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Re: Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

neworleansflyer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:42:23 GMT

Nice batons...any idea of a source?? I'm certain they are out of my budget but boy oh boy they are pretty! Maybe just for roof poles...

Re: Thougths for a floating Yurt + nice music !!!!

margaret christenbury — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:19 GMT

Thanks, Ben...that was really cool! Margaret ... From: ben_azo Subject: [The_Yurt_Community] Thougths for a floating Yurt + nice music

Thougths for a floating Yurt + nice music !!!!

ben_azo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:59:07 GMT

O what a beautifull morning , O what a beautifull day , I watched Mickey Rooney perform and sing that on stage and still remember that beautifull song.

Re: Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

ben_azo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:34:29 GMT

Solid battons , some leather hubs ....will enable you to build real pretty solid structures , especialy kids love them. Large and small structures , dome &

Re: Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

Jean — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:29:34 GMT

The typical Chinese Gong Fu staffs are made of waxwood, for the very reasons that you gave; strength and flexibility. Trying to find them here in the states is

Inside a Turkmen Yurt, Central Asia

Yaacov Levi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:57:04 GMT

Nice decorative and insulative use of carpets and wall hangings inside a Turkmen Yurt, older picture. I am thinking of similar uses, different styles.

Re: more food for thought/addenda

Yaacov Levi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:53:50 GMT

an addenda, I have spent a lot of time studying Paul Kings website, google it, you'll enjoy it, his work probably typifies what I want in my Yurts. I'd love

more food for thought

Yaacov Levi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:55:10 GMT

An interesting website I have enjoyed, not large yurts, but low impact, low cost, and doable by most folks with access to a basic set of wood working tools.

Re: Dia/comparable size of roof poles

Yaacov Levi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:05:51 GMT

All quercus are oaks, no relation to the actual chestnut genus. Most all the oaks would be excellent to use for yurt poles. Yaacov My pleasure Flyer :-)

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ben_azo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:54 GMT

JA JA ... Shocking : http://www.neulinger.at/domjurte.htm wondering what more people can do :-) Cheers Old Ben

-A fine engineered German Yurt for Kazakstan -

ben_azo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:10 GMT

Just see the nice photos and decide for yourself. Worth seeing ? Why not ? http://www.zaunbau-lohse.de/6.html Cheers Old Ben

Re: Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

ben_azo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:08:47 GMT

If you can't find chestnut or chestnut-oak , I may recommend combat-battons 6,5ft long standard. Those making them for local kung fu clubs sure will tell you

Re: Dia/comparable size of roof poles

ben_azo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:46:13 GMT

My pleasure Flyer :-) You will find Rob's direct Link as the first Link in Commercial Sellers Link , easy for all , most member know him . He believes he is a

Re: Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

Yaacov Levi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:31 GMT

Any chestnut you can find in the US will be imported European or Oriental, or very small dia native that is illegal to cut, its endangered. You might find some

Coppiced Chestnut for roof poles???

neworleansflyer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:42 GMT

Since I'm on the subject, can anybody give me an idea of a source for a nice bundle of coppiced chestnut poles for my new roof?? Closer than Spain would be a