My father Tony aka OAG bought the Woods …

… in a pub as you do in the mid 1980s as a retirement project and had many happy years planting trees and using knackered old machinery like an Austin Gipsy with an adapted old missile launcher as a crane.

Gradually, he got into selling timber and in 1998 bought himself his first new bit of kit a Lumbermate diesel bandsaw to enable him to cut his own timber. Unfortunately, within a few months he had to retire suddenly due to being dead! Read more

Walnut is a favourite for …

… many woodworkers due it its figure, colour and the finish. I also like it a lot as it’s a good earner and I can pretty much sell every bit unlike other woods.

So selling is a doddle, the hard bit … Read more