Again, a continuation from last week's BLOG posts... Here you see one of the old reclaimed Douglas fir timbers in the process of being re-sawn to meet the specifications of the currently-being-built Rod Shippey Education and Field Lab Facility. These large 10" x 10" timbers will be used as posts supporting the inverted roof at the entrance to the building.
Being the very first structural part of the building that the public will walk past as they enter the building, these posts will project a strong statement as to the "green aspect" or "environmentally sensitivity" of the building design.
The bottom photo (2 of 2) shows some of the old bolt holes and other imperfections that give the used wood material "character" that shouts a history other than recent tree removal.
