10.19.07

Yurt Building by leading Yurt Builders The Round House

Posted in Yurts at 11:50 pm by temi

Perhaps you have wondered about yurts, or considered one for camping holidays.  A yurt offers a comfortable and rather luxurious portable home away from home. Yurts are collapsible, easily transported wooden lattice frames covered with felt, in the traditional version, or a waterproof canvas outer well suited to life in the UK. When choosing a yurt, look for high quality construction and craftsmanship. The yurts built by the round house yurt builders are beautifully made, easily moved and set up, and aesthetically beautiful.

What are the benefits to a yurt? A yurt up to 18 feet can be transported in many cars with a roof rack. Two adults can put the yurt up in only two hours, making it as practical as it is comfortable. You may also want to allow space for a wood stove, which will vent out the roof of your yurt. A wood stove will make your yurt a viable year round option. A well made and well cared for yurt will provide you with a home that can go where you do for many years to come.

The Roundhouse offers yurts built of high quality, sustainably farmed green ash. Doors are pine or oak, and the wood is finished with organic oils. Each yurt comes with a custom made white, sand or sage green canvas cover. Sage or sand may also be used for the roof star, adding a nice accent to the airy white canvas exterior. The canvas has been specially treated to be rot-proof, waterproof and fire-retardant. While a heavy duty PVC ground cover is included, you can also purchase a custom fit jute or sisal rug for your yurt. The Roundhouse offers doors in a variety of styles, ranging from a simple rectangle to options with stained glass inserts.

For a warm and elegant temporary structure, consider opting for a yurt from the round house. These yurts offer traditionally curved roof ribs, a crisp and fresh white canvas exterior, and a variety of options to meet your needs. If you intend to use your yurt year-round, consider adding a wood burning stove for heat and cooking.  A yurt can be an excellent and comfortable home that offers easy portability, luxury and comfort. Especially ideal for those who travel regularly, such as craftspeople, or even a good solution for a summer home in the country, a yurt is eco-friendly, attractive, and long-lasting. Choose a yurt constructed by a skilled artisan, and you will be comfortable for many years to come.

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09.22.07

Steam Bending for Yurt Making

Posted in Yurts at 7:42 pm by temi

Yurt, tent-like structures popular with in many parts of the world including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakh  and with the Native American Indians is becoming quite popular and fashionable in UK recently.
Yurts and its not too distant cousin Tipis are used for various purposes ranging from storytelling venue to outbuilding.

Describing Yurt building in simplistic form, its is made from wood and covering usually tarpaulin and sometime felts. The wooding part of Yurt making is one of the most fascinating parts. Different kinds of woods can be used, ash wood is quite popular with Yurt makers.

Ash wood is steam bend by placing prepared ash into steam box which is attached to a drum of boiling water. The wood is left in for an hour per inch of thickness of timber.
When the timber is ready, it is removed and placed onto a former upon which it sets into the shape required.

For wood to bend, it has to reach 100 C at which point the lignum in the wood becomes pliable – steaming is the best medium to achieve this and in doing so also forces out the natural sugars and once removed from the steam leaves the timber effectively seasoned.

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07.06.06

Haabaa Web Directory

Posted in FX1 at 8:00 pm by temi

Haabaa web directory has a different approach to online website directory, all inclusion are meticulously check by editors to ensure listing on Haabaa is not only of good quality but family friendly. Haabaa does not accept adult oriented material so its a safe family friendly web directory.

There is more to Haabaa than the web directory section, there is a blog section which combines latest information about Haabaa web directory with general news, information and opinion on various topics ranging from Psychology to popular music.

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06.17.06

Herefordshire Canoes and Kayaks

Posted in FX1 at 6:13 pm by temi

  

For lovers of water sports and other marine pursuit, buying equipment for their hobby is can be challenging, most of the time the stockist of the equipment required is no on every high street, once you finally locate a stockist, there is no way of trying the equipment before you buy it, you actually have to buy it, get it to your favourite river or lake and use it, if the equipment does not meet your needs you have to retrace your steps back to the shop where the equipment was purchased, this can be rather inconvenient.

  

Herefordshire and Borders Canoes and Kayaks brought a fresh angle to buying Canoe, Kayak or even Boats and accessories. They have a lake on site, right next to their Canoes and Kayaks shop, this enables customers to test purchases to ensure satisfaction before items are taken away so that when you get to your usual lake or river there are no unwelcome surprises.

  

Located in picturesque Herefordshire village of Orcop, Herefordshire Canoes and Kayaks can be contacted via their website by following the link below.

Herefordshire and Welsh Borders Canoes and Kayak Shop

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