This year’s World Treehouse Association Conference was held at Michael Garnier’s Out’n’About Treesort in Takilma, Oregon. Judy accompanied me this year, to learn from Michael and Peggy the details of hosting the WTAC. Next year the conference will be held at Treehouse Point in Fall City, Washington.
Here are Michael and Judy in front [...]
The workshop was such a success. Stay tuned for construction updates on the Trillium House.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES!
An idyllic morning at Treehouse Point:
We watched Ian send rope into a giant maple:
We’ve made tons of progress framing our treehouse. Here Gyuzsi, Komi and Chris move a wall into place:
Michiko and Risa framed on the deck:
Everyone pitched in!
Adding trim to the underside of the platform:
Ian gave a seminar on knots and weaving:
And the platform is complete:
Tomorrow we’ll raise some walls and begin the stairs!
Day 2 began with a climbing seminar led by Jake Jacobs and Ian Weedman:
Here Ian shows Komi the ropes:
Scott Baker, registered consulting arborist with Tree Solutions, Inc., gave a seminar on tree physiology and care for treehouse builders:
And we installed a gigantic knee brace:
After an early-morning tour of area treehouses, we ate a delicious lunch prepared by Judy, followed by a skillsaw tutorial by Blake:
Daryl drilled a hole for the first GL as Jake arrived with the all-important pipe wrench:
We then hoisted the first beam into place:
