The Wood Blog
Talk about Tannin
15 October 2023
There aren’t many certainties in this life but the presence of Tannin in Oak and Chestnut is definitely one of them. Both of these popular timber species have high levels …
Shake it up this #GiBWeek2023
10 October 2023
Yes dear woodfans, today’s the first day of #GiBWeek2023 and we want to to shake up your wood-thinking a little with some hard facts about wood and trees. So you’re …
Where to start with Exterior Timber Cladding
1 March 2023
If you’ve just begun to think about exterior timber cladding and you’ve never specified it before, this is as good a place as any to start. We have two simple …
Wood Knowledge: An Introduction to Ash
5 February 2023
Tom, our MD & chartered forest manager at English Woodlands Forestry, gives us the background on Ash trees and the timber we’re so fond of
It Starts With The trees
10 January 2023
We don’t mind that our MD Tom will find any excuse to go out to the woods. We know for him the trees come first.What’s wonderful is that this week …
A Christmas Toast To You
22 December 2022
We hope you have the BEST Christmas EVER followed by a NEW YEAR full of learning, love and laughter and the opportunity to make new rituals.
Hand Crafted With French Walnut
25 August 2022
You’re witnessing the happy handover of two very pretty walnut side tables, light on their feet but heavily endowed with rich grain, colour variation and sleek brass stitches.
Wood Knowledge: Riven Chestnut for Lath and Plaster Work
8 August 2022
Tom introduces our riven chestnut laths, used for traditional lime plastering of ceilings & walls in building restorations & renovations
Wood Knowledge: What’s so special about Oak wood?
27 July 2022
We asked Tom ‘what’s so special about Oak wood anyway?’ Here’s what he said… https://youtu.be/MpqHE-wQlkI Oak. The very word ‘Oak’ speaks to us of strength and durability, both as a …
Ash versus Elm
16 July 2022
One of these beautiful timbers is robust and tough and one is too sweet and gentle for it’s own good. Guess which is which?
Timber Certification: 100% or none
11 May 2022
At English Woodlands Timber we have firm beliefs about responsible, sustainable timber sourcing. It all starts with the trees. Our beliefs inform our choice to subscribe to chain-of-custody certification schemes …
Wood Knowledge: The Pips in Pippy Oak
22 April 2022
We asked Tom where the the pips in Pippy Oak come from, we got him on video explaining they’re part of the Oak tree’s natural survival mechanism
