Description

ELM 1332A-4B

ELM Single Waney Natural Live Edge Board 1332A-4B Thickness 7cm Kiln Dried Planed Seasoned Hardwood

UK Delivery Cost : £ 50,  ESTIMATED DELIVERY 1 WEEK or – CLICK & COLLECT from the Lanarkshire store (ML11 8LL) within 10 days – no charge.

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FOR FURTHER INFO ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN:

1.DIMENSIONS

2.TREE PROVENANCE & SUSTAINABILITY

3. DELIVERY INFORMATION

4. CUTTING SERVICES

5. SEASONING & MOISTURE CONTENT INFORMATION

6. BOARD FINISH INFORMATION

7. WOOD TYPE INFORMATION
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1. DIMENSIONS

ELM 1332A-4B

Length (cm): 124

Width (cm) :

minimum…including waney edge:  49
maximum..including waney edge:   52
average….including waney edge:     50

Thickness (cm): 7

dimension notes :

a) Our Webshop is set in centimetres by popular request. We are happy to talk in feet, inches, metres or millimetres.

b) Length is the measurement along the grain, following the tree from ground level upwards and usually the largest measurement.
Width is the measurement across the grain, usually the second largest measurement, often described as ‘depth’ which should only be applied to finished items of
furniture such as cabinets and shelves when referring to the distance out into the room from the wall or back of the piece.
Thickness is the smallest measurement, also across the grain, seen as the measurement across the edge or end of a board.
In square sections width and thickness are the same.
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2. TREE PROVENANCE & SUSTAINABILITY

ELM 1332A-4B

BOARD(S) ALL FROM ONE TREE WHICH GREW AT:  KNOCKDOLIAN,  BALLANTRAE,  AYRSHIRE,  UK

provenance notes :

Every one of our boards has a number, such as 1372A-6, with a record of its provenance and sequence within the tree.
This means it is the 6th board or slice cut from the first length of the tree nearest the stump/ground (A.).
B would be the second length if the tree was big enough to cut another section from further up the tree, usually above the first branch.
C, D etc getting smaller and usually more bendy and less stable as you go higher up the tree. All from tree number 1372 in this example, which records the individual tree,
where it grew and lived its life on a particular estate/woodland/garden in the UK which Lanarkshire Hardwoods buys from.

sustainability notes :

Patrick visits every woodland to view, measure and record every individual tree before purchasing, checking for sustainability of the source.
He looks at the re-planting or natural regeneration aspects on the site and reasons for felling if the trees are not naturally wind blown.
He checks felling licences if applicable and sensitivity for the landscape during extraction.
We only use approved sustainable and relaible sources.

The Wood Place / Lanarkshire Hardwoods are founding members of Scottish Working Woods; Scottish Working Woods (SWW) is an organisation with a licenced label scheme to encourage and support
the use of all things made from Scottish woodland produce. Whilst based in Scotland SWW is more essentially interested in the idea of LOCAL & LOW MILES ETHICAL SUSTAINABLE
trading of wood and wood products between small businesses and the public. We source most of our timber from within a 100 mile radius of
the sawmill and the vast bulk within 50.
Read more about it Scottish Working Woods here http://www.scottishworkingwoods.org.uk

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3. DELIVERY INFORMATION

ELM 1332A-4B

ESTIMATED DELIVERY ON THIS PRODUCT IS 1 WEEK

Our RATE  for delivery is the same £/kg rate for all UK MAINLAND STANDARD POSTCODES, including NI, IOM, UK Islands & Scottish Highlands.

BUT : please note,  NI, IOM, UK Islands & Scottish Highlands orders are subject to some size restrictions – so long boards may need to be cut for transport, or if you need them full length we may need to charge extra.  So please contact us to be sure before ordering.

To see the delivery charge please enter your chosen product in your shopping basket / cart – it differs by weight and size,  or see the amount listed in the product description.

