British Hardwoods Blog

Our native timber shop "Into the Woods" is proving really popular among local woodworking enthusiasts, craft makers and cabinet makers. Those who are close enough to visit us will find a warm welcome and plenty of lovely native hardwoods to browse through. The following video gives a good idea of the selected boards that we have in stock at the moment . . .

We plan to regularly update this virtual video tour as each board is completely unique and our stocks do change regularly. We hope to feature some of the larger selected boards on our online shop in the near future, so keep an eye on our social media channels for updates.

A great chance to stock up on firewood for the Autumn - ideal for log burners or open fires. Our bulk bags of hardwood offcuts for firewood are now HALF PRICE. During the cold winter months we sell these bulk bags for £50 each, but due to a surplus, we have reduced them to £25 - whilst stocks last.

Firewood - bulk bags of hardwood offcuts

The large builder's bags contain offcuts of mixed kiln dried hardwoods, with the majority of pieces being oak, which will burn slowly and release excellent heat. The bags are available to purchase online, over the phone, or in person. If you live locally to us we can even arrange delivery for you.

To view all our firewood offcuts please follow the link: Firewood and Offcuts

The Mebor Band Saw has been put to excellent use this week, slicing the most beautiful Native Rippled Ash boards from logs sustainably sourced from The Malverns. Once sliced the boards revealed a stunning dark Olive heartwood with distinctive outer ripples.

Rippled English Olive Ash Boards

Distinctive Ripples on English Ash

With the timber in its raw state, the photos don't really do justice to these stunning boards at the moment. However, once the timber has been dried in our Vacuum kiln and then sanded to a smooth finish, the ripples will produce a stunning three dimensional figure.

The Mebor Band Saw made short work of slicing through this large Native Ash Log, with the new blade moving like a knife through butter.

Tony initialising the set-up of the Mebor Band Saw

The Mebor moving in to position to commence the cut as Tony closely observes

The new blade moves cleanly and quietly through the log

The Mebor reaches the end of the log, then reverses to push the newly sliced board clear

The newly sliced Rippled Ash Board is deposited cleanly onto the conveyor belt

Once these lovely boards are kiln dried and sanded they will be ready for sale in our native timber shop "Into the Woods". Due to their unique figuring these boards will be extremely popular for cabinet makers and all timber enthusiasts, so be sure to follow our social media channels for updates, so as not to miss out.