More on EN1912 (species and origin)
We wrote about the update to EN1912 in November 2019 and November 2022. Standards do take a while to go through the whole revision and […]
timber grading
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is C16+?
C16+ (pronounced C16 plus) is a strength class developed by us to get the most out of the real properties of home-grown spruce. It is […]
5 Questions for InFutUReWood – the use of timber in the UK
This is a longer version of a post you can find on the InFutUReWood project website. If you want just a summary – head over […]
An update to EN1912
Contact Dan Ridley-Ellis if you have any comments or can help with what is described below. Visual strength grading of timber is carried out according […]
Growth ring width and density of British spruce cladding battens
The UK has a British Standard for external timber cladding, BS8605-1, in which support battens are defined as timber components of a section, grade, and […]