Welcome to Maurice Pyle Woodsmith

At the end of the Firewood season for 2009 we decedied not to continue with the firewood supply side of our business. We have supplied firewood since 1995 and it has been great to do it, complimenting all the other woody things we do and have met some very nice people as customers. If you are one of those many customers we thank you for your past custom. The business is still going extremely well, but we are now concentrating on supplying tools, books and devices for traditional woodland craft via our website The Woodsmith's Store, woodland craft courses, coppicing and special projects.

Of course we are still very happy to supply our unique handmade logstores, log baskets and Swedish Splitting Axes from Gransfors Bruks and Wetterlings.

If you looking for firweood I can recommend Woodfuel Barn Tel 01207 544476

This double load logstore costs £495, fully built up in your garden in the north east. More details below

2.1m wide x 1m deep x 2m high at the front sloping down to the back. Price £495

1m wide x 1 m deep x 2m high at the front sloping down to the back. Price £395

Firewood is often thrown into the garage or put under a taup, but this is to be avoided at all costs as the wood will not continue to dry and may go mouldy. Whereas a well built (and good looking) log store, keeping your winter's supply of firewood out of the rain but open to the drying effects of wind and sun, will produce wood that burns so much hotter and cleaner.

There are only three main design factors in the creation of a good wood shed:

If a design makes provision for these factors, it will work. It also helps if a design has two sections, as featured in our double logstores; this allows you to easily keep track of the amount of wood you consume, or have delivered. Each section should accommodate the amount of wood you get from one trailer delivery. For proper stock rotation, use up one section completely before starting on the next. That way you won't end up with all your seasoned stuff at the back, buried under a new load of less dry wood! As soon as one section becomes empty it's time to give your local firewood merchant a call

The LH log store was designed for a single load of 1.8 cubic metres of split firewood and the RH log store for two loads of 1.8 cubic meters of split firewood. We build a central partition wall in the double logstore toallows for good stock rotation of your logs. If you would like us to make you one of these allow £395 for the single logstore and £495 for the Double Logstore including buiding-up on site, within a reasonable distance aound Tyne and Wear. All timbers are pressure treated apart from the hazel wattle. If you would rather have plain boards in the side panels rather than the hazel wattle, deduct £50 from each of the prices above.

We do get enquiries from around the country about our hazel wattle logstores, if you don't live within reasonable distance of us in Tyne and Wear there are several options

1) be prepared to cover our travel costs

2) buy the logstore as a partially assembled kit which you build up yourself

3) just buy the framed hazel sides and build the rest up yourself with standard fencing stock. This will cost for x2 wattle sides will be approx £384 including shipping and VAT. email with you postcode for an acccurate price.

Made by British craft workers, know personally to us.

LH picture above, made from somerset and locally produced willow prices from £43 - 68

RH picture, oak swill baskets traditional design made in south cumbria, standard size £78, larger size £97. All plus p+p. Follow the link to buy on line http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Baskets/

We import these axes directly from Swedish manufacturer Gransfors Bruks because they are simply a joy to own and use. Each axe is hand made by an axesmith who is not paid by the number of axes they make and must stamp their initials into the head of each axe once they are happy with the quality. Each axe comes with a grain leather sheath, the Axe Book and a twenty year guarantee. Follow the link below to our buy on line. Also other tools, books and devices.

Logs to burn, logs to burn
Logs to save the coal a turn
Here's a word to make you wise
When you hear the wood-mans cries
Never heed his usual tale
That he has good logs for sale
But read these lines and really learn
The proper kinds of logs to burn

OAK logs will warm you well
If they are old and dry
LARCH logs of pine wood smell
But the sparks will fly
BEECH logs for Christmas time
YEW logs heat well
SCOTS logs it is a crime
For anyone to sell
BIRCH logs will burn too fast
CHESTNUT scare at all
HAWTHORN logs are good to last
If cut in the fall
HOLLY logs will burn like wax
You should burn them green
ELM logs like smoldering flax
No flame to be seen