I wish I had got a picture of the whole cabin when I was out there, it is an impressive feat. I'll have to swing by and get one some day, which should be easy since it's like 20 miles from me.
This cabin was used as an illustration of what the forests in this county looked like before the land was cleared, records suggest that trees of this size not only existed, but were dominant and quite common -most trees were this big.
But back to the trees in question here...
There is 1 big reason why I want to use at least some of them for framing timbers: because I have them.
If instead of 9 large trees I had 20 small trees, I would use them, but I don't have 20 small trees I have 9 big ones.
My project has certain demands, and these trees happen to be my best option for fulfilling those demands. In fact, by using these white oaks I may have a few options opened up to me that I would not have had otherwise.
