Journal
Notes on materials, method and looking after what you own.
12 March 2026 • Materials
Kiln drying takes a fortnight and costs a fraction of what air drying costs in time and space. It also leaves the timber under tension, which is why a kiln-dried table top cups in its first dry season. Here is what two years in a stack actually does.
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It takes twenty minutes twice a year and it is the difference between a table that looks better in ten years and one that looks tired in two. Most people use far too much oil.
Read on4 February 2026 • Craft
A wedged through-tenon gets tighter as the timber moves. It is slower to cut than a dowel and a dozen times stronger, and it is visible on the end of every Kastha table for a reason.
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