Timber Uses

June 27, 2022 · Blogs | News

From Norway Spruce to Tipi Poles

Norway spruce from the RFS Hockeridge and Pancake Woods is being used as tipi poles and flag poles around the country, thanks to the work of a small group of dedicated foresters.

What’s the big deal with timber quality?

We’ve been looking towards growing good straight knot-free cylinders of wood for centuries and, by and large, are actually quite good at it when we put our minds to it. The world is, however, changing. New science, new technology, new ways of using timber challenge our preconceptions of what quality timber actually is.

Building and Living in Timber

Pennerley Permaculture owners Jon and Cheryl Kean live and work 1000 feet up on the site of an old lead mine at Stiperstones, Shropshire, close to the Welsh borders. Their mission to build three sustainable timber homes on the site led to a search for UK suppliers, not always successfully, and raised a number of challenges.

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From Norway Spruce to Tipi Poles

What’s the big deal with timber quality?

Building and Living in Timber

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