Stem cracks in TreeAlert (Forest Research)
As our climate changes, stem cracking in conifers will become an increasing concern for the forestry industry. Forest Research is undertaking a major study and […]
public engagement
Bright Club
On 27th October 2023, Dan Ridley-Ellis performed a stand-up comedy set for Bright Club St Andrews as part of Explorathon 2023 – talking about wood […]
Guess the strength of timber ICF CPD scores
Yesterday, a group of visitors from the Institute of Chartered Foresters toured our lab, learned a lot about wood science and how wood properties are […]
Guess the strength of timber “Insights day” scores
We have recently brought our “guess the strength” game to the Insights Day at the Borders College in Galashiels. Check out your score below! Here […]
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 […]
More on timber quality
Recently we made a game for people to guess the relative strengths of some timber beams – by inspecting the beams up close and hands […]
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 […]
What is “timber quality”? A challenge for creative programmers
Brief: We seek to commission a creative person or business to develop a prototype for a digital game that will encourage people (general public and […]
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? […]