We are very excited to announce our new partnership with Rubio Monocoat as we join them at Weetwood Hall, Leeds on Tuesday 13th September for their King of Colour Workshop Tour 2022. Rubio Monocoat will be covering:• Oil Plus 2C applications• Pre-treatments• AftercareNew to the tour this year:• Merch stand• Design inspiration corner• Clean & Care Range• Quizzes and competitions•...
We’re delighted to offer a fantastic 10% discount on ALL our native timbers, starting Friday 22nd July. All rough sawn, planed and selected native timber boards are included in the sale which runs until Friday 19th August. Whether you require a small board for a hobby project or full packs of sawn timber suitable for joinery and carpentry work; we...
We have just increased our range of Fast Delivery Oak Skirting Board and Architrave Sets. We now offer six profiles including: Torus, Square Edge, Chamfered, 45-Degree Chamfered, Ogee, and Round Edge, in height options of 70mm, 95mm, 121mm and 146mm. Our fast delivery architraves are available in standard width or double width head sets and a choice of heights, depending...
This weekend, we'll be cheering on our friend and work colleague Arron, who'll be running the Manchester Half Marathon on Sunday. Arron has chosen to run for Mind Leeds, a charity close to his heart. My main reason for taking this on is to raise money for a brilliant charity who helped me when I needed them. I want to...
The Lucas Mill is a fine circular saw mill and will cut up to 10" wide boards at a fair rate, however, it also doubles up as a superb board planer with the addition of a 280mm diameter carbide tipped cutter block. Using it as a sawmill we first cut this large spalted beech to give us a datum plinth...
If you've called in to one of our Timber Sale and Open Day events, you are likely to have seen Barry Bell and his wonderful Steampunk Lamps. Barry is a skilled woodturner who started by making garden furniture, before moving on to bespoke birdhouses and rocking horses. Barry now uses his skills to upcycle pre-loved items by turning them into...
If you would like to learn how to work with wood in a relaxed and informal setting, come and join us on our upcoming courses. The courses are held in our fully equipped teaching workshop, here in Yorkshire and are run by Freya Whamond, a talented local furniture designer and maker. All materials and tools are supplied and you will...
We have received some wonderful photos from our friend Anthony Griffiths showing his recent wood carving creations. Each piece is curious and unique and we are completely in awe of his intricate craftsmanship. Anthony has created 'Climbing' from offcuts of oak and lime. The detail on the rocks is wonderful - it's hard to believe this lovely piece of art...
This load of 54mm thick English Oak was first air dried indoors for six months. The boules were placed eight metres high on our racks, where they had good air flow and low relative humidity, thanks to our wood-fired biomass heating. After seven weeks in our kiln at a low 35°C, the moisture content reached 10% - perfect for indoor...
On the 8th of February we started cross cutting our frozen Burr and Brown Oak logs to reveal their inner beauty. Some burr and pip just sits on the surface like a cow pat, these however went right into the heart of the log. Here are some photos of the Pippy Brown Oak. The brown is caused by the Beefsteak...
We are very excited to announce our new partnership with Rubio Monocoat as we join them at Weetwood Hall, Leeds on Tuesday 13th September for their King of Colour Workshop Tour 2022. Rubio Monocoat will be covering:• Oil Plus 2C applications• Pre-treatments• AftercareNew to the tour this year:• Merch stand• Design inspiration corner• Clean & Care Range• Quizzes and competitions•...
We’re delighted to offer a fantastic 10% discount on ALL our native timbers, starting Friday 22nd July. All rough sawn, planed and selected native timber boards are included in the sale which runs until Friday 19th August. Whether you require a small board for a hobby project or full packs of sawn timber suitable for joinery and carpentry work; we...
We have just increased our range of Fast Delivery Oak Skirting Board and Architrave Sets. We now offer six profiles including: Torus, Square Edge, Chamfered, 45-Degree Chamfered, Ogee, and Round Edge, in height options of 70mm, 95mm, 121mm and 146mm. Our fast delivery architraves are available in standard width or double width head sets and a choice of heights, depending...
This weekend, we'll be cheering on our friend and work colleague Arron, who'll be running the Manchester Half Marathon on Sunday. Arron has chosen to run for Mind Leeds, a charity close to his heart. My main reason for taking this on is to raise money for a brilliant charity who helped me when I needed them. I want to...
The Lucas Mill is a fine circular saw mill and will cut up to 10" wide boards at a fair rate, however, it also doubles up as a superb board planer with the addition of a 280mm diameter carbide tipped cutter block. Using it as a sawmill we first cut this large spalted beech to give us a datum plinth...
If you've called in to one of our Timber Sale and Open Day events, you are likely to have seen Barry Bell and his wonderful Steampunk Lamps. Barry is a skilled woodturner who started by making garden furniture, before moving on to bespoke birdhouses and rocking horses. Barry now uses his skills to upcycle pre-loved items by turning them into...
If you would like to learn how to work with wood in a relaxed and informal setting, come and join us on our upcoming courses. The courses are held in our fully equipped teaching workshop, here in Yorkshire and are run by Freya Whamond, a talented local furniture designer and maker. All materials and tools are supplied and you will...
We have received some wonderful photos from our friend Anthony Griffiths showing his recent wood carving creations. Each piece is curious and unique and we are completely in awe of his intricate craftsmanship. Anthony has created 'Climbing' from offcuts of oak and lime. The detail on the rocks is wonderful - it's hard to believe this lovely piece of art...
This load of 54mm thick English Oak was first air dried indoors for six months. The boules were placed eight metres high on our racks, where they had good air flow and low relative humidity, thanks to our wood-fired biomass heating. After seven weeks in our kiln at a low 35°C, the moisture content reached 10% - perfect for indoor...
On the 8th of February we started cross cutting our frozen Burr and Brown Oak logs to reveal their inner beauty. Some burr and pip just sits on the surface like a cow pat, these however went right into the heart of the log. Here are some photos of the Pippy Brown Oak. The brown is caused by the Beefsteak...