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​Raven Roundwood Timber Frames work from a coppiced sessile oak woodland in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, where timber for roundwood timber framing projects is sourced in a sustainable manner. This means that we are seeking out and felling specific trees for specific applications, with the effect that the woodland is 'thinned', and that remaining timber is more healthy and of improved quality. It also means that the ecology of the woodland is preserved undisturbed in comparison to clear felling of large areas.
We maintain an intimate relationship with our native woodland, and this informs our work, an attempt to harness an idea of the inherent beauty and companionship of wood in the built environment. This is a good marriage of a simple rustic aesthetic with excellent attention to detail and quality workmanship. The majority of the work is undertaken by hand in oak, tends towards a simple rustic aesthetic, and is sympathetic to the curves, shapes and textures inherent to the pieces of wood involved. 
Raven Roundwood Timber Frames was started by Ben Duckworth. He has a novel, creative and intuitive approach to woodwork and tends to work by hand, using traditional hand tools. He has completed work for private clients and for businesses and county councils. Over the last ten years he has specialised in the timber framing of reciprocal roofed roundhouses, using Welsh oak in the round (un-milled), although any traditional cruck frames are also readily undertaken.   
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Ben Duckworth