With an icy frosty spring, we went for a glazed option this time. Introducing a material new to the library this year, Glasglo.
Material of the month – January 2018 – Elm
With the launch of the ‘Timber Awards’ this month, it felt only fitting to have timber as our material of the month.
Material of the Month – November – Compressed Sheepswool Insulation
Sheepswool insulation is guaranteed to keep you snug on those winter nights.
Material of the month – August – Woodstain
Hurrah it's summer..... ok its almost kind of like summer some days, never mind you can treat that wood to some nice new woodstain!
Material of the Month – July 2017 – Lime Wood
For July we have Lime Wood, as told by the story of Grinling Gibbons it's a great bit of wood for carving!
Material of the Month – June 2017 – Zinc
June's Material of the Month is Zinc - an abundant metal found in the Earth's crust with a myriad of industrial and biological uses...
Material of the Month – May 2017 – Oak
Every year we relish over May Day, but once upon a time Shick Shack day was the big day, it too was in May, but not at the beginning...
Material of the month – March – Clashach Sandstone
We defy Julius Caesar's calendar and take it back to the days where March was number one.
Material of the month – February – Brettstapel
Do you ever have a problem with all that low grade wood lying around, why not turn it into Brettstapel
Material of the Month – January – Hempcrete
If its good enough for everybody in the world for the last 10'000 years then its good enough for us.