Journal
Notes from the material.
Practical writing about timber, construction and the decisions behind furniture that lasts.
Material notes
Why solid timber moves
Wood keeps responding to the room long after it leaves the workshop. Good construction begins by accepting that fact.
Commissioning
Choosing timber for a dining table
Colour matters. So do scale, grain, touch, daylight and the way a surface will be used every day.
Craft
Understanding grain matching
Three boards can become one calm surface—or remain three unrelated boards. The difference is selection.
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