25/09/2026
Instead of filler or resin…
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love a paper OS map. Using those simple principles we’ve developed a method of taking our CNC machine to coordinate and inlay multiple bespoke fillets of wood over cracks in this table top.
When faced with ‘imperfect’ timber with cracks our client may not want, we can inlay, or we can fill.
Filling is a blunt and ugly tool. I detest the trend for pouring resin into wood, it permanently makes our most noble natural material into a composite that cannot return to the earth.
Inlaying is often constrained to geometric shapes, for the ease of copying the negative to positive form for a tight fit.
This technique allows us to follow the shapes of the natural cracks, with precise inlays tailored to each imperfection.
We make a map, find out where we are, and set some coordinates to be cut. Simple and beautiful.
I must add, it takes only the very best and most open clients to feel free enough to try this kind of work with their precious material. Thank you L & C as always for the trust and adventurous spirit. I can’t wait to see it all cut in place!
