He rediscovered and reapplied certain valuable knowledge that had already been commonly known since the ancient times, initially derided and mocked in modern Europe. However, staying firm and true to his own experiences and family generations of woodworkers, he didn't give up.
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For this reason only, houses were preferred to be made of bricks to last for years and heavily insulated with styrofoam. The world would have kept following this destructive path without a second thought, had there not been one man, who in the recent past with his experience, perseverance, and endurance, started a revolution in the field of timber.
Use of wood without the influence of the chemical industry seems impossible today; they produce glues, preservatives, insulation, varnishes, films, and hundreds of other toxic products, which are often deadly to both humans and the environment. It’s a market worth billions - and even then, it is instead wood that is considered dangerous, because of its alleged flammability.
Humans owe most of their development to wood, and still, it appears that most people are not aware of how incredible this raw material is. The current trends in design and architecture look at wood as an anachronism. The future of wood lies in laminated particle boards, glued with chemicals and covered with a synthetic grain-simulating film - A billion dollar business.
When people moved over to the water’s edge and started fishing, they used spears, fishing rods and built boats which are all made of wood. They started building houses, then castle towns and chapels - all made of wood. Then they invented the wheel and built wagons - all made of wood. Men sailed to America on wooden ships and discovered the rest of the world.
He was lucky, however. It turned out that there was an area in the Karwendel Mountains where no one wanted to supervise as a forester as its residency was entirely snowed in and cut off from the world in winter - the closest store would be found 50 kilometers away. However, this was a dream come true for Dr. Thoma and moved in with his wife.
Modern machines, chemistry, and even computer science have all been invading all areas of the economy and forest management, as well. In Austria, young foresters often have to wait several decades before receiving their own forest supervision area.
Dr. Erwin Thoma, an Austrian raised in the Alpine forests, was a hiker and a mountain guide, but always wanted to become a forester. As a result of his forest engineering education, like many young people in the 70s and 80s - he was convinced that modern engineering was able to solve ongoing environmental problems.
How is this possible? For a single raw material such as wood to be able to withstand and endure the millennium of being utilized, weathering, and other natural occurrences that would normally assist to decay or age other building materials? Such monuments created by mankind cut and carved out of gigantic trunks of tall and aged trees engage and reveal the wisdom and various possibilities that are precious and tucked away in the secrets of the forest.
In comparison to human lives, trees exceed our capacity by a hundred fold, as not only do trees live to be thousands of years old – but the wood itself can also last incredible, long periods of time without a high degree of deterioration, aging, or damage. As proven by the wooden buildings that form temples, castles, and homes in Asia which have survived centuries and milleniums at best.
Moonwood harvesting, or moon timber is the act of harvesting in winter, more specifically with the ‘decreasing moon’, as known as the new moon. When wood is harvested this way, the sap is at its lowest due to the tree in its hibernation stage, combined with the effects that the new moon has as well on trees. Because there is minimal sap in the tree, the wood therefore becomes particularly resistant to pests, fungus, and is extremely durable.
The durability of wood is one of the most important aspects of quality. And the three things which aid in this characteristic includes selecting the tree species properly, wood harvesting at the ideal time, and ideal processing, drying, and storage of the material. Ensuring their state of maturity and quality is utmost importance, and is observed through the introduction of moonwood harvesting.
Thoma Holz100 Canada exclusively only uses wood exclusively harvested in a certain place, at a certain time. We call it moonwood harvesting, as it is a way of harvesting wood which correlates to the cycles of the moon as well as the different seasons which have a large impact on the quality and endurance of the wood. This way of harvesting has existed for thousands of years, records existing back to the Roman empire.
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