Today was a beautiful and exciting spring day - perfect for the first day of the timber frame construction of the Buddha Temple! We hired Wild Rose Timberworks, from Decorah, Iowa, to hand-build the main structure of the Buddha Temple. Wild Rose Timberworks is a group of craftsmen who are expert in the traditional method of timber frame construction. The wooden beams are cut from local timber, and are hand planed, hand joined, and is assembled using hand split wooden pegs. Then they are brought to the site and lifted into place using a crane. The whole process was fascinating to and exciting to watch. Their craftsmanship is incredible.
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| Precut, hand planed logs arrive, ready to be assembled |
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| Crane is used to lift them to the foundation |
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| Beautiful assembly work |
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| Kunzang is given the honor to drive in the first peg. |
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| Hand split pegs are used to join the timbers together |
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| Heart shaped cloud with rainbow ring appears |
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| First roof rafter for the main section |
The cloud around the sun was the most wonderful thing! It had a perfectly round opening in the center for the sun and rainbow.
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