Wood and Trees – War and Remembrance
Sylva CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery joined artists Paul Gough and Gail Ritchie to discuss the meaning of trees and wood in war and peacetime for BBC Radio 3′s Free Thinking. Listen Again.
news about wood products from the OneOak tree
A major gift to Sylva to develop a centre for innovation in home-grown wood
The Sylva Foundation has been gifted land and buildings to develop a centre for innovation in home-grown wood. The generous gift from a private donor was given to help the charity develop . . .
The Hereford Bull naming ceremony
The Hereford Bull, a new boat built by T Nielsen in the traditional style of a Wye Trow, was named at a ceremony in Hereford City centre on 12th May. The Trow included timber from our OneOak project, which was used to make the Transom Beam. Watch a short film showing the naming ceremony: Read…
OneOak fine furniture competition winners
We announced recently that the judging had taken place of entries by Rycotewood students into the OneOak fine furniture competition – read more. We are delighted to announce the two winners. They are Matt Wakeham (18) and Harry Friday (19). We asked Matt and Harry to tell us more about themselves and their entries into…
OneOak sawn timber catalogue
Following the recent sawing of the OneOak tree at Deep in Wood sawmill, we have catalogued all 35 of the boards cut from the tree’s three main lengths. Future users of the timber can now browse and select their wood based on its dimensions and qualities. To view the online catalogue click here. You can…
OneOak at the sawmill
Today we reached a major milestone in the OneOak project as the OneOak tree was sawn at Deep in Wood sawmill. Owner and sawmiller James Binning invited some of the future users of the wood to watch the sawing. Guests included Joe Bray and 13 students from Rycotewood Furniture Centre, green wood furniture designer-maker Rodas…
OneOak timber is extracted
Sawmillers James and John Binning from Deep in Wood sawmill brought their forwarder and heavy lifting equipment to extract the OneOak timber today. In contrast to the weather on the day of the felling, Blenheim’s woodland was bathed in glorious winter sunshine. They lifted the three main lengths of timber from the OneOak tree onto…
Firewood from the OneOak tree
The first product from the OneOak tree was made on the day of the felling – January 20th 2010. Local firewood merchant Trees & Gardens brought their firewood processor to the Blenheim Estate woodland and produced about 1 cubic metre of oak firewood logs. They weighed 460kg. The logs will now be stored until seasoned…
How much wood?
Wood gurus James Binning from Deep in Wood sawmill and furniture designer Phil Koomen visited the OneOak tree this week. We asked for their expert opinion as to the possible amount of usable timber we may be able to harvest from the tree. We hope to be able to make many wooden products from the…