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This guide was written in May 2025 by JH and DS. This is a work in progress, if you have any feedback on this guide, please contact [email protected]

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Solid wood (heltre) is an organic material, this makes it unpredictable, variable and beautiful. Trying to plan a project using solid wood is very difficult because of this unpredictability, especially for a beginner. Below we will try to explain some of these challenges and how to adapt to them.

Rough sawn timber

How big will my piece of wood be?

Defects and how to work around them.

How to order solid wood, considering wastage (May 2025)

Solid wood or a “solid wood” product?

Glossary - norsk og englesk

Advanced topics (incomplete WIP)