Education and Training - Video Knowledge Base
Welcome to the ASHS Video Knowledge Base
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.
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.
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.
Processing Scottish Sycamore
This video takes you through the steps required in processing Scottish Sycamore: from felling, storing and seasoning, to final processing.
ASHS Guide to Bandsaw Blade Maintenance
This detailed video guide coaches on the correct techniques for sharpening and setting bandsaw blades to ensure flat and even cutting on the sawmill.
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.
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.