Siding for Mintlake Lodge was milled on-site mostly from wind damaged cedar trees. An accessory for the on-site WoodMizer band saw allows for cutting beveled lap siding and flat saw shakes seen on these bagle ends. The feathered edge (outside of the tree) was left in tact whenever possible. This effect is now being simulated by siding manufacturers as a high end product. The faux version of this siding was featured in a couple of the Hidden Lake Street of Dreams homes. Mintlake lodge is a few miles upstream from Hidden Lake overlooking Abernathy Creek Canyon - just Beyond the Street of Dreams.
Featured in this photo: 1: Catwalk treads made from oak pallet stickers 2: hand rail, guard rail and balusters from mahogany shipping crates 3: Rail assembly (lower right) Pacific Yew rails and posts, Douglass Fir knot balusters, 4: hand rail (left center) 80 year old Western Red Cedar limb supported by small Pacific Yew snags 5: bird perches from cedar tree tops 6: Entry columns from wind damaged Western Red Cedar cut as low on the stump as possible to preserve natural foot print shapes. 6: Western Red Cedar buffet table
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