Education and Training - Video Knowledge Base

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

ASHS Guide to Scottish Larch Decking

Produced by ASHS member Tiny Temple, this video guide details the qualities of Scottish Larch timber, the benefits of using Larch as a decking material, and guidance on easy installing on decking boards.

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

Oak: From Tree to Timber

This ASHS video follows the journey of Oak, from tree to timber. Covering Oak’s features and properties and the sawing, storing and drying processes involved in taking Oak from log to final product.

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

Scottish Larch Cladding: A Complete Guide

This comprehensive guide covers the properties of Larch as a cladding material and provides a best practise guide to using and installing Larch as exterior cladding.

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

Processing Scottish Sycamore

This video takes you through the steps required in processing Scottish Sycamore: from felling, storing and seasoning, to final processing.

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

The Making of a Floor at Abbey Timber

This video walks through the steps and processes involved in converting round loads into finished flooring boards at Abbey Timber, an ASHS member sawmill located in the Scottish Borders.

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Joanne Birley Joanne Birley

Grading, Valuing, Measuring and Marketing Scottish Hardwoods

Produced by Scottish Forestry, this film seeks to demystify the process by which hardwood trees are graded and valued, with particular reference to Oak. It also touches on the important elements of measuring and marketing hardwood timber in Scotland.

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