November 3, 2009
Upcoming conference greetings
We'll look for our area designers at the upcoming AIA-Minnesota conference next week (November 12-13 at the Minneapolis Convention Center). Peter will be in Booth #321.
To the timber framers meeting at this fall's Guild conference in Sarasota Springs, NY, we extend our heartfelt greetings. Sorry to miss this one. See you all at April's spring conference.
FSC CERTIFICATION
All Duluth Timber Company reclaimed wood species have received Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody Certification (SCS-COC-002432C) as 'FSC-Recycled 100%'.
Timber Yards
in Duluth, MN, 218-727-2145, Peter
in Edison, WA, 360-766-6253, Brandin
Designer Showcase:
House Dog Carpentry favors cozy,
intersticial spaces, where less is more
In this time of doing more with less--and of doing something with nothing--we look to those hearty northern folk who have been living on the margins just about forever. Up where even potatoes won’t grow, where work is cobbled together between spouses and seasons, craftsmen like Joey Kenig are doing amazing work.
Building custom homes in the Ely, MN area, Kenig’s House Dog Carpentry crew has worked together for over 15 years, one project at a time. The company is named in honor of a retired sled dog.
House Dog’s motto: "We’re old, but we’re slow.”
As he does with prospective clients, Kenig led a recent tour of six remote cabins and homes, each sited on idyllic bedrock outcroppings with wild lake views. Several were collaborations with timber framer Jeff Kemmer. In addition to our big wood, Kenig pointed to the finer details of millwork in stair systems and paneling.
“I choose reclaimed wood for a lot of reasons, but first, I like it because of its dimensional stability. When we use it for anything that might move, it’s very reliable. We try to do a careful job of joinery. If we use something too green, it’ll open up.”
Much more at House Dog Tour (pdf).
We try to bring you interesting pieces when they appear. This 6” thick, 60” wide, 24’ long slab of old-growth redwood was sawn out of a salvaged log used for years as an informational display for the logging industry in and around Eureka, CA. Sawn by Gia Carrozzi, True Cut Custom Milling. Call Joe 360-243-0781 or email Joe about Giant Slab
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