> Your building project was fascinating to me and if you remember I corresponded
with a few questions a few years ago.  The spiral lumber cut that was delivered
to you in logs was especially interesting.  I have never seen a log spiral cut
before or since.  Maybe you could share some details.

Yes Gene - of course I remember.

For more information on the radially sawn timber you couldn't do better than
visit their website:

www.radialtimber.com where the technology is explained far better than I could.

Tim Kennedy at Bowerbird Timber (all salvaged and reclaimed timbers) also has an
interesting website.
www.bowerbird.com.au

I specially love looking at what he calls the WOW page:
www.bowerbirdtimber.com/wow/wowpage.htm

So good to know that valuable resources like these old timbers are finishing up
as wood chips!

And yes Gene, we love living in our house and the design is working well - with
no need for air conditioning (even through a week of over 47 degree heat last
summer) and one fake gas log heater to heat the whole house (with winter
temperatures down to minus 5).

cheers
cecilia
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