The Hardwood Project

The Hardwood Project The hardwood project is a constantly evolving marketplace for beautiful wooden creations where every I was on a roll. And that's really where the fun begins.

The idea for the hardwood project was catalysed by a visit to the local timber merchant. Receiving the invoice, all I could think was 'at least Dick Turpin wore a mask'. On recovering from this trauma I invested in an Alaskan Mill and a very big chainsaw. To explain, an Alaskan Mill is a smorgasbord of box section aluminium which, when assembled, is attached to a chainsaw to enable very accurate r

ip cuts through very large logs. It is hard, slow work but supremely portable, allowing the user to reach trees in places no man made machine could even dream of. My first conquest was a dead standing elm which I milled at 2". Hungry for more I turned my attention on a 160 year old sweet chestnut, broken low down by a fallen holly. This was over 1m in diameter and I made my planks 10 foot by 2 inches. Going beserk for almost 3 months; any fallen, dead or damaged hardwood got my undivided attention. There's now a large pile of labelled, stacked timber which I had become very attached to.
24 months later and all this beautiful timber was ready for something special. I started making things, wooden things. longboards, chopping boards, benches, tables, and all the time having that smug pride remembering where, when and how every plank came from. With the help of local friends: Ben, Sam and Conny, we made more things and everything we made either got better or just gave us more ideas. So that's what / where the hardwood project is....
It's giving fallen, dying, damaged trees a chance to shine again.

6" x 6" oak lamp stands
08/01/2023

6" x 6" oak lamp stands

sycamore
17/01/2022

sycamore

beech
17/01/2022

beech

ash
17/01/2022

ash

oak
17/01/2022

oak

the latest wood pile; boards for chopping, bread, serving, antipasti and cheese.
16/01/2022

the latest wood pile; boards for chopping, bread, serving, antipasti and cheese.

a pair of beech chopping blocks with h.p. logo brand, designed by Rebecca Barnett.
10/08/2021

a pair of beech chopping blocks with h.p. logo brand, designed by Rebecca Barnett.

oak board detail with connyography
28/01/2021

oak board detail with connyography

a stunning pair of sweet chestnut boards with conny graf pyrography
09/12/2020

a stunning pair of sweet chestnut boards with conny graf pyrography

latest board detail. sweet chestnut and beech.
27/11/2020

latest board detail. sweet chestnut and beech.

new chopping boards. beech and sweet chestnut. pyrography by conny graf.
26/11/2020

new chopping boards. beech and sweet chestnut. pyrography by conny graf.

toddler bench in monkey puzzle
25/11/2020

toddler bench in monkey puzzle

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