Last week my Dad had 3 Pine trees cut and logged from a small piece of land he owns and that is 15 minutes by foot over the hill on the north east side of the construction site. The trees were between 100 and 120 years old. They were not very tall but the largest part of the trunk was fairly straight and will provide very good lumber. It looked as if they grew slowly as the age rings are very tight and close to each other. He is bringing the logs to a saw mill in a near-by village, about 1/2-hour away, to have the bark removed and the trunks sawed into thick planks. The planks will be stored in a dry and well-ventilated area at my Dad’s house until they can be planed and made into lumber.

The plan is to use this wood inside the house to frame all the window and door openings. It is exciting to be able to use wood that is coming from such close proximity to the house; it could not be more local than that.