# Hobbymill.EU

> Precision-milled hardwoods for ship modelling, laser cutting and woodturning — Swiss pear, Castello boxwood, Alaskan yellow cedar, black hornbeam, European maple and Karelian birch, cut to ±0.10 mm tolerance and shipped worldwide from Rapla, Estonia.

Hobbymill is a small workshop run by a fellow maker. We mill sheets, planking sheets, strips, square strips, laserable sheets, turning/knife blanks and complete ship-model timber packages (HMS Winchelsea and HMS Cheerful under licence from Syren Ship Model Company).

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of the workshop, species and categories.
- [Shop](/shop): Full catalogue of all categories and products.
- [Quality & tolerances](/quality): Milling tolerances, species and how stock is prepared.
- [Custom order](/custom-order): Request bespoke dimensions, species or quantities.
- [Kit timber specifications](/projects): Official material specifications for Syren ship model designs.
- [How-to guides](/guides): Technical guides on species, tolerances and workshop technique.
- [Useful links](/useful-links): Suppliers, kit makers and community resources.
- [Contact](/contact): Get in touch with the workshop.

## Categories

- [Sheets for Modelling](/collections/sheets-for-modelling): Boxwood, Swiss pear, yellow cedar, hornbeam and maple sheets, 0.6–5 mm thick.
- [Planking Sheets](/collections/planking-sheets): 45 mm wide sheets with grain running lengthways, for hull planking.
- [Strips for Planking](/collections/strips): Boxwood, Swiss pear, yellow cedar and hornbeam strips in packs of 10 and 50.
- [Square Strips](/collections/square-strips): 2×2 to 10×10 mm stock for spars and masts in three species.
- [Ship Model Packages](/collections/ship-model-packages): Complete timber sets for HMS Winchelsea and HMS Cheerful (Syren licence).
- [Laserable Sheets](/collections/laserable-sheets): A4 and 150×300 mm sheets in maple, alder and Swiss pear, 3 mm.
- [Woodworking & Turning Blanks](/collections/blanks): Knife, pen and unique turning blanks in pear, boxwood, hornbeam and karelian birch.
- [Accessories](/collections/accessories): Saw blades for the Byrnes saw and workshop accessories.

## Featured products

- [HMS Winchelsea timber package](/products/package-hms-winchelsea): Complete milled timber set for the Syren HMS Winchelsea kit.
- [HMS Cheerful timber package](/products/package-hms-cheerful): Complete milled timber set for the Syren HMS Cheerful cutter.
- [Castello Boxwood sheets](/products/sheets-castello-boxwood): 100×500 mm sheets in 0.6 to 5 mm thicknesses.
- [Swiss Pear sheets](/products/sheets-pearwood): 100×500 mm sheets in 0.6 to 5 mm thicknesses.
- [Alaskan Yellow Cedar sheets](/products/sheets-alaskan-yellow-cedar): 100×500 mm sheets in 1, 3 and 5 mm.
- [Castello Boxwood planking sheets](/products/planking-boxwood): 45×500 mm planking sheets, 0.6 to 1 mm.

## Kit timber specifications

Official material specification guides for Syren Ship Model Company designs. Produced under direct authorization; plans, manuals and build logs live on the Dry Dock Modeler community.

- [Kit timber specifications index](/projects): All official timber and material specification documents.
- [HMS Winchelsea (1764) timber specification](/projects/hms-winchelsea-timber-guide): Species characteristics, grain selection criteria and full material allocation for the 32-gun frigate, 1:48, milled to ±0.10 mm.
- [HMS Cheerful (1806) timber specification](/projects/hms-cheerful-timber-guide): Alaskan yellow cedar, Castello boxwood and Swiss pear specification for the cutter, 1:48, milled to ±0.10 mm.

## Custom milling calculator

- [Custom quote calculator](/custom-order): Price any thickness, width, length or species; `?kit=hms-winchelsea` or `?kit=hms-cheerful` preselects a full kit allocation.
- [Castello boxwood sheets calculator](/custom-order/castello-boxwood/sheets)
- [Castello boxwood strips calculator](/custom-order/castello-boxwood/strips)
- [Swiss pear sheets calculator](/custom-order/swiss-pear/sheets)
- [Swiss pear strips calculator](/custom-order/swiss-pear/strips)
- [Alaskan yellow cedar sheets calculator](/custom-order/alaskan-yellow-cedar/sheets)
- [Alaskan yellow cedar strips calculator](/custom-order/alaskan-yellow-cedar/strips)
- [Black hornbeam sheets calculator](/custom-order/black-hornbeam/sheets)
- [Black hornbeam strips calculator](/custom-order/black-hornbeam/strips)

## Guides

- [Why precision hardwood matters](/guides/precision-hardwood): Pillar reference — all species compared, lumber vs sheets vs strips vs blanks.
- [Best wood for laser cutting and engraving](/guides/wood-for-laser-cutting)
- [Best wood for CNC routing and carving](/guides/wood-for-cnc-carving)
- [Wood for luthiers — fittings, purfling and inlay](/guides/wood-for-luthiers)
- [Best wood for pen turning and knife scales](/guides/wood-for-pen-turning-knife-scales)
- [Wood for marquetry and inlay](/guides/wood-for-marquetry-inlay)
- [Wood for architectural models](/guides/wood-for-architectural-models)
- [Choosing wood for ship models](/guides/choosing-wood)
- [Bending wood for planking](/guides/bending-wood)
- [Milling strips on the Byrnes saw](/guides/milling-strips-byrnes)
- [Black hornbeam vs ebony](/guides/black-hornbeam-vs-ebony)