Comments on: 5,000-Year-Old Timber Found Perfectly Preserved in Marsh http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bill Wilde http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-26040 Bill Wilde Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-26040 I also urge "The World" to follow up on this story. I also agree that it seems sheer idocy to cut-up such a rare and unique piece of nature I also urge “The World” to follow up on this story. I also agree that it seems sheer idocy to cut-up such a rare and unique piece of nature

]]> By: Bill Wilde http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-26041 Bill Wilde Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-26041 I also urge "The World" to follow up on this story. I also agree that it seems sheer idocy to cut-up such a rare and unique piece of nature I also urge “The World” to follow up on this story. I also agree that it seems sheer idocy to cut-up such a rare and unique piece of nature

]]> By: mike_inw http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-26014 mike_inw Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-26014 Quote of George Nakashima ..... "There is drama in the opening of a log: to uncover for the first time the beauty in the bole of a tree hidden for centuries, waiting to be given this second life. Cutting logs entails a great responsibility, for we are dealing with a fallen majesty. There are no formulas, no guidelines, but only experience, instinct and a contact with the divine." George Nakashima believes in the beauty of lumber .... as do I. A table is a wonderful way to showcase the beauty of wood. Quote of George Nakashima …..

“There is drama in the opening of a log: to uncover for the first time
the beauty in the bole of a tree hidden for centuries, waiting to be
given this second life. Cutting logs entails a great responsibility, for
we are dealing with a fallen majesty. There are no formulas, no
guidelines, but only experience, instinct and a contact with the divine.”

George Nakashima believes in the beauty of lumber …. as do I. A table is a wonderful way to showcase the beauty of wood.

]]> By: timholton http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-26012 timholton Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-26012 This is a great suggestion. We need to take the "sustainability" idea beyond minimizing our impact to envisioning actually and actively CULTIVATING the earth--actually "helping in the work of creation," as William Morris put it. (I get the awe-factor of the table showing off the length and width of the boards, but for the noble purpose you suggest, wouldn't it be nice if it were a round table?) "The World" should follow up this story with one on what becomes of the table. It's a deeply significant thing, and its significance for the nation and posterity, as a gift of nature and of our heritage, should be honored by, and dedicated to, such discussions as you suggest. It is something to deeply revere, and its exceptional power to summon forth our reverence should be used to apply that reverence for life on the earth. This is a great suggestion. We need to take the “sustainability” idea beyond minimizing our impact to envisioning actually and actively CULTIVATING the earth–actually “helping in the work of creation,” as William Morris put it. (I get the awe-factor of the table showing off the length and width of
the boards, but for the noble purpose you suggest, wouldn’t it be nice
if it were a round table?)

“The World” should follow up this story with one on what becomes of the table. It’s a deeply significant thing, and its significance for the nation and posterity, as a gift of nature and of our heritage, should be honored by, and dedicated to, such discussions as you suggest. It is something to deeply revere, and its exceptional power to summon forth our reverence should be used to apply that reverence for life on the earth.

]]> By: Kristy Beins http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-26001 Kristy Beins Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-26001 The table he described will be absolutely breathtaking! The craftsmanship is unbelievable. (says the wife of a carpenter) The table he described will be absolutely breathtaking! The craftsmanship is unbelievable. (says the wife of a carpenter)

]]> By: Shelly Lloyd http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-25997 Shelly Lloyd Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-25997 Was I the only one kind of disapointed to hear about it being turned into a table? That just seems so mundane. Was I the only one kind of disapointed to hear about it being turned into a table? That just seems so mundane.

]]> By: Kim Stafford http://www.theworld.org/2012/09/5000-year-old-timber-found-perfectly-preserved-in-marsh/comment-page-1/#comment-25994 Kim Stafford Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=139790#comment-25994 The question for us is this: How shall we live on earth so such a tree can stand again in such a place? Let's not just make a table. Let's dedicate that table to such a discussion. I see this as a great opportunity to convene foresters, farmers, children, clergy, poets, and woodworkers to envision a way to grow the oak of our future. The question for us is this: How shall we live on earth so such a tree can stand again in such a place? Let’s not just make a table. Let’s dedicate that table to such a discussion. I see this as a great opportunity to convene foresters, farmers, children, clergy, poets, and woodworkers to envision a way to grow the oak of our future.

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