June 2026 News from the Sawmill
Welcome to our June Newsletter
The best things rarely announce themselves.
A floor that stays flat for 30 years.
A cladding that works because of what heat does to wood at 214°C.
None of it happens by accident.
This month, we are going behind the obvious. The science, the process, the details most people never ask about.
And a small something we are not quite ready to talk about yet.
You might know what Brimstone is. This is how it actually works.
What happens inside a thermal modification unit at 214°C?
Why does removing one part of the wood cell wall make timber last as long as a 400-year-old tree?
And why does oxygen have to leave the room entirely?
We wrote the full story. It is slightly geeky but it’s worth a read.
The barn that became a home worth looking at.
A barn on the outskirts of St. Peter Port. An architect with a clear vision. And Brimstone Ash cladding doing more than most people expect cladding to do.
The Woodshed is what happens when every material choice is made with intention.
Most people choose their engineered floor by how it looks.
Almost nobody asks what is underneath it.
The core is the part that decides how your floor performs over 20 or 30 years. It is also the part most suppliers would rather you did not think too hard about.
We wrote the guide we wish existed.
Every year, without fail, they come back.
The swallows have returned to the showroom. Same beams. Same spot. A nest rebuilt from scratch, mud pellet by mud pellet, tucked into the oak frame.
We take it as a good sign. When wildlife chooses your building, you must be doing something right.
New kiln installed
Most people never think about what happens before the timber arrives. The new kiln at our Studley site is one of those details. Ash, poplar, beams, sawn timber. It all goes through.
Kiln drying gives us control over moisture content before anything leaves the yard. For Brimstone, that step is critical. For everything else, it means the timber you receive is ready to perform.
Something new is taking shape at the mill.
We won’t give too much away.
What we will say is this.
The team has been testing it.
Properly.
Good things take time.
Watch this space.
