Realising the Value of Local Timber

 

About this guide

This guide explores how to realise greater value from locally grown timber through improved understanding of processing, specification, and end use. It examines the journey from standing tree to finished product and highlights how decisions made at each stage influence financial and material outcomes.

Realising the Value of Local Timber focuses on the importance of aligning timber quality with appropriate markets, and how better knowledge of grading, drying, and processing can improve returns from small-scale forestry and woodland management.

Published 2020

 

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