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 […]
Thoughts
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 […]
Why you should put your broccoli in the food waste (Quote of the fortmonth)
What happens to your waste after you put it in the landfill bin? Well, it goes to landfill. And it stays there. This really shouldn’t […]
Timber grading explained with plums
What do plums and wood have in common? Probably more than you thought. In this video Marlene Cramer explains the basic idea of timber grading […]
Woody Cartoons
The Quote of the week has been slacking a bit. While you are waiting for the next episode, why don’t you enjoy some wood cartoons? […]
Are Seaweeds better than Trees? (Quote of the Month)
As a researcher, I read a lot. And it is not always of the entertaining kind. But sometimes I find interesting facts or quirky quotes […]
(Guest post) Sustainability in the built environment: timber & natural materials
This is a guest post by Dr Morwenna Spear. Dr Spear is a materials scientist at the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, specialising in timber. […]