ReBuild, YouthBuild, and the Pile of Hemlock

After Irene's wrench was removed from the works at Dave's Sawmill, he finished cutting our order and delivered a staggeringly heavy load of wood. Rather than relatively light weight White Pine, this load is entirely Hemlock, which is denser, harder, and more brittle - all steps in the "ah shucks" directions.



With Hemlock in the hopper cutting is now half the battle. Moving a 12' piece of pine alone is a hassle, but not out of the question. Moving a 12' piece of Hemlock is about the same for each of the three people needed to move it.

Enter: YouthBuild. This morning eight stalwart youths and two instructors assisted in organizing the above lumber in the wall of wood pictured below.



They were thanked appropriately.

A huge aspect of this project which has had little press is our host. ReBuild - formerly the Building Materials Center - at 339 Pine street has made this project possible. More valuable than the wood and all the sweat put into joining it, their gracious acceptance of our partnership is the only reason this project was able to get off the ground.



The staff - Janet, Jeremy, Eric and Dave - has been supportive and always ready to assist with a fork lift or extra set of hands.