Step into any woodland in the Yorkshire Wolds and you’ll feel it: a stillness that stretches beyond the moment, as if time itself is taking a breath.
Trees stand, rooted in centuries of quiet observation. And when those trees are eventually transformed - into furniture, tools, art, or even keepsakes - they carry with them the stories etched into every fibre of their being.
At Etched on the Wolds, we work with wood not just as a material, but as a memory keeper. Each grain, knot, and ring holds clues to seasons of growth, years of drought, lightning strikes, and sheltering birdsong. Wood is time, made visible.
A Living Timeline
Look closely at a wooden surface and you’ll notice ripples. These aren’t just patterns, they’re chronicles. The tight rings of a slow-growing tree tell of hard winters and poor soil. Wider rings speak of warmer years and abundant rain.
In this way, every piece of wood is a journal of the land it grew in. Its climate, its challenges, its triumphs. The Yorkshire Wolds, with their gently undulating hills and ancient hedgerows, have shaped the timber we use today. And in turn, that timber shapes the pieces we create.
Holding Time in Your Hands
When someone chooses a handmade piece from our collection, they’re not just buying a product - they’re holding time. A board might carry the imprint of a tree felled only after it lived its full life.
It’s a quiet kind of storytelling - nothing loud, nothing showy. Just the honest, humble truth of nature doing its work, one ring at a time.
Your Story, Etched Into Ours
Many of our customers ask for personalisations - names, dates, quotes, lyrics, images - and each request adds another layer to the narrative. We love this. It means the piece becomes more than a functional item; it becomes a marker in someone’s timeline. A gift for a new home. A memory of a lost one. A celebration of now.
Wood speaks. All we have to do is pay attention.
With love from our little corner of the Yorkshire Wolds,
Rich and Kirsty x