View the full information and rates here –
https://www.thewoodplace.com/services/delivery/

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4. CUTTING SERVICES

ELM 1332A-4B

WE ARE HAPPY TO CROSSCUT BOARDS IN HALF (HALVING THE LENGTH, 2 EQUAL LENGTHS) FREE OF CHARGE FOR YOU PRIOR TO DISPATCH.
OTHER CUTTING SERVICES ARE CHARGEABLE, SEE SERVICES PAGE –
https://www.thewoodplace.com/services/cutting-to-size/
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5. SEASONING & MOISTURE CONTENT INFORMATION

ELM 1332A-4B

This is a ‘kiln dried’ product and the moisture content level is between 6 to 10%, average 8 to 9, which is good for a typical central heated home.
Further small shrinkage sometimes occurs on boards used as beams, mantels and shelves above hot woodburning stoves.

If you store or work on our wood in a cold, damp garage, shed or workshop it will absorb moisture, expand and warp.
If some warping or cupping is acceptable for rustic use, you can use our boards outside for signs and garden furniture etc.
but they are intended for a central heated interior environment.
Wrapping in cling film or pallet wrap will reduce the effects of dampness if you need to store in a shed/garage etc.

We slowly air dry the wood for about 18 months for every 2.5cm / inch of board thickness, 24 months for oak.
We then use the kiln only to finish off the seasoning process over a slow 3 to 6 week cycle on average, sometimes longer.
As a result The Wood Place / Lanarkshire Hardwoods timber is slow dried and thoroughly seasoned.

Consequently our timber stays flat and stable in a wide range of environments.
Any movement due to moisture content changes, up or down, is minimal due to our traditional and extremely thorough seasoning process.

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6. BOARD FINISH INFORMATION

ELM 1332A-4B

Supplied in Planed and Thicknessed form.

Boards will have been planed or milled flat firstly on one face then flipped and milled again,  calibrated to a uniform thickness within a max range of plus/minus 5mm,  usually within the range plus/minus 1mm.

One face, the one with the price label showing,  will have been selected as the best face and may have a better planed finish or have been coarse sanded to remove the heaviest planing/machining marks,  which may show in the photograph of the reverse face.   Only about 0.5 to 1mm of material needs to be removed to eliminate the machining marks.

Additionally some localised sunken patches of un-planed/milled areas may be present if removing these would have reduced the overall board thickness too much, de-stabilising or spoiling the look of the board.  These will normally be on the reverse side if at all.

We will picture some non-planed areas in the product pictures but the image of one such area does not mean it is the only single area, merely that the board has one or more like this. They should be easy to see as being a different colour.

Finally, for a perfect finish we recommend further sanding of the product to remove all machining marks before polishing.

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7. WOOD TYPE INFORMATION

ELM 1332A-4B

Elm is a coarse grained hardwood which is moderately hard and very tough.  It is good at resisting splitting under stress so is useful for items like chairs where one needs great strength in small sections and joints cut close to ends of boards. You can use it  for all kinds of furniture as it has such a warm homely glow to it.  Elm will split readily when seasoning so is sometimes presented with some of these splits retained as character. These are are normally tied with butterfly keys and / or epoxy resin.

It has large movement in service – ie it warps quite a lot when subjected to damp or excessively hot and dry conditions. Use for normal furniture and diy projects in a normal central heated home. You may notice some movement and shrinkage if used for fireplace mantels over hot woodburners.

It is not the easiest to plane but cuts, sands and polishes easily. Some elm with interlocked grain will tear quite badly when planed, so sharp tools and/or extra sanding is sometimes necessary.

Some elm (usually Wych Elm) has green streaks or bands, sometimes subtle, sometimes very strongly marked. Colour varies but is always rich and warm.  Elm trees which have been standing dead for many years before sawmilling and seasoning will have lost some strength and richness of colour. They will, however,  be more stable under moisture content changes. Danish Oil is a good polish to bring out the true rich colours.