EN 1912:2024
It has been a large amount of work to get the data in good order, but we finally have the updated version of EN 1912 […]
strength grading
What does “dry-graded” mean?
The concept of dry graded timber is a bit confusing. It is not the opposite of wet grading. Here is an attempt to clarify things: […]
Slides from timber strength grading webinar
Here are the slides from my bit of the BM TRADA webinar on strength grading of timber, Thursday 18 April 2024. This covers machine grading […]
Progress in my PhD (An easier route to strength grading hardwoods)
NOTE: This post should have been published in October, but I was very busy and didn’t finish the writeup until now… I have started my […]
Visual grading standards and EN14081-1
Visual strength grading of timber can be done to a wide range of grading rules – many of which are national standards. However, in Europe, […]
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 […]
An update to EN1912 update
It has been a while since we posted about the revision of EN1912, but is time for another update. The draft is now out for […]
New Project – Building from England’s Woodlands
Did you know that in 2021/22 we have been planting more broadleaf trees than conifers in the UK (mainly in England)? Yet the timber that […]
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 […]