Archaeology
Study of waterlogged wood from excavations, its species, dating, dimensions and surviving working marks.
Studies and fieldwork
Services
Four areas of work for selecting a study suited to your object, its context and the questions raised by your project.
Expertise
Areas of work
Architectural wood
Dating, identification and technical study of historic roof structures, ceilings and other architectural timbers.
Musical instruments
Non-intrusive dendrochronological dating of soundboards against reference forest chronologies.
Works of art and furniture
Scientific study of timber, making techniques and chronology in sculptures, painted panels, furniture and works of art.
A tailored study
How a study is carried out
Frame the enquiry
Clarify the object or structure, its context and accessibility, and the questions the study needs to address.
Define the protocol
Select the appropriate methods, areas to examine and, where necessary, the conditions for observation or sampling.
Examine and analyse
Document the timber, measure usable data and compare it with the available references or comparative material.
Report the findings
Present the observations, their interpretation and their limits in the format agreed during scoping.
Planning a study
Discuss your project
Each enquiry starts with a discussion about the object or structure, its context and the questions the study needs to address.