Fine Crafted Wood

10/07/2017

Two weeks left until the Fine Crafted Wood 2017! Don't forget to stop by at our pavilion at this year's New Forest Show

06/07/2017

Why is Fine Crafted Wood Exhibition so important? Because the Future of the New Forest is more certain and sustainable if its timber continues to be used to make useful and beautiful things, ensuring the return of the resources the Forest to pay for its conservation. Don't forget to stop by the Fine Crafted Wood 2017 pavilion and see unique furniture pieces that demonstrate different styles, design and craftsmanship.

03/07/2017

Less than a month left until the start of Fine Crafted Wood 2017! Follow the link to get the tickets for the event

http://www.newforestshow.co.uk/new-forest-fine-crafted-wood-exhibtion/

The New Forest Trust wants to show the world what is being achieved by Professionals, non-Professionals and those learning to make furniture from wood.

03/07/2017

Roy Tam is one of the Fine Crafted Wood best friends and an award-winning product designer, design lecturer who runs a successful sustainable furniture business. His simple style is a unique mix of efficiency and functionality with a hint of Scandinavian influence.

Roy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Crafts Council's National Register of Makers. He is also a lecturer in 3D Design at Plymouth University and someone, under the touch of whose hand beautiful wood can be surely transformed into a lot of different beautiful things, Check out Roy's page for more inspiration!

http://www.eco-furniture.co.uk/

UK Furniture by Roy Tam Design, RCA and Parnham trained product and furniture designer and lecturer

27/06/2017

Quick reminder : ) Don't forget to come to Fine Crafted Wood 2017. Starting in one month, it will offer a unique opportunity to see the best examples of what different furniture makers have created over this year, talk to all of our contestants and purchase outstandingly beautiful interior pieces that prove that sustainable furniture-making is absolutely possible! For more info visit http://bit.ly/29y5Kdd

27/06/2017

James Otter (Otter Surfboards) won Best Trainee and People’s Choice back in 2009 Fine Crafted Wood Exhibition.
His steam bent brown oak furniture greatly impressed both the judges and the public. James had been exploring making furniture using the techniques and materials used to make hollow wooden surfboards (which in themselves are inspired by traditional canoe-making), and since winning the award he has focused on wooden surfboards, going on to build a successful business and establish himself as one of the top wooden surfboard makers in the world.
Find more about James and check out his amazing works here:

http://www.ottersurfboards.co.uk/

27/06/2017

Facts about timber furniture
1) Knots and joint lines are a natural property of all real wood furniture which can sometimes be visible through the painted/stained surface. This adds interest and does not affect the structural integrity of the piece.
2) Expansion and Contraction: All timber will display movement from season to season because of changes in temperature and humidity. This could effect, for example, the ease in which a drawer opens and closes, making it a little stiff. Also, give rise to timber joins expanding and contracting.
3) As timber is considered carbon-negative, it has been confirmed by a host of international scientific bodies that timber construction is an environmentally responsible way to build. Excellent.
4) Colour variations are a standard trademark of hardwoods. The outside or younger wood is lighter than the inside core where the wood is usually darker. Other colour variations are created by minerals and other elements affecting the tree's growth.
The durability and integrity of our hardwood furniture are not affected by these naturally occurring variations, in fact, these variations are exactly what most people want, giving the warmth and charm of individuality.