Timber Sale

Happy New Year to you all! After our lovely break at Christmas we are now well into the preparations for our upcoming Timber Shop Sale and Open Day. The show will be held on Saturday 8th February and promises to be the biggest and best yet.

We're thrilled that the inspirational Chris Fisher "The Blind Woodturner" has managed to squeeze us in to his busy schedule and will be joining us on the day. Chris lost his sight in 2008 and took up woodturning. Chris now travels around the UK demonstrating his skills and inspiring others to show them that anything is possible.

If you feel inspired by Chris, there will be local woodturning groups on hand giving demonstrations of their woodturning skills. They're a friendly group of people brought together by their combined love of wood - and would be very happy to chat and offer advice.

There will also be plenty of craft makers stalls, pyrography demonstrations, woodworkers supplies, Classic Hand Tools and of course our very popular Timber Shop Sale.

Refreshments will be available on the day, along with lovely homemade Chilli (veggie option available) served by Sam Conroy who is raising funds for his Tanzania Outlook Expedition Project.

We'll be providing lots more information about the individual exhibitors over the next couple of weeks. So, sign up to our Newsletter or follow our Social Media channels for updates.

What a superb day we had last Saturday - welcoming customers old and new to our Timber Shop Open Day and Sale. It was lovely to see so many familiar faces meeting up and enjoying the opportunity to chat among fellow wood enthusiasts. Our timber sale was well received as usual - with just a couple of special offer packs left over at the end of the day.

We were supported by some wonderful exhibitors, who kindly displayed their talents and artistry for us. A huge thank you to all those who took part - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We have provided a full list below with links to their websites/Facebook pages which are certainly worth a look.

We were kept well supplied with refreshments by several family members who worked hard all day - thank you to Tracy, Sam and Millie. Sam Conroy is raising funds for his Tanzania Trip next year and, along with sister Niamh and friend Tom, provided us with 85 delicious hot dogs. If you shop online and would like to help raise funds for Sam's worthwhile trip, it's completely free and simple to do - just follow a link through Easy Fundraising to a website of your choice and make your purchase in the usual way - the company will donate a percentage of the sale to Sam's charity at no extra cost to you.

All quiet in the factory - waiting for the sale to start

Special offer timber packs - all lined up and ready to go

The sale starts with a few early arrivals

Nick hard at work in the holding area - struggling on despite a leg injury - well done Nick!

Turner's Retreat - some lovely exotic turning blanks, woodworking supplies and quality Robert Sorby tools

We all enjoyed the wonderful woodturning demonstrations from The West Riding Woodturning group

Classic Hand Tools demonstrating the use of their high quality hand tools

Beautiful personalised gifts from Shaun's Woodwork

Absolutely stunning designs in native timbers and glass by Magda Gay - Magdooshka Creates

Beautiful gift ideas and gorgeous stained glass from Magda - Magdooshka Creates

Carleton Crafters Woodturners Group - provided some fantastic woodturning demonstrations and gorgeous gifts

Lovely candleholders and gifts from Turnerford Oak

We were thrilled to see Bertha (and Wayne and Jill) from the Little Oak Latch Company

Interesting wooden relief maps and personalised gifts from Jamie at Make a Connection

The British Hardwoods Office Team busy attending to the timber sale customers (two Jos and one Jamie)

A huge thank you to all our exhibitors:

• West Riding Woodturners Group
• Carleton Crafters Woodturning Group
• Little Oak Latch Company
• Magdooshka Creates
• Shaun's Woodworking
• Classic Hand Tools
• Turner's Retreat
• Turnerford Oak
• Pickard Hardware
• Make a Connection

Last but not least, thank you to all our lovely customers who braved the inclement weather to join us on the day. We enjoyed it so much we are now planning the next one for early February 2020 - watch this space!

If you missed the Open Day don't worry, our Timber Shop is open during our usual business hours and is well stocked with lots of beautiful native hardwoods. Call in for a browse and a chat - we'd love to see you.

To be the first to hear about forthcoming Open Days, special offers and sales, please sign up to our Newsletter or follow our social media channels.

Only two days to go! We are looking forward to welcoming as many of you as possible to our Timber Shop Open Day and Timber Sale this coming Saturday.

If you are a first-time visitor to our Timber Shop, a link to Google Maps can be found on the Contact Page of our website showing where we are situated. At the first roundabout within the business park, we will have two helpful parking assistants (in hi-vis jackets) who will direct you where to park. Our next door neighbour Beny Sports have very kindly offered to let us use their car park as an overflow if our own car park fills up.

The timber sale will follow the usual format and will include sawn and calibrated hardwoods and plenty of lovely native timbers. Please note: the sale does not include any manufactured items (e.g. flooring, skirting boards, casings, worktops etc.)

Our Timber Shop open days are special events which are only held once or twice a year at most. If you were hoping to visit our Flooring Showroom, or planning to collect an order, we would advise choosing an alternative day if possible, as our staff will be fully occupied with the timber sale on the day.

We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!