Stormwood Trading Co.

26/10/2026

Celebrating our local landmark, The Point of Ayr Lighthouse at . Our "Those who wander..." long sleeved tee, is a great mid layer top, and stylish to boot.

Great CHristmas gift or just for yourself.

18/10/2026

Building up the timber stocks for future projects! 🪵✨

Had to fell this 40 to 50-year-old Alder as the top half had died back and become a proper hazard to nearby pathways, surrounding trees, and—most importantly for my own personal liberty—the Lady of the Manor’s paddock fences! 😅

The bottom half was still fantastic wood, though. Milled it down into this live-edge slab—that warm grain and colour are going to look stunning. And with any luck, the tree will regenerate nicely from the coppice stool left behind.

Now it's off on a little trip to my father-in-law’s barn, where he’s got the space for me to store and season it. I don't know what it'll end up becoming just yet, but the ideas are already starting to take shape...

What would you build with a slab of Alder like this once it’s ready? 👇

18/10/2026

My other company is having very exciting times at the moment. Whatever the result on the night (in November), we're coming away with 2 finalist certificates at least!

15/10/2026

I’ve been hesitant to share this… mostly because I wasn’t 100% sure if my brain was making promises my sanding arm couldn't keep! 😅

​If you’ve been following along, you’ll remember the bit of timber I saved from the firewood pile and hinted at a while back. Well, as the shaping and sanding have gone on, the vision in my head is actually starting to take shape!

​When I first picked up that piece of timber, I saw the classic, sweeping silhouette of a Japanese tree in traditional art—so I decided to run with it.

​This pencil sketch is the concept: a live-edge side table anchored on a solid tree-slice base, using that natural branch fork as the main support stem.

​To top it off, I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with a new-to-me technique: filling the natural knots and voids with resin—specifically, Havana Bronze! It’s my own woodland nod to Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, highlighting the wood's quirks rather than hiding them. 🪵✨

​The best part? I showed the sketch and the semi-finished timber to a mate, and he immediately tried to hand over cash on the spot. So it's tentatively sold before I’ve even finished oiling it!

​(Best not tell Caroline—AKA Lady of the Manor—she was probably hoping to claim this one for our home...)

​Coming soon.... Ish! 😉

15/10/2026

Alright, don’t laugh! 🫣🪓

I saw this clever stump-carving concept floating around social media a while back and spent ages staring at it, trying to wrap my head around how the cuts actually worked. I’m definitely a “learn by doing” guy rather than a theory person—I have to get my hands on the saw to make it click.

So, while felling a couple of trees out in the woods, I left one stump tall and decided to attempt my very first bit of chainsaw carving.

It might look a bit rustic (okay, slightly atrocious), but guess what? It actually holds my full weight! Caroline—aka the Lady of the Manor—gave it one look, rolled her eyes, and respectfully declined to test it herself. But hey, a sturdy prototype is a win in my book!

Now that I’ve got the basic technique locked in my head, it’s time to practice and refine it.

What do we think... future Stormwood outdoor stool/table range, or back to the firewood pile? 😂👇

07/10/2026

🪵 Trusting the process (and wearing a heavy-duty dust mask).

​Leveling out a serious piece of sycamore today. Those natural knots and live-edge voids are going to look mental once it’s finished, sealed, and standing on its legs... wait, pretend you didn't hear that last bit.

​Guesses on what it's turning into?

06/10/2026

🦉 "Owl I Need Is..." (A very warm hoodie, obviously).When the temperature drops across the coppice and autumn evenings set in, lightweight layers just don't cut it.
This dark charcoal hoodie features our custom woodland owl artwork printed cleanly across the back, complete with the exact latitude for Emlyn's Coppice. Built thick enough to keep out the autumn chill whether you're sitting out by the fire pit, loading logs into the hot tub, or heading out for a crisp evening walk through the trees.
Designed under the Stormwood banner for those who appreciate comfortable, hard-wearing gear that holds up to real outdoor life.
Grab yours from the Stormwood apparel collection via the link in our bio.

02/10/2026

My mind’s been racing with ideas for yesterday’s timber while loading logs for Emlyn's Coppice - Hot Tub Glamping - North Wales
​I unearthed this characterful piece from the wood shed—one I saved a while back thinking "that’ll be useful one day." Safe to say, its day may have come.
​I see legs. Watch this space… 🪵🔨!

02/10/2026

Something new on the horizon..... Another piece of the storm felled Sycamore from our woods, that created "Windfall", our Chefs prep slab that recently sold.
Not totally sure what this piece might be yet, but I'm thinking a resin fill on the hollows? What colours do you think?
Maybe a side table? Maybe a charcuterie/presentation board?
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments.

13/05/2026

It's about time I did a few more of these, and I do have one I'm carving at the moment between other jobs, But this one is currently seeking a home.

The burnt stripe hazel hiking pole is a coppiced hazel-wood thumb-stick harvested from the Emlyn's Coppice woodland.Featuring a hand stripped hazel shaft highlighted with a "shou sugi ban" style burnt in striped pattern extending down the full length of the shaft. Also featuring a Cobra stitched par...