{"id":1586,"date":"2016-06-16T14:02:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2016-06-16T14:02:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:02:34","slug":"postcard-scandinavia-parting-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/2016\/06\/16\/postcard-scandinavia-parting-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcard from Scandinavia\u2013 Parting shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our final days of the tour included meetings with the local landowners\u2019 cooperative in Telemark County and\u00a0visits to two specialty sawmills.<\/p>\n

The Tinnoset sawmill specializes in shaping large logs for traditional style log homes. Most are sold to builders, but they do some custom building on site too.<\/p>\n

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Nearly completed home on site.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n
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Harald explaining the building process.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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Getting a closer look at construction details.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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The Svenneby family sawmill has been working with leading architects and looking for less traditional uses of wood, including many exotic (USA) species. We lucked into a presentation by nationally acclaimed architect Einar Jarmund who talked about the expanding role and popularity of wood in both commercial and residential buildings in Norway and showed a number of projects done by his firm\u00a0 ( http:\/\/www.jva.no\/<\/a> ) using materials developed and delivered by the Svenneby mill.<\/p>\n

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Turid Svenneby discusses weathering of oiled oak siding with tour member Claude Rowley.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n
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The Svenneby mill and farm is yet another example of a multi generation, multi-enterprise business. Next to Kirk (ID) are Thorvald, Turid and Ole Svenneby.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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We could not help but noticing how common and prominently wood was being used in Norway, and particularly as architectural and visual elements around Oslo.\u00a0 Why does wood seem less used, less celebrated here?<\/p>\n

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A building on the Oslo waterfront area sided with wood prepared by the Svenneby mill.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n
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Another, renovated building on the waterfront.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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Large wood laminated structural elements visible in the airport.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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Smaller wood furnishing and finish elements abound in the airport<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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