Kwila Hayman Bar Stool 43x43

The Hayman Kwila Bar Stool (43 x 43cm) is a customer favourite, combining simple, timeless design with exceptional durability. Perfect for outdoor entertaining areas, poolside bars, patios, and verandas, this backless stool provides comfortable seating while maintaining a clean and uncluttered look.

Crafted from premium Kwila (Merbau), a richly grained luxury hardwood, the Hayman Bar Stool is built to withstand Australia's demanding climate. Naturally stable and exceptionally durable, Kwila resists cracking, warping, movement, termites, and rot, ensuring years of reliable outdoor performance. Its dense timber construction and classic styling make it an elegant and practical addition to any outdoor living space.

Pair it with the matching Hayman Bar Table to create a stylish and cohesive outdoor entertaining area.

• Kwila (Merbau) – a richly grained luxury hardwood
• Unrivalled durability – ideal for Australia’s demanding climate
• Naturally stable – resists cracking, warping and movement
• Built-in resilience – highly resistant to termites and rot
• Elegant and enduring – perfect for refined outdoor living
• Compact 43 x 43cm design – ideal for outdoor bars and entertaining spaces

wila is rich in natural tannin, which keeps your timber hydrated and prevents it from cracking and warping. However, this natural tannin can leach out of your timber when wet, and can stain your clothes, chair cushions or your patio/deck upon contact. To greatly reduce the risk of such tannin stains, kwila timber can be ‘bled’. It is important to note that, even after the bleeding process, some of the natural tannin may remain deep in the timber and could potentially leach out of the furniture when it is wet.

What is the bleeding process?
Bleeding kwila furniture is a simple, one off procedure which you can do at home. It involves wetting the timber so that the water leaches out the majority of the natural tannin contained within.

How to bleed your furniture:

1. Place the items to be bled on a grassed area, away from anything that might be stained by the tannin.
2. Wet the items and ensure they are kept wet for at least 2 hours (this can be done using a hose or setting up a sprinkler). You will notice a light brown colour in the water runoff.
3. Flip the items over and repeat Step 2. It is just as important to wet the underside as it is to wet the top, especially the feet.
4. Steps 2 and 3 should be repeated until there is no longer a light brown colour in the water runoff.
5. Once you are confident that the tannin has been sufficiently removed, allow furniture to dry completely.
6. To preserve the timber’s colour, apply a coat of boiled linseed oil as described below.

Preservation:
Some people deliberately allow their Kwila furniture to weather over time to achieve a desirable silver/grey patina which requires no maintenance. If you wish to preserve the rich original colour of the timber, we recommend a transparent exterior furniture oil such as Boiled Linseed Oil.