Solid wood machining
Bought rough-sawn timber and need it prepared? Bring us the material and tell us the final dimensions. We straighten, plane, thickness and cut it, and hand back squared pieces ready to work.
New solid wood only · no reclaimed, painted or metal-contaminated timber
Three steps to get your timber ready
Material check
We check the condition of the wood, its starting measurements and the final dimensions you're after. If the sizes aren't feasible because of bowing, twist or thickness, we tell you before we start.
Four-side machining
We prepare each piece with flat faces, straight edges and uniform dimensions.
Solid panel making
Need a piece wider than the boards available? We join several by glue-up to make panels, table tops or larger shelves.
Quick on small jobs, honest on big ones
The usual turnaround for small jobs (working hours). Confirmed once we've checked the material and measurements.
For more than six pieces we study the job and agree a realistic deadline with you based on volume and complexity.
Five things worth knowing
Rough-sawn timber always loses material when it's straightened. These reference figures help you buy with margin.
Buy more thickness than you need
Wood loses thickness when straightened and thicknessed. As a prudent reference, allow:
Looking straight doesn't mean it is
A board can hide bows or twists that only show up when machined. Getting it flat and square always means removing material.
Final-thickness example
A board of ~52 mm thickness and 2 m length usually ends up, as a rough guide, at around:
Let the wood acclimatise
The longer it rests in the workshop before machining, the better it adapts to the space's humidity and the less it moves afterwards.
Timing is only a guide
Every board is different. As a general reference we process:
Tell us about your project
With these details we check whether your material can reach the final dimensions you need.