Publications

www.forestry.gov.uk/hardwoods 'Making the grade' - a guide to appearance grading UK grown hardwood timber.

Associations

www.ashs.co.uk - an independent association of small companies supplying Scottish hardwood timber & timber products. View here for products Lanarkshire Hardwoods does not supply such as decking, flooring, cladding or larger quantities of timber.

www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk - a large number of Scotland's wood craftsmen have their work and contact details displayed here, if Patrick's waiting list is too long !!

www.scottishworkingwoods.org.uk - very worthwhile green tick-all-the-boxes organisation we support and helped found, dedicated to sourcing and using local Scottish timber. Read all about it here.

Fairs & Exhibitions

Edinburgh Treefest - www.four-winds.org.uk - second weekend in June, partly outdoor, partly marquees - a celebration of wood, trees & forestry activites. Free fun for all the family in Inverleith Park opposite the Botanic Garden. Lanarkshire Hardwoods and Patrick Baxter Furniture always exhibit here.

Peebles Wood Market - www.forest-festival.com - October 25 /26 2008. Mainly indoor exhibition of small businesses selling wood and items made from wood, plus entertainment and activities on the wood theme for all the family. Very well attended and Lanarkshire hardwoods will be there again for 2008. Food stalls too, great show for all the family.

Scottish National Woodworking Show - www.skpromotions.co.uk - at the SECC Glasgow, mid March and the North Of England Woodworking Show at Harrogate in November. Lanarkshire Hardwoods sometimes attends these.

Scottish Woodfair
www.scottishwoodfair.co.uk - september. Indoor exhibition of furniture & wood suppliers plus associated products at Perth.

Things to do while in the area

www.biggar-net.co.uk - there are 6 museums in Biggar well worth a visit in the Easter to September period and all in need of your support to avoid local and Scottish memorabilia being lost forever. Exhibitions are either free or very cheap. Biggar itself is a clean, smart country town with a good selection of upmarket shops and a few cafes, just 15- 20 minutes drive South from Lanarkshire Hardwoods.

www.newlanark.org - New Lanark is a world heritage site mill village with enough to do to fill a day. Shops, cafes, exhibits of the old mill buildings & workers, interactive & otherwise, all done to a very high standard. Good for children too. Walks along the Clyde where you can view the famous Falls of Clyde which are spectacular, especially after heavy rain. About 15-20 minutes drive west from Lanarkshire Hardwoods.

www.clydevalley.net - comprehensive guide to events, crafts & craftworkers & galleries in the locality.