Best Wooden Globes in the World
by Mark Jeffery, globemaker at goodwoodglobes
Wood has long been used for the internal supporting rods that prevent a traditional papier maché and plaster globes from collapsing, as well as the external frames in which globes are mounted. Some globemakers, however, use wood in an entirely different way: to make the surface of the globe itself.
Take a look at these different wooden globes available from globemakers around the world.
Pyro Globes
Jeremy W. Goldsmith makes these beautiful pyrographic wooden globes by hand in Colorado.
He offers amethyst geode and petrified wood bases to complete the extraordinary effect!
Prices: $350 – $850
Paranneaux Globes
These hand-carved wooden globes from Paranneaux Globes are true works of art.
Prices: on request
Spirals by Steve
As well as some seriously impressive wooden shells, Steve makes unique wooden globes. His first globe was a 162-sided geodesic sphere constructed from hexagons (with a few pentagons thrown in), with states and countries each made from a separate piece of wood. Extraordinary!
Prices: each globe individually priced
World Globe Office Supplies Wooden Icosahedron
This innovative wooden globe is handmade from birch plywood triangles. The icosohedral design originates from Buckminster Fuller, who patented a triangular map of the world in 1946 that could be folded into this 20-sided geometrical shape.
Price: $52.50
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