Sentence examples for green timber from inspiring English sources
Of course, working in green timber enabled the turning to be done much more easily and quickly than if the wood were dry.
Owned by a friendly Khmer family, the sea-grass huts and green timber beach shacks have thatched roofs, grass walls, and shutters that let in sea breezes.
Most were unaware that the preponderance of the trees the foresters had marked for cutting were alive and standing - good green timber which would be ready to burn around July 4th.
Round shelters known as tukuls, made from unbaked earth, thatched straw and green timber poles, have been part of the region's architectural heritage since before the Queen of Sheba.
Dean, whose first project at the abbey was wittily disguising a waste compactor in the form of a green timber taxi drivers' shelter, has clearly had a great time developing his tower design.
One consequence of the rapidity of the program was that much of the timber must have been unseasoned; this is relevant to the eventual Greek decision at the Battle of Salamis (480) to fight in narrow waters, where the resulting loss of speed (green timber makes ships heavier and slower) would matter less.
The green-tinted timber is prized for use in Tunbridge ware, a decorative inlay for tables, cabinets and ornamental boxes; it must surely be the only wood-rotting fungus that enhances the value of furniture.
Two years ago we built a raised bed from green oak timbers, and filled it with an open leaf mouldy soil for woodland treats....but the squirrel finds it easy digging and likes anything planted there, he seems to live on a diet of expensive lily bulbs.
Homestead woodlands have played a key role in protecting settlements from strong winds, as well as providing timber, green manure, and other services.
"This is an extraordinary investment in the Adirondack economy by a world leader pension fund, and an affirmation of the viability of green investment in timber," said Michael T. Carr, executive director of the Adirondack chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
This aspect was reviewed by Ahumada et al. ([2012]), who investigated the risk of spreading Phytophthora pinifolia from Chile in sawn green Pinus radiata timber.
