Stonehurst: Repurposing Our Trees

Vince Johnson of Johnson Custom Milling in Vernon, VT is milling trees that had to be taken down for safety reasons.   Now we can use them for future phases of construction at Vermont Woods Studios Stonehurst. 

 

Since forest conservation is a big part of my mission at Vermont Woods Studios, it's been a little heart-breaking for me to see some of the 100 year old trees at Stonehurst being taken down.  There were a handful that were leaning over the house and garage and Ken insisted that they were a hazard and had to go.

But lucky for me, Vince Johnson of Johnson Custom Milling in Vernon, VT came to the rescue.  Vince is milling the trees so we can use them for future phases of construction at Stonehurst.  Here's a video of his portable sawmill in operation.

Ken and Jeremy Coleman of J Coleman & Company Architects are looking into building a solar kiln to dry the wood so we can use it as soon as possible. 

And Dennis has plans to siphon off some of the wood to build bluebird houses, owl boxes and such.  It's turning out to be a fun project after all.  Let us know on our Facebook if you have any thoughts or advice for us as we go down this road of renovation at Stonehurst.  We'll be posting photos of the transformation and announcing details of our open house as we get closer to completion.

 

Comments

[Blackout Roller Blinds]

I'm looking forward to see some great updates. :)

[Peggy Farabaugh]

We're glad that you're excited about our future showroom too! We have moved our blog location, and have created an entire section to Stonehurst. Read it here: http://vermontwoodsstudios.com/blog/category/stonehurst/