We have a lot of forest surrounding us, much of it dead or overgrown with too many coniferous trees clustered together, causing them to compete for space and not receive enough light to grow properly. Additionally, this often poses an extra risk for wildfires due to the abundance of dry branches. Therefore, we regularly remove trees from the forest. Why not use the wood for our projects then?
One of our first volunteers, Toni, has manually been involved in making beams from a tree trunk. He was clever enough to make a Y-shaped structure where the tree to be cut rested, allowing him to work off the ground at an angle. These were used at the time to construct the door frame for the compost toilet. However, this process requires very intensive and precise work, and since we could still use some beams and planks, it was time to find a new solution.
