That could well be. There are quite a few huge 300-400 year old oaks, but it would of course be obscene to cut them down,
Paul > On Apr 17, 2019, at 8:25 PM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > What I heard on the news is the roof beams were massive solid beams; hewn > from 500+ year old oaks and oaks that size just don't exist any more - not in > France, and probably not anywhere in the world. > >> On 4/17/2019 20:21:36, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I agree. It will be done but may take longer than 5 years. I don’t know much >> about lumber, but there are obviously many millions of oak trees in the >> world. Aren’t some harvested? >> Paul >>> On Apr 17, 2019, at 8:00 PM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> It took 182 years to build it the first time, so if it takes longer than 5 >>> years for the repairs that's not such a big deal. >>> >>> Carpenters can be trained. If it takes 40 years to rebuild it, that's a >>> career. >>> >>> The oak might be another problem, but I expect the oak will be replaced >>> with some kind of engineered wood beams. Nor will it surprise me if there's >>> a lot of international support for the reconstruction. >>> >>>> On 4/17/2019 13:52:11, Bob Pdml wrote: >>>> French people are saying 'typical Macron, promising something when he has >>>> no idea whether it is possible or not'. One article i read suggests that >>>> it will take up to 40 years. The bishop has already said it will be closed >>>> for at least 5 or 6. >>>> One of the problems is that there aren't enough oak trees or carpenters >>>> with the right skills >>>>> On 17 Apr 2019, at 17:52, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks to all who commented or had a look. In the hours since this >>>>> tragedy it’s become obvious that the cathedral can be restored. I will >>>>> take year -- Macron says 5 years — but it will be worth the wait. >>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 16, 2019, at 3:12 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn >>>>>> last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed by >>>>>> the majesty and history of this ancient cathedral when I visited it on a >>>>>> spring afternoon in 2003. Extending a business trip by a day, I wandered >>>>>> the streets of Paris with my Leica iiif RD and Summicron 50/2 >>>>>> Collapsible, alternately shooting tribute-x and Portra 400. I had the >>>>>> color neg film loaded when I stopped in the cathedral and captured a few >>>>>> images as best I could, given the faded mirror of my Leica and the dim >>>>>> lighting. Yesterday, I wondered what had become of those images. I found >>>>>> an envelope that contained the negatives and camera store prints and >>>>>> scanned a few of the negatives. Today, I assembled a small gallery. >>>>>> https://www.photo.net/gallery/1109648#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
