Cody Wayland of Wayland Constructive completed the milling at his local sawmill in Port Townsend, and some of the wood went into his dehumidification kiln for several months. The milled and kiln-dried wood was then offered to local and regional makers interested in using it to make a piece or pieces for the 2022 Show.
“Harvesting wood from a forest managed with the mission and foresight of a nonprofit like Jefferson Land Trust makes sense,” said Wayland, who is also a PTSW instructor. “It’s on a much smaller scale and — without the clearcutting, excessive and repetitive long-distance trucking, and use of plastic wrap — has less of an impact and a much smaller carbon footprint.”
Lawson said he hopes that featuring the wood will highlight the possibilities of creating a market for locally harvested community forest lumber for local craftspeople, and will also challenge makers to conserve by using all parts of the trees that were harvested.
“Buying products made with local wood, by local artisans also keeps money in our economy,” he said. “It’s just like local food. If we can keep the wood local, rather than exporting it — fell the log, mill it, and kiln it right here, and give local artisans the chance to work with it — we can all reap the benefits of that tree by making value-added products right here in our community. The more we can build up a local wood economy, the better.”
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