The framework for the Cordwood Chapel is a hexagon with a partially thatched roof. There is a stone wall for the first 24″.

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The workshop crew after three days of cordwood infilling. We are using Northern White Cedar and Red Pine .The Mississippi River is running through the wall with blue and green bottle ends. Stones and rocks and smooth glass are also being inserted as we mortar.

Since this is a hexagon, each wall takes on a unique angle and we are cutting our log ends to fit with a chop saw.

In order to not have the sun’s drying raise hit the mortar directly as we lay mortar, we have tarped the building to make sure we mortar in the shade. Each evening we cover the cordwood with tarps to slow the set and cure. Here we are adding a window buck (box) to hold a window once the building is finished. Cliff is showing us how to use a string to level all four windows. Right next to the Cordwood Chapel is a huge megalithic stone circle and a labyrinth. It is a very special place.

Happy and joyful cordwooders with stone circle in the background.

 

Stained glass bottle ends are being used to create a river motif in the cordwood walls.

 

.‘Jarad surveys his handiwork. Jerry gets his tuck pointing just right! Many hands make light work .

 

Another view of the stone circle. Makes one want to do ones best, there is power and energy at this site!

Horizontal level lines help us keep the wall square, level and plumb.  Wayne keeps a watchful eye on all the activity.

A stone circle pond leads from the Chapel to the Stone Circle.

 

Learning the cordwood technique takes practice, but these good people learned quickly and well.

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Richard Flatau, Flato@aol.com, Cordwood Construction, 715-212-2870 Cordwood online bookstore,