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Stonehaugh Woodcraft produce quality woodcrafts, made from localy sourced materials. Buying the wood in the round, as we do, means thinking well ahead.

Stonehaugh woodcraft enjoy making our crafts in the hopes that you and your family will enjoy them too. Stonehaugh Woodcraft pride ourselves on using 98% of timber sourced locally within an 80 mile radius of home. The majority of our timber is bought or traded from local farmers and land owners, with a high percentage being felled as a result of storm damage or disease. The UK has some fantastic native woods such as; Oak, Ash, Beach, Yew, Cherry, Laburnum, to name but a few. With such beautiful native woods at hand the need for tropical woods becomes a moot point for us a Stonehaugh Woodcraft. From log to finished product can take 2 to 4 years, or more. The logs have to be stacked and seasoned in preparation for planking. They are then cut down to size with a chain saw before being passed through a bandsaw which we use to cut the logs into 2" - 3" and 4" boards. The boards are then stacked and the ends painted with hot wax to slow down the drying process from the ends. Drying takes around 1 year for every inch, so each stack is marked and monitored. If we are after something a little special then the process takes a little longer; the logs are half buried in a dark corner of my garden, were they lie for 18 - 24 months. This allows fungus to grow on the log, the fungus penetrates the wood and travels up the internal structure staining the wood as it goes. This effect is known as spalting. After the spalting process has run its course the logs are then planked and stacked for the 1 year per inch.

17/10/2026

I made this for a good friend of mine as a leaving gift.
It’s made from cherry wood with the up-cycled workings from an old mantle clock.

12/10/2026

I found this little block of lime burr lying around the workshop. I had originally been going to use it for carving, lime wood is great for that. But carving isn’t my strong suit. So I threw it on the lathe and made this.

25/09/2026

If you are up at the Allen Valleys Folk Festival tomorrow, do call into Allendale Forge Cafe Ltd and order one of these beasts. I can highly recommend it. A full meal in a bun.
Bloody lovely!

🐺 THE HUNGRY WOLF 🐺

Available 10–3 tomorrow at Forge Café for the Allen Valleys Folk Festival 🎶

Bacon, sausage, black pudding, fried egg & mushrooms, all piled into a soft roll.

£10

🎤 Open Mic in the marquee outside the Forge from late morning — sign-up from 10.30am.

Our full menu and specials board will also be available 10–3.

Come along, grab some food and enjoy the music! 🎶🐺

25/09/2026

Today at Allendale Forge Studios we have this amazing little lighthouse.
John fancied making something a little different and I think you’ll agree, it’s pretty cool.

07/09/2026

John has just been in and restocked our shelves at Allendale Forge Studios. As you can see we have a range of different items; bowls, fruit, acorns and more.
If you’ve never been to Allendale Forge Studios before, shame on you.
Christmas is screaming towards us and the Forge is a great place to get some unique and beautiful gifts.
There’s pottery, felt work, jewellery, paintings and so much more. All made by local artist.

So no excuses, get in the car and head over there.

07/09/2026

One last one for today.
A small piece of Hexham Abbey Yew.
The cookie had lots of cracks, so it turned out smaller than I’d hoped. But still a nice little bowl.

07/09/2026

I found a lovely little crotch piece in amongst our wood mountain. It’s from a young Ash that was felled back in 2014.
In my excitement and haste to get it on the lathe, forgot to take a before shot.
But hopefully you like the finished item.

04/09/2026

Real busy day in the workshop for me and John.
We’ve used a range of woods to make a range of different items.
They’ll be available for purchase at Allendale Forge Studios in the next few days.

04/08/2026

A couple of weeks ago we decided to remove a small Beech hedge from our garden.
Now normally wood turners will use well seasoned, dry wood. This ensures the finished item won’t shift or split, with the change in humidity. A finished piece should be between 8% and 15% moisture.
Well I love to see how nature will change my design for one of her own.
So I’ve turned a small bowl and popped it in the house. Moisture content will be around 98% to 100%. 😵‍💫
We’ll give it a couple of months and see if we have an interesting bowl or a fancy piece of firewood.

Keep an eye out for that post!

08/07/2026

Busy day in the workshop.
This is a spalted Ash natural edge bowl, with matching oversized apples and some acorns made with Hexham abbey Yew.

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13 Kern Green, Stonehaugh
Hexham
NE483DZ

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