A large searchable gallery/database of the most popular timber species ( hardwood, softwood, modified – Accoya, Lignia, Kebony, Thermowood) used in the UK – Construction and Joinery for both internal and external joinery. Find your desired wood type here, including its image, origin, FSC, PEFC Certification, Chain of Custody, density, durability, common uses and properties.It…
Timber can be supplied in various surface finishes based on the tooling or wood machining process used, the typical examples are;- Planed Smooth is the most popular finish Fine Sawn ( band-sawn or circular sawn) Brushed surface Micro-rifled surface Wood surface machining finishes andrewgoto andrew goto timberbossman
Malaysia to continue to limit wood exports Moratorium aims to ensure furniture manufacturers have adequate supply Thomas Russell, January 9, 2018 PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – The Malaysian government announced it plans to continue to limit the amount of sawn timber exports, including rubberwood, a major component of both solid wood and veneered adult and youth furniture made…
The Timber Industry has a number of Trade Associations, Institutes, Affiliations and Partners below is a list of some of the common Associations and Partners in the UK. American Hardwood Export Council American Softwoods Association Architectural & Specialist Door Manufacturers Association ATIBT – Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux Automatic Door Suppliers Association BFM Ltd…
Timber or Wood Mouldings play a vital role in enhancing the look of our buildings and joinery. Mouldings are frequently used either as finishing to joinery ( doors, flooring cladding etc) or to add a feel to the building or component. The two most popular classification of wood mouldings is Decorative or Architectural Mouldings. These can…
Timber is a material that is easy to work and can be moulded into various shapes and profiles/patterns, hence one of its greatest benefits. Below we have a list of the most popular cladding profiles and description of how they are used either vertical or horizontal application. Vertical or Horizontal installations are more critical…
To be able to answer the question you need to know, the timbers durability class as given in BS EN350-2, you also need to know the Use class of the timber given in BS8417 all explained below.Biological performance is based on the resistance to microbiological attack of a species heartwood. Standards or reference documents used…
1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 sq ft = 0.0929 m2 1 m2 = 10.76 sq ft 1 cu ft = 12 bd ft 1 m3 = 35.315 cu ft 1 ton = 1.416 m3 1 ton = 50 cu ft 1,000 b ft = 2.36 m3 1,000 b ft = 83.333 cu ft 1…