A brief history of floor sanding
The sequel Stephen Hawking never got round to write. Part one. The term sanding actually comes from the earliest practices of smoothing a...
Mahogany: what you need to know
Mahogany is an umbrella term for different sub-species of tropical hardwood found throughout the Americas, South-East Asia and parts of...
Teak: what you need to know
A tropical hardwood found throughout South East Asia, India and parts of Central Africa, it was first brought to Europe via Roman trade...
Oak: what you need to know
One of the five most abundant trees found in the UK, oak is highly prized, not only for its great strength and hardness, but also for its...
Pine: what you need to know.
Found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, Pine has long been used by humans to craft and create; from furniture to decking on ships, its...
