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We decided to use one of the trees that we had to chop down to make our
own skirting boards. We had a local with a portable timber mill cut the
trees into boards and Mark has been busy cutting the boards to size and
fit them to the walls.
We decided to keep the bark edge as a natural top edge of the skirting
board. To start with Mark cut the board to the right width, in or case
we used 100mm. Next the boards needed to be plained to give them a
smooth surface. And lastly the needed to be attached to the wall.
Check out the pictures for step by step visual progress.