دليل العود

Packing: The Twelfth Step in the Journey of Oud

When the knowledge of the piece and its image are complete, its preparation for travel begins with its first step: packing. For oud is a precious value that will cut...

Photography: The Eleventh Step in the Journey o...

When the batch is documented with its data, it remains for the pieces to be seen with the eye: photography. For the customer who buys from afar does not hold...

Recording the Batch: The Tenth Step in the Jour...

After the pieces were graded and weighed, this work must be kept in a record that can be referred back to: recording the batch. For each batch is documented with...

Weighing: The Ninth Step in the Journey of Oud

After the pieces were graded into grades, comes the step that turns quality into a definite amount: weighing. For oud is sold by weight, and every gram of it is...

Grading the Pieces: The Eighth Step in the Jour...

After the pieces were sorted and their scent tested, comes the step that gathers all that preceded it into a single judgment: grading the pieces into grades. For grading is...

Scent Testing: The Seventh Step in the Journey ...

After the pieces were arranged by sorting, comes the step that looks to the essence of the oud, not its exterior: scent testing. For the scent is the soul of...