Round Timber
A Day in the Life of a Sawmill
8 June 2017
We sent photographer Augustus Farmer up to watch our good friend Stephen of Helmdon Sawmill run our recently sourced parcel of homegrown Oak through his well oiled and ever …
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 …
G Unit – The Reunion
15 December 2014
Old timber-blog fans will be well acquainted with the Graham & Grant factor, or G Unit as we like to call them. Well, the years have passed and the daring …
Fresh Produce
23 May 2014
For once I saw it, out of the corner of my eye. The red flash of Brian Harman’s round timber lorry as it lunged past the office and round the …
The story of the Boules
7 April 2014
Our sticking team is busy in the yard putting together some gorgeous fresh sawn T&T boules, all sourced from sustainable managed British woodlands. We’ve got air dried Oak, Elm …
Heal’s unplugged & the talented Mr Cox
14 February 2014
Friday is probably my favourite day of the week. I try to celebrate it inhouse with cake of some description, but last Friday cake was not to be. Instead, I …
Ask not what Grown in Britain can do for you…
26 July 2013
but what you can do for Grown in Britain 26 July 2013 – Sarah Farmer, English Woodlands Timber Ltd Grown in Britain came to us in a dream and …
In the words of Bob Marley..
24 May 2012
lets-join-it-together-with-some-lovely-little-butterfly-joints-like-Andrew-from-Wabi-Sabi-does and it will be all right…. OK, that was a dreadful wasn’t it??? I know (huge groan) look at me singing about wood joints like a fool! Whenever I …
All in a lather
10 May 2012
It’s our Riven Laths I’m all in a lather about. I need to know more about their use. I need to know how a lime plasterer works. I want to understand more …
The answer to the Ultimate Question…
13 March 2012
of Life, the Universe and Everything … is blatantly not 42… it is Oak. Rigorous tests and trials reveal that Oak is the answer to any question I can think of to ask. I shall …
G Unit
12 March 2012
They’re elusive, the lesser spotted ‘G’ person. We have two that have made a home in our yard.. I call them the G unit… they’re to be found darting in …
Pippy Oak? No Burr-oblem
9 March 2012
Now tell me that doesn’t look edible to you..?? Well it’s not a Burr Oak souffle more’s the pity… we’d be sorted for lunch! It’s just an amazingly pippy Oak …