Sawn up pine beams!
It was quite a good week for wood collecting last week. A Mr Sakai came round to see me to ask if I wanted some old pine boards, I said I’d like to take a look so the next day he took me to this beautiful 120 year old house 10 minutes down the road. He’s the contractor on a major refurbishment job, and out the back was a barn with a dozen 4m x 12inch x 4inch pine beams – old, good wood, full of resin and well dried – just what I need to finish off a winter firing!
Then a couple of days later another call, did I want some pine trees an electrical company just cut down? Yes please! So next morning at 7.30 Mr Tagawa brought them along in his truck and we off loaded them up at the workshop. Very fresh and wet so they’ll be drying for a while, but nice wood.
I almost never say no to an offer of wood and over the years many people have helped me out, sometimes with a little, sometimes with a lot but it all
adds up and I’m always grateful for it. Thank you people!
Fresh pine and oak (kunugi)!!
先週は、良いニュースが入りました。近所の大工さんより、木があるよと連絡をもらい、行った現場が120年前のとても綺麗な家。そこで、よく乾いた古い木をいただきました。
そして、数日後同じ村の人から、木があるよ〜と連絡が入り、次の日にクヌギと松が届けられました。
木があるけどいる？の申し出には、絶対に要りませんとは言わない。そしてたくさんの人が、声をかけてくれます。皆さん、ありがとうございます。これからもよろしくお願いします！
