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Primary Materials
- Solid wood
- Painted solid wood
- Plywood
- Cross laminated wood
- Reclaimed wood
Worktop Materials
- Solid wood
- Ebonised solid wood
- Foresso original
- Foresso with subtle fleck
Carcass Materials
- Pine
- Knotless pine
- Laquered birch plywood
- Upcycled units
My Sustainable Sourcing Story
I began this business on birch plywood. I still enjoy the subtle figuring of the grain, the modern yet warm aesthetic it enables, its versatility, durability, and for a while, its affordability. Back when I first started doing this in 2018 an 8’x4′ sheet of 18mm birch could be got for close to £40, now however, it’s closer to £100. Even with the inflation we’ve seen – that’s a steep rise. Much of this increase happened in a short period due to a double whammy of covid, followed by sanctions on Russia, where much of the supply of birch logs came from.
These events gave me pause for thought. From a purely selfish perspective, is it a good idea to pin my livelihood to a commodity that is subject to extreme price volatility? Probably not. But widening my focus, what do we really want more of in the world? The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries, and the world’s second biggest net imported of timber.
Accordingly, I have diversified my offering.
Primary Materials
Solid wood
Ash, oak, beech, walnut, sweet chestnut.
Painted solid wood
Ash, oak, beech, walnut, sweet chestnut
Plywood
Ash, oak, beech, walnut, sweet chestnut
Cross laminated wood
Uses 3 layers, with the grain direction in the ‘filling’ of the sandwich running at 90 degrees to the ‘bread’, which stabilises the panel. It’s the same logic as plywood in this way, but having fewer and thicker layers gives a different look to the end grain. Cross laminated panels are available in a wider variety of timber species than plywood including pine, douglas fir, larch, oak, ash and bamboo (although bamboo is technically a grass).
Reclaimed wood & upcycled units
The most sustainable wood is the wood we’ve already got! Hard to argue with that. I am happy to process available timber and give it a new lease of life.
Carcass Materials
Pine
I like pine and I don’t care who knows it. There’s a bit of snobbery surrounding pine