Why we smoke oak instead of staining it
A stain sits on the surface and wears off unevenly. Smoking changes the timber all the way through. The difference shows up in year three.
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Stone, timber, lime and metal — where they come from, how they age, and what they ask of a building.
Notes from the material library: sourcing, weathering, patina, and the tests that decide whether a surface earns its place.
A stain sits on the surface and wears off unevenly. Smoking changes the timber all the way through. The difference shows up in year three.
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