. The better face is largely clear, with a little more sapwood and a few more small knots allowed. A dependable, economical grade for production work.
- Clear faces
- One, largely clear
- Sapwood
- Max. 25% of board width
- Pin knots up to 10 mm
- Allowed
- Sound knots
- Up to 40 mm, limited number on the better face
- Dead knots
- Up to 20 mm, limited
- Heart
- Not allowed
- Worm holes
- Not allowed
- Cracks
- Occasional surface cracks. End cracks up to 100 mm.
- Straightness
- Max. 5 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Furniture components, joinery, flooring, cabinetry.
Joinery
Character boards at a sensible price.
Well-presented timber for a wide range of uses. Includes boards with many small knots for full-length character pieces, and boards with larger knots and clear sections between, for cutting into shorter clear parts.
- Sapwood
- Max. 30% of board width
- Pin knots up to 10 mm
- Allowed
- Sound knots
- Up to 40 mm, allowed
- Dead knots
- Allowed
- Heart
- Traces allowed if they can be machined out
- Worm holes
- Max. one per running metre
- Cracks
- Occasional surface cracks on both faces. End cracks up to 100 mm.
- Straightness
- Max. 5 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Furniture, staircases, panels, windows and doors.
BC
Rustic. Knots and heart are part of the look.
Our rustic grade. Knots and heart are not treated as defects, giving the strong, natural character of rustic oak at the best value. Open knots larger than 40 mm are excluded.
- Sapwood
- Allowed, but no face fully sapwood
- Pin knots up to 10 mm
- Unlimited
- Sound knots
- Up to 40 mm, unlimited
- Dead knots
- Allowed. No open knots over 40 mm.
- Heart
- Allowed
- Worm holes
- Max. one per board
- Straightness
- Max. 10 mm side bend per metre
- Typical use
- Rustic furniture, flooring, tables, benches, doors.
Responsibly sourced from managed forests.
Our logs come from managed forests in Serbia, where harvesting is planned and replanted. Oak grows slowly here and the wood is dense and even.
We saw, dry and grade on one site, close to where the trees grow. Short transport, full traceability from log to bundle.
How we source
A family sawmill, run with discipline.
Founded by the Chami family more than 20 years ago. Today more than 50 people work at the mill, from the log yard to the loading bay. Quality control is strict and the same at every step.
Visit the mill
- Consistency
- Every bundle is graded by the same team to the same standard. What you approve on the first order is what you receive on the tenth.
- Stability
- Controlled kiln drying to 8–12% moisture. Boards that stay flat and true in your workshop and in the finished product.
- Reliability
- A family business that has supplied oak for more than 20 years. Agreed volumes, agreed specifications, delivered as agreed.
- Mill-direct prices
- You buy from the sawmill itself. No traders in between, no added margins.
- 01
Log yard
Oak logs from managed Serbian forests are sorted by diameter and quality before sawing.
- 02
Sawing
Each log is opened to get the best yield of clear, straight-grained boards.
- 03
Drying
Boards are stacked and kiln-dried to 8–12% moisture, or shipped fresh sawn.
- 04
Grading
Every board is inspected and graded by hand to a single, consistent standard.
- 05
Shipping
Bundles are strapped, labelled and loaded at the mill for delivery worldwide.
We ship worldwide.
Our oak goes to furniture makers, flooring and joinery manufacturers, and importers around the world. We handle the order from first quote to loading.
- Packed for the journey.Strapped bundles, sorted by grade and thickness, board ends sealed.
- Loaded at the mill.Containers and trucks are loaded on site, under our supervision.
- Documents in order.Export paperwork is prepared with every shipment.
- One contact.You deal with the same person from quote to delivery.
Tell us what you need.
Grade, thickness, length and volume are enough to start. We reply with availability and a price, direct from the mill.
Or write to info@wwt.rs.