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How We Flatten Oversized Slabs | Router Table | Treecycling UK
How We Flatten Oversized Slabs | Router Table | Treecycling UK
The Router Table: How We Flatten Slabs Too Big for the Planer Not everything that comes out of a tree fits through a planer. Some of the best pieces we... Read more...
How to Buy an Oak Slab: Moisture, Size & Delivery | Treecycling UK
How to Buy an Oak Slab: Moisture, Size & Delivery | Treecycling UK
Buying a Big Oak Slab: What to Check Before You Hand Over the Cash The biggest oak slab we've got in the yard right now is 4.3 metres long, between... Read more...
Kiln-Dried Timber Is Coming to the Yard
Kiln-Dried Timber Is Coming to the Yard
We've always been an air-drying operation. Stack it as a boule, sticker it, let time and airflow do the work. It's slower, but it's how we've done things since we... Read more...
What's a Boule? The Bit Most People Never See
What's a Boule? The Bit Most People Never See
Ask most people what happens after a log gets milled and you'll get a shrug. Fair enough. It's not exactly the glamorous part. But it's one of the things we... Read more...
From Suffolk Streets to Solid Timber: Giving a London Plane Tree a Second Life
From Suffolk Streets to Solid Timber: Giving a London Plane Tree a Second Life
Most people know the London plane as the tree that lines city streets and parks across Britain. Few realise that beneath its distinctive bark lies a beautiful hardwood capable of... Read more...
An Oak Table in the Making: From a Fallen Suffolk Tree to a Future Family Heirloom
An Oak Table in the Making: From a Fallen Suffolk Tree to a Future Family Heirloom
Some furniture begins in a factory. This one began with a fallen oak tree in Suffolk. Rather than seeing valuable timber become firewood or waste, we saw the opportunity to... Read more...
Reclaimed Oak Shelf Boards: Everything You Need to Know
Reclaimed Oak Shelf Boards: Everything You Need to Know
Reclaimed oak shelf boards are one of the most sought after pieces of timber we sell at Treecycling UK and for good reason. They combine the strength of traditional British... Read more...
How We Turn a Local Oak Tree into Reclaimed Timber
How We Turn a Local Oak Tree into Reclaimed Timber
Every piece of reclaimed oak we sell has already lived one life before it reaches our workshop. It may have stood for over a century in a Suffolk field, shaded... Read more...
Lime wood slabs and carving blanks for sale from Treecycling UK, Suffolk
Lime Wood for Sale UK: How to Buy Quality Timber for Carving & Turning
Looking for lime wood for sale in the UK? This guide covers what to look for, what to pay, and why locally sourced lime from Suffolk is the best choice... Read more...
Lime Wood Uses & Properties: The Complete UK Buyer's Guide
Lime Wood Uses & Properties: The Complete UK Buyer's Guide
Lime Wood Uses & Properties: The Complete UK Buyer's Guide If you've been searching for the best timber for carving, turning, or fine woodwork in the UK, lime wood keeps... Read more...
A Guide to British Timber: The Native Woods We Know and Love
A Guide to British Timber: The Native Woods We Know and Love
A Suffolk sawmill's guide to British timber. Learn the unique properties of native woods like Oak, Ash, and Beech, and discover the best local species for your next woodworking project. Read more...
Symmetry & Story: The Art of the Book Matched Table
Symmetry & Story: The Art of the Book Matched Table
Symmetry & Story: The Art of the Book Matched Table Some of the most breathtaking furniture isn’t made from a single, perfect board. It’s made from two, opened like the... Read more...