Local log business looked at as model for state

summit daily news ^ | December 8, 2007 | Lory Pounder

[george76]

Pine beetle kill trees have new purpose.

Playing with Lincoln Logs as a child meant getting to be an architect constructing dream homes.

Now, in Summit County, that toy is the inspiration for making those homes a reality while putting the lodgepole pine beetle kill trees to use.

Using a log lathe machine, the bark is removed (which kills the pine beetle), smoothed and a notch is put in it similar to they way Lincoln Logs look so the logs will seamlessly fit together.

And as this business has come together, it has gained state attention. Recently, a representative from the Colorado Office and Economic Development and International Trade as well as one from the Canadian Consulate ...

The Lodgepole Recycle Model is for one person, one machine and one log cabin, Therese said. It would take about a week to finish a smaller shed-type cabin, she added.

the infected pine beetle trees needed to come down, and they didn’t want them to go to waste.

So, when they heard about a log lathe machine from Finland, they put in an order for two. That was a couple years ago.

Since then, they’ve sold those two and upgraded to a more efficient machine that can handle larger logs...

[george76]

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[Carry_Okie]

We have conservancies and public agencies around here that take land under various guises and then log and ranch the land exactly like the prior owners had done that had supposedly justified "protection."

The real difference is that they contribute to leftists and consume taxes instead of paying them. Oh, and they don't contribute to Republicans and pay taxes, like most of the former owners had.

[Clemenza]

My favorite toys as a child were Lincoln Logs and matches...

[Freedom4US]

Well, that and 4 other people standing around...