Timber Processing

All the timber that passes through our business is from urban environments where the trees are in need of felling. This may be because they have outgrown the space, they may be dangerous, or that the land owner wants to re-landscape. None of the trees are felled because their timber is desirable. 

When our team sees that a tree that is being felled has potential to produce good timber, they are careful to maintain useful lengths in the felling process. Sometimes this requires a crane to pluck large stems and transport them on our 8 tonner. 

These lengths are taken to our yard and stored under tarpaulins to begin the drying process. 

 

 

 

 

Big stems that have spent a while drying in the yard are then milled to various dimensions depending on the projects we have going on.

They are then stacked in drying sheds to air dry for a further year or two depending on the thickness. This slow drying process means the timber is less likely to split.

Once most of the moisture has slowly dried out and the fibers are settled, the final drying is done in the kiln. This gets the wood to a level of moisture more appropriate for processing so that the final products are less likely to split.

 

 

 

 

We have been building up our store of milled timber ready for selling as rough sawn, or to be processed into refined boards or specific products depending on your needs. 

Whether you are a turner or carpenter looking for a supply of interesting and ethical timber, or a homeowner who's after a live edge slab to make a unique mantlepiece, we hope to help you find what you are looking for. 

For an idea of the kinds of timber we get running through our site, take a look at our Timber Store page.