How to choose timber boards.
Moisture, knots, checks and distortion: what to look for before buying boards, and how to assess the material for the pieces you need to cut.
Illustrations and a checklist to use in the timber yard.
Read the guideTimber guides, stories and news
Advice on choosing and working with timber, and stories of forests and the people who made their living from them.
Timber from the Casentino: to Florence and the sea
Logs floating down the Arno, the raftsmen who guided them and the trades of the local villages. A story connecting forests, building sites and everyday life.
A story with historical sources and archive images. Available in Italian.
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Olive wood, from boards to finished work
Grain patterns, the passage from log to boards and the objects made from olive wood.
An article with timber photographs and examples of use. Available in Italian.
Read in Italian