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Purpose
The plan is to gather 14 cords of wood for the exterior wall of our house and possibly more to be cut into lumber. We are asking your help to achieve this goal. Please join us at the times and place listed below. We will provide drinks, snacks and a hearty lunch for all.
Contact Information
- Cell: 813-893-1834
- Home: 812-963-6942
- email: andymoad@gmail.com
When
- The Saturdays before and after Thanksgiving
- 8 am til Dark
- November 22nd and December 6th
Who
Men, women and children welcome. You don't have to be a lumberjack to help. Please call ahead if you plan to attend. We need to get a head count for lunch and coordinate equipment needs.
Where
Jobs
- Felling trees
- Cutting off limbs
- Cutting logs to lengths
- Splitting wood
- Piling and burning brush
- Stacking wood
Things to bring
- Wear work clothes
- Gloves
- Safety Glasses
- Chainsaws
- Hard Hat
- Ear Protection
- Log Splitter
- Debarking Tools
What is cordwood?
Cordwood construction is building method for the exterior walls of a home. It consists of wood, morter and insulation. We plan to build ours with 16 inch lengths of split and debarked wood. So the wall will be 16 inches thick. Log ends will be exposed on the outside and inside of the house. They will not be covered up. The diagram below shows the cross section of a cordwood wall. Morter fills the gaps between the wood on the inside third and outside third of the wall. Insulation is stuffed in between the mortered sections of the wall.
Date: <2008-11-07 Fri>