I have an Alaskan chainsaw mill which is perfect for planking large difficult to reach fallen trees.

​It's very satisfying making a piece of furniture for a customer from a tree that grew near their house.

It goes some way towards healing the pain of losing a favourite tree.

​I can also just plank a log for you without any obligation to make furniture from it.

I get a lot of my wood from Hoyle Hardwoods in Llangernyw. Dave usually has what I need in stock and it is almost all from the UK.

The wood is sawn using a large antique Robinson band saw powered by a bus engine. It is then stacked for months or years (depending on thickness) to air dry and then kiln dried to lower the moisture content further.

​Woods like oak, ash, elm, sycamore, yew, cherry, sweet chestnut, london plane (lacewood) and beech are all available, although some intermittently which makes them feel a bit more precious.

Lacewood (London plane)

Sometimes I get wood direct from the local forests, planked in the woods with a Wood-Mizer portable saw mill. There is an abundance of larch and Douglas fir which are perfect for building projects and outdoor applications due to their high rot resistance.

​For sheet materials my favourite is birch ply which, as well as being nice looking is a bit more planet-friendly than far eastern rainforest ply. Birch grows relatively quickly in well managed forests in the northern hemisphere. ​​