Visual grading of Existing Structures
For a much more in-depth view on the topic: Mike Bather’s thesis on The assessment of the mechanical and physical properties of in situ timber. […]
Thoughts
Lavers’ labours last
The following text was published in the November/December 2023 issue of the TTJ (Timber Trades Journal) in the regular “talking timber” slot, which also gets […]
RSE report on public funding of forestry
A Royal Society of Edinburgh inquiry into the public funding of forestry has published its report – highlighting, in particular, one of its recommendations that […]
Comparing Lavers’ data for UK grown
There is a very large amount of data in Gwendoline M. Lavers, “The strength properties of timber” (Building Research Establishment, BR241, 3rd ed. / revised […]
Peculia odorata and dry rot
The Forest Products Research Laboratory was established in 1925, opening the Princes Risborough laboratory in 1927. One of the first members of staff was Bernard […]
The quickest of overviews of Engineered Wood Products
The text for this post is written by Wojciech Plowas (I only rearranged it). The beautiful overview image above was created by Ben Shirley from […]
Home-grown hardwoods – Where are we and how did we get here?
When you look at the current UK hardwood situation, you will often encounter some facts that show how little we are using this resource: These […]
Guess the Strength of Timber II – Scores
Here are the scores from the second round of the Guess the Strength of Timber game. It worked the same as last time, but with […]
Guess the Strength of Timber – Scores
Check out how well you did in our “guess the strength of timber” game. Search for your player code name below. Please also fill a […]
Lessons from Wordle?
The online game Wordle has got very popular lately, and resulted in several conversations about strategy – particularly the starting word. Some people pick a […]