Materials That Matter
Welcome to the February edition of In The Making.
We’ve made it to the end of February and can’t quite believe how quickly the year is going, hopefully Spring is around the corner. This past week has certainly felt a little warmer and lighter in the evenings.
Yesterday, I took delivery of some lovely beech boards, in fact I cleared out the timber yard of all their wide boards. Its really difficult to get the sizes I like and due to current situations the supply is not easily available.
This coming week our boards will be cut and dropped off with Danny our wood turner to be turned. We are stocking a range of sizes ready for personalisation. Please see engraving options at point of purchase as these boards make a wonderful wedding gift- something extra special for those couples we know have been waiting such a long time for their big day! Hand finished with Osmo Top oil so that these boards can last a lifetime and meet food standards.
Exciting news! In the next month I will be launching my Limited Edition collection. As a subscriber you’ll be the first to hear about it here within the ‘In The Making’ newsletter.
Best wishes
Iain
01/01
Materials that matter
Beech - Fagas sylvatica
Our breadboards and children’s stools are made from beech wood, why?
It is used for both practical and aesthetic reasons, getting a good balance for a product which will last a lifetime. Beech is used as we are able to source it in the wide boards that allow it to be made from one piece. With a close grain it is good to turn into shape and engraves your personal message well. A hard wearing timber that has for many years been the material of choice in the making of breadboards and stools.
End grain of beech boards, you can see the annual rings quite clearly.
Boards stored flat in the workshop rack, lovely grain on the face of this board.
Breadboards from plank to finished product, now in stock
01/02
Inspiring finds
The V & A London now has 1.2 million objects you can explore in their collections online.
I found this site last week, set up as a side project and a bit of fun ‘I Miss My Bar’