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My drum sander makes short work of processing a big batch of chopping boards. Currently going through at 180grit prior to hand sanding the edges and getting a splash of oil to finish. #choppingboard #handmade #workshoplife #nativetimber #oak #ash #hardwood #growninbritain #sandingwood #localcraft #buylocal #quartersawnoak https://www.instagram.com/p/BqpTUBrgM76/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c08uvgygwieo

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After a morning eyeing up unseasoned timber I thought I'd better sort out some of the dry stock too. Otherwise I'll soon be running out of garden space to store it 😬 Here be air dried ash, yew, cherry, birch, black locust, elm and sycamore, all heading off to a wood shop in Abingdon. . . . . . #airdried #liveedgeslabs #waneyedgetimber #naturaledgetimber #nativetimber #locallysourced #chilternstimber #loveyew #englishelm #coatrack #coffeetable #servingboard #tablerunner #woodenchoppingboard #whatwilltheybecome #oxfordwoodrecycling https://www.instagram.com/p/CMczcOcjxwE/?igshid=1cvt0bfvp18v6

Yesterday I resumed my wood gathering ways with this van load of gorgeous sycamore, oak, wild service tree, elm, sweet chestnut and walnut. Over the next few days I'll be sanding or planing off the dust and dirt, to reveal oodles of stunning grain and figuring that's sitting just below the surface. . . . . . #naturalbeauty #nativetimber #growninbritain #seasonedtimber #elm #quartersawnoak #sycamore #sweetchestnut #englishwalnut #wildservicetree #naturaledgefurniture #waneyedgetable #liveedgewood https://www.instagram.com/p/CDlGGpvjEFX/?igshid=d72pnpzefqqr

Back to work at the hardwood appreciation society.... . . . . . #lovewood #nativetimber #liveedgewood #festoolrotex #workshoplife https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMmtfgjzyv/?igshid=1q7726mkh71d5

Let's have a look at Birch. From the Anglo-Saxon 'birce' meaning 'a tree', birch first spread into Britain around 12,000 years ago. Not a durable wood if left outside, it's golden brown timber is often used for furniture and small turned items. Particularly attractive when spalted, it can also contain random brown flecks when attacked by an Agromyza fly, which add a dramatic visual appearance. Burrs too are a sought after feature of birch, popular with both woodcarvers and turners. Beyond firewood, birch timber is not widely available in the UK, though in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia trees are grown and harvested to make plywood that is much valued by furniture makers. About 40 species can be found scattered throughout the northern hemisphere, some surviving further north than any other species of tree. Silver birch (Betula pendula) and Downy birch (B. pubescens) are our two native species, both with an impressive list of traditional uses. Possibly the best known use of birch is for making besom brooms (the stereotypical witches broom) but at this time of year many people 'tap' the trunks and harvest the sap to make wine. Gently seasoning in my garden are planks from a few trees felled during local conservation work, which I'm looking forward to exploring in 10-12 months time. . . . . . #wildaboutwood #birch #nativetimber #naturalbeauty #localprovenance #seasonedtimber #whatwilltheybecome #woodturning #woodenbowl #bowlturner #spalted https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ZZikmjc8b/?igshid=1ws2qwi1yg8aj

Today had been rather excellent, spent wood gathering with the help of @hannahmatthe.ws I'm actually getting rather attached to this 'having an assistant' malarkey. It makes all the jobs so much easier! . . . . . #outwithfriends #gatheringwood #hardwoodtimbersupplies #nativetimber #naturalbeauty #ratherexcellent #keepsmeentertained #lovewood #workshoplife https://www.instagram.com/p/B8E7FuUAkNI/?igshid=1lnht3xk9zy52

After a day of sawing, planing and sanding I've uncovered some beautiful grain and figuring from this myriad of species, that includes cherry, yew, burr London plane, oak, elm, walnut, ash, wild service tree and burr ripple field maple. Also spent a bit of time helping @emilyruthgroves get set up on the pole lathe to continue making parts for her new shave horse. . . . . . #lovewood #nativetimber #naturalbeauty #growninbritain #whatwilltheybecome #woodworking #greenwoodworking #polelathe #handmade https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RV38gggoX/?igshid=h3ns6vhciyr2