Raising a massive log. 1905.
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Raising a massive log. 1905.
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And a great reason phones are inadequate for rewarding internet content, reading "51,646 pounds, 48 FEET LONG, 6 1/2 FEET IN DIAMETER""
Giving a density of 32.4 lb/ft^3Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
The log; or my head?Quote:
Originally Posted by tonyfoale
Is there a difference?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
LOL!
The log is probably freshly harvested old-growth. Dunno about Toolmaker51 :-P
That is a massive log building they're putting up; any idea of where it is? The Photographer's credit says Portland OR, but it could be anywhere in the Pac NW...
Told I have bark, so there's probably knot much difference. But no termites!Quote:
Originally Posted by tonyfoale
Portland is correct. It burned down August 17, 1964.
Oregon lost world's biggest log cabin in spectacular 1964 fire | Offbeat Oregon History
"Oregon lost world’s biggest log cabin in spectacular 1964 fire
Ancient electrical wiring ignited Portland's legendary Forestry Building, a structure made of massive, flawless old-growth logs that had been built for the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905.
Forestry building, Portland, Oregon. Built 1905; burned in a cataclysmic fire 1964.
A souvenir postcard image of the Forestry Building from the 1905 Lewis
and Clark Expo, probably from a sketch made before construction was
complete.
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Originally Posted by bruce.desertrat
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Giant seawall under construction by Seabees of the 76th Construction Battalion at Apra Harbor, Guam. When completed the two mile breakwater will contain 1,760,000 cubic yards of earth and stone. A 30-ton boulder is hauled to dumping spot. 1945.
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