A Nice Ceiling Treatment

[MountainDon]

It's nice to know my insurance adviser is making good use of his earnings.  This ceiling is in the client conference room at his new offices.

It may be a little difficult to tell from the pictures, but those are two layers on rough sawn bark on boards. The first layer laid down with 6 inch or so spacing, the upper layer laid on top of the spaces. 

[glenn kangiser]

What are they,  maybe 1/4 inch thick?

[MountainDon]

Ceiling too high and darkish... I'd say 1/2" or so.

[PEG688]

 Your right it's hard to tell. I think I'm a lil sea sick as well.   Some type of Cedar???

 BTW where the sea sick smiliey

[glenn kangiser]

John suggested we cut back on them and make our writing more colorful to make up for it.

[PEG688]

I'm sick and tired of friggin cut backs 

We work hard where , we deserve more !!! I may go on strike  And I'm not even union



Edited to add: But I'll get over it , if I have to

[MountainDon]

The guy who owns the ceiling has no idea what kind of wood. 

My initial thought on seeing it was that it had to be something local, NM. Juniper? Pinon Pine? But I have no idea and on reflection it could come from anywhere. And I've never ripped/sawn a piece of either of those to know what they look like.

Makes me wish I had a sawmill. 

[glenn kangiser]

   Looks like red cedar to me.  I used to see a lot of trinkets made out of red cedar in the tourist traps.  It has the same contrasty white sapwood.

I do have to swap out that evil looking undecided guy - some day if I get back into the old forum I may copy that one -- it was better.

[Sassy]

the ceiling looks very nice - probably cost a lot!

[desdawg]

My first impression was that it looked like cedar.

[NM_Shooter]

I'd bet lunch that is juniper.  We don't have cedar here in NM... but lots of folks call juniper "cedar".  It looks and smells a lot like it.  Also makes a really nice smelling fire!

-f-

[Redoverfarm]

Looks alot like the eastern cedar that we have and use.  No to large though because like glenn said the sap lines(white) are not far from the heart.  Maybe he imported some of the east coast in.

[MountainDon]

Like I said near the beginning.... I think it's more likely Juniper than anything else. I'll stick with that since NM_Shooter is of similar mind. Not to say it couldn't be imported from out of state.

[MountainDon]

I went looking for images of juniper wood. I have no doubt now that the ceiling wood could very well be juniper.  Here's a picture on a log "cabin" made from juniper. Note the log ends.



from this place
Take time to look at the other pictures. They do some very nice log work. Incredible would not be too strong a word. I am in awe of how the logs are fitted together. $$$$$$$$$ 

[Redoverfarm]

Yep good fits. There's no rope on that boat.

[desdawg]

Building something like that would definitely by a labor intensive time consuming labor of love. You are just looking at one corner. Consider a couple of thousand square feet with that attention to detail. I don't know if I would be up to the task. I get too impatient to see a finished product sometimes. The word "woops" would have to be eliminated from your vocabulary.

[Sassy]

Yes, those homes are really beautiful & well made...  the cost?    I wouldn't want to ask...  they must have a large crew working on those homes...  seems like it would take years for an owner-builder - we're like you desdawg 

[glenn kangiser]

There is a full scribe house near here.  Not something that will get done fast.  Allowances need to be made for several years of logs settling into place - shrinking etc.

One ref to log home building who I think knows what he is talking about doesn't think they are the best choice. Very nice to look at though.
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/
Log Home Builders Association | Log homes & log cabins from scratch - don't buy kit log homes

[NELSELGNE]

Eastern Red Cedar IS a juniper:  Juniperus virginiana

[MountainDon]

Well there ya'go!  Thanks