I had to move most of the beams I scored from the front to the back of the house because it was taking up too much room in the driveway. Since I last posted I scored another truck loads of beams from an old house demolished in a commercial district. I kept them whole and moved them with a big hand trolley. It took me a week because I was knackered after moving only 10. The reason I kept them whole is to give me some options for building stuff around the place. I’m thinking a wood deck, chicken coop and a wood shed. The old shed you can see was originally going to be the wood shed but I thought since it’s facing the forest it would make a great tea house.
It’s a mix. 80% softwoods. I don’t know the English for them but they are basically types of pine. The square cut ones in the photo are super heavy and definitely hardwood. There are a about 12 hardwood round ones and they are all bent which would make nice floorboards. I’m time poor at the moment to do a lot as ive started a cafe and it’s taking up some my time. A 12 inch diameter log 2 meters high I can bear hug and lift it a couples of inches off the ground so they are not dense. If I just processed them on the spot I wouldn’t have this headache but I know I will regret it if I did. Now I have created a lot of jobs for myself.
I’m pretty sure I could. If I asked the demo guy to rip out the flooring on his next job he would let me do it to save him the hassle. So buying one to make flooring seems a waster of time if you know what I mean.
Japan isn’t too much different from the America’s for trees just their own varieties. I’d love to get my hands on some of the oak they use to make binchotan. Cool haul Japanman! I’ll have to look for your other posts.
Some serious beams. Id be knackered (never heard the term before) after moving ten of those myself. Nice job sir Beautiful view there!
