Black White and Handsome... - June 14th 2005
Last week we invited three Wandergeseller (Wandering Bachelors),into our lives at Nicola LogWorks. These three timber framers are members of an ancient German guild that requires them to travel the world employing and sharing their skills for a minimum of three years plus a day. (They may not go any closer than 50 kilometers from their hometowns during this sojourn). Traveling light, they wear the clothes on their back and carry a set of work clothes – the traditional guild dress code is a carry over from another age – white shirts, black vests and hats. Wide bottomed leather trousers protect them while using the sharp tools of their trade and keep sawdust and debris out of their boots. Stefan Poth hails from the town of Kirn, close to Oberhausen, Joseph Mayr from Billenbach, and Tobias Legat from Sauerlach. The log home builders at Nicola LogWorks will share our knowledge of log home building in exchange for skills and techniques of traditional German joinery. [img]/uploaded/t_frame_news.jpg[/img] Of course these gentlemen like to play as hard as they work – this photo shows them in winding up for their first night on the town.
