Sapling Roof Framing

Roundhouse made with coppiced wood
Roundhouse made with coppiced wood

For ultra low-cost small roofs with no building codes.

The Slide Collection of Butser Ancient Farm
“There is still an intention to store all the many slides in the Reynolds’ collection on this website. The size of this presentation indicates the difficulty with upwards of 10,000 slides available. A DVD may be the answer, given time.

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Coppicing

Coppiced wood has all sorts of practical uses for natural builders – sustainable fuel source, pole building, wattle and daub, pinning, braces, latilla ceilings and more. “Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down. In … Read more