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Emmerse yourself in the quality of oak.
All our oak frames are hand-made using ancient methods with traditional mortise and tenon joints, whilst the structure is fixed using oak dowels. To complement the hand-made element to our frames we finish our frames with a hand wrought effect which gives our oak a traditional look and feel which enhances the character of the oak.
When oak beams are first cut it tends to look a bit rough, highlighting and showing the saw marks where it has been cut to size. The finish we apply restores the oak to a clean wrought finish which also takes away potential splinters and imperfections.
We pride our selves on the quality of our oak frames and the finish that we apply. Using this finish to all exposed surfaces gives the oak a gentle waving and undulating look and feel which enhances the character of your oak.
Green Oak
Majority of our frames are produced using European green oak. The term ‘green’ means freshly cut from the tree, usually up to a year old. Due to the moisture content of green oak it is usual and expected that the oak will shrink, move and over time splits to appear due to the reduction in moisture content of the oak. This is perfectly normal and is expected.
Air Dried Oak
We use air dried oak for all our casings/casement projects and for all our external encapsulated glazing system. We use air dried in these situations where the wood needs to fit in with an external environment or certain situations where air dried oak is the ideal solution. Air dried oak (as the name suggests) is stored in a naturally vented drying stores for long periods of time to reduce the moisture content which makes this more stable, which reduces the amount shrinkage due to the reduction in moisture content. This process is usually only applied to planks as the process is much longer if applied to more dense oak.
