The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - Working with Wood
Getting Help With Selling the Produce of a Small Woodland
As a small woodland owner you will inevitably produce a certain amount of timber, even if this is not your main aim for the woodland. But one of the problems facing a small woodland owner is that the amount of produce created is relatively little and therefore sometimes tricky to sell.
I’ve Got My Wood! What Now? – Courses for Small Woodland Owners in Hampshire
So you’ve bought your wood. It’s lovely. Well, what now?
When we bought our wood, we wanted to find out more about it. We started to look at the archaeology and history, and to find out what trees and other plants we had. We could then think about how we could manage it to conserve what was good, and to minimise what we didn’t like. Read more…
Making Hurdles
The reason I made the hurdles at first was to hide an unsightly rubbish tip. I decided they’d look a lot nicer than a garden-style fence.
The wood I used was hazel as it’s easy to bend around the uprights. Length is determined by the area to be hidden and available wood.
Woodcarving
One cold and misty December morning, shortly before Christmas, we set off for a weekend of woodcarving and sculpture.
Cruck Frame Buildings
A cruck frame is one where the structure of the building depends on two or more ‘A-frames’ which go from the top of the building down to the ground. These frames are usually constructed of curved timbers (the cruck blades) using the natural shape of a tree