Archive for April, 2009

Taking The Hard Out of Hardwood Part 2

Posted on April 2, 2009. Filed under: Hardwood furniture, Home furniture, Kitchen Furniture, Oak Furniture, bedroom furniture | Tags: bedroom furniture, computer desks, Hardwood furniture, Oak Furniture, sawdust |

Following on from our last look at hardwood timber, this post will tackle the processing stages of timber and how it is turned from a tree to a fine quality building material.
Firstly, the cut and graded wood is dried. Initially it is dried in fresh air, and then slowly in carefully controlled kilns. [...]