Ailby Ash Holt
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Working from Rob’s idyllic woodland in the Lincolnshire Wolds, he and his small team specialise in cleft, riven and hewn timber conversion, mud and Stud, wattle and daub, green oak timber frame buildings, traditional earth and lime plasters. Rob takes great pride in using as little machinery as possible, focusing solely on traditional hand tools, traditional techniques, sustainability and in sourc
30/05/2019
New video on our YouTube channel, part one of Rob making an early 18th century Windsor ‘forest/garden’ chair.... part two coming soon!
https://youtu.be/11bUZ0qLeIY
Recreating an 18th century Windsor chair with traditional hand tools Rob Ley using a bottoming adze and flat carpenters adze to recreate an early example of a Windsor chair, using traditional hand tools of the time. Thanks to ...
17/01/2019
Here’s one of our videos demonstrating a very valuable and traditional craft technique that we use on a regular basis. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/VYDfjBWePoQ
Cleaving with a Froe Short demonstration by Rob Ley, cleaving/Riving some Ash wood with a Froe
Happy new year everyone! 2018 was a busy year at Ailby Ash Holt! One exciting thing to happen was Antiques Road Trip came to do some filming! Tune into BBC1 on Monday (14th) at 4.30 to see Rob Ley in action!
05/02/2018
Freshly restored vintage Lincolnshire pattern hatchet with new handmade sheath.
05/02/2018
Our most recent video on our YouTube channel
Hewing an Oak log with a traditional Lincolnshire side axe Rob Ley converting an Oak log into a post using a vintage French felling axe and a traditional Lincolnshire pattern side axe. The side axe dates back to the ...
05/10/2017
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 16:00 |