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djswan millennium club Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:50 am    Post subject: I like it too. _________________ n/a
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SDR millennium club Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1845 Location: San Francisco	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:07 am    Post subject: Do you have a copy of "A Reverence for Wood" by Eric Sloane ? If not I'll post some of its pages. . . Great picture. Is that a temporary rig ? How is it fastened ? SDR
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djswan millennium club Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:41 am    Post subject: Are you refering to the 1000 year snow fall emergency overload spring? It is fixed in placeand adjustable. The 2x4 between the triangle shaped roof holder- uppers is temporary. No, I do not have a copy of that. Thanks for the que on it. I would love to see it. Wood is addicting. Great topic. Derek _________________ n/a
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djswan millennium club Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:22 am    Post subject: There's no way of knowing for sure, just good guessing. You could assume that something needs to start off gracefully to age gracefully. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I hope I make something pretty and stout. _________________ n/a
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SDR millennium club Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1845 Location: San Francisco	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:41 am    Post subject: Good gracious. Yes, I'd say so. . .! What wood(s) do we see here ? SDR
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djswan millennium club Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:41 pm    Post subject: Mixed Elm and Douglas Fir. Elm trees will never grow like that again. The forest thier from is gone. It's tough for a forest to age gracefully with people around. _________________ n/a
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barryhunter Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 28	Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:19 am    Post subject: Details that age well It is not just a question of materials. Details, traditional details such as cornices, hood moldings, carved details all age gracefully.
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csintexas millennium club Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 2174 Location: USA	Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:47 am    Post subject: I am not convinced that the OSB is going to age gracefully _________________ -Chris Stewart http://bcshdb.blogspot.com > The B/CS Home Design Blog
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djswan millennium club Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Montana, USA	Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:50 pm    Post subject: Death to OSB! it will die on it's own, making just another mess to clean up. I am guilty too, where's my shovel and blaze orange vest, I'll get to work. _________________ n/a
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WalkerARCHITECTS Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 105	Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:09 pm    Post subject: Enduring Structures that age with grace. The architect knows there are no accidents that result in an enduring structure. the closer a product is attuned to nature the better it will age. In nature everything that lives eventually dies and becomes food for something else. Everything built by man, even the pyramids eventually will fall. Nature has it's own system of proportion and harmony it instructs us to build at a rational and human scale. In nature there is no waste. To age with grace requires that the material be a natural material chosen for it's endurance. The materials that endure the best are of the earth directly or her most resistant organic life forms. I love using stone for this graceful & enduring elegance combined with natural resistant woods like cypress, built with exceptional craftsmanship and care, and so placed upon the site with wise determination and diligent attention to the natural forces she must with stand, that the earth itself shelters her from the ravages of time. To build well and with design intelligence is the imperative act of man when choosing to design any building or structure that will endure across the span of centuries. We often design for the 100 year storm with a factor of safety of 1.5. or more. We find inspiration in the practical wisdom of our living world.
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