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5 Ways to Use a Waney Edge Board
10 August 2026
5 Ways to Use a Waney Edge Board Waney edge boards are one of the most distinctive timber products available. Their natural, untrimmed edge preserves the character of the tree, …
Watch Your Language >> Wood Words
2 January 2024
All the different words used to talk about wood can get confusing sometimes – we’re sticking with good ole ‘waney edge boards’ for the duration…
Wood Knowledge: The Sustainable Sourcing of Ash Wood
14 December 2023
What’s the appeal of British Ash wood? No 1 it’s a beautiful, and very usable hardwood. No 2 if it’s homegrown, it’s super sustainable…
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?
We have a homegrown hunch about Douglas Fir
18 February 2022
We have a hunch that homegrown Douglas Fir has yet to come into it’s own for bespoke wide board floors and interior joinery
Super Prime Boules
17 February 2022
Tom is trying them out to for some kitchen makers & joiners who want continuous / repeat grain across long runs of solid wood drawer fronts and cupboard doors for …
The Timber Rack’s got gnarly Elm
19 July 2021
This gnarly little Elm ‘lump’ is a slice taken off the log pre-milling so that the log can lay securely on the dogs (sawmill speak).
The Epitome of Extraordinary Timber
26 May 2021
Feast your eyes folks. This is not something you’re going to see very often… 5.9m long, 1.4m wide 70mm thick prime grade Cedar boards. You probably know Cedar of Lebanon …
Character Oak Packs
12 March 2021
Fixed width Character Oak packs up to 280mm and lengths up to 4.0m, mixed width packs with similar spec all square edge 27mm to 80mm thick…
Oak – Beyond Prime there is Super Prime
20 February 2019
Super Prime is a term that indicates a grade ‘above’ Prime. In truth, technically Super Prime hasn’t been documented or normalised as a timber grade in the UK and isn’t a …
Big Cedar of Lebanon boule goes kiln-side
3 February 2017
O, the weather this week’s been frightful, but the Cedar is delightful. Since it’s been air drying for years , let it kiln, let it kiln, let it kiln… We’re feeling jolly, …
Cedar of Lebanon for the Soul
4 October 2016
Here you see before you a hand built wall of English Cedar of Lebanon and it was designed and specified by the clever people at TOAST. They’re a soulful company who sell beautiful …