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Green Living14 Oct 2008 04:03 pm

Author: Green Talk
Website: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/green-talk/jRYI/~3/420656548/…

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It is that time of year when the fundraisers roll out for the schools since Christmas is right around the corner. How many of your schools offer the old wrapping paper fundraiser?

This year I received my timely Innisbrook holiday fundraiser with a new twist.  A Recycle, Reuse, and Conserve money collection Envelope (see picture above) with a nifty caption of

“Did you know this envelope is made from recycled Paper?  There are a lot of ways you can help keep our world green?”

I read the envelope and started to shake my head, with disbelief. How could a product fundraiser company give me advice to go green when they were asking me to buy more paper products?  With catchy phrases of “Don’t just Recycle-Reuse!” and “Unscramble these words to see what trees do for us,”  I became incensed.

That’s it, my militant green-self exclaimed. I am going to write about this blatant green washing with the “be green” envelope and the not so green products.  I figured the catalog would be full…

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Green Building14 Oct 2008 11:18 am
In addition to choosing a wood species for your timber frame or post and beam home, you’ll have to decide how you want the timbers finished.

There are several choices for the finish. Most prefer to have their timbers planed smooth and sanded on all sides for a clean finished look. You might, however, choose not to have them planed, and leave them rough sawn (not planed or sanded) for an antique look. For an even more traditional, antique look, timber may be hand hewn. Notches, or cuts, are made in the timbers using heavy hand tools such as an adze or chisel.

Most manufacturers offer the option of chamfered edges. A chamfer is made in the timber by cutting off the edge of the corners, either a simple flat 45 degree cut or a variety of other styles are available as well. Chamfers give the timbers a refined, sophisticated look as well as alleviate the sharp corner and possibility of splintering wood.

In order to protect the timbers’ natural grain, manufacturers typically apply a tung…

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