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We are Plimoth Plantation’s Interpretive Artisans Department, and we are the people who research, build, maintain, and interpret all the structures in the 17th Century English (Pilgrim) Village.

woodrick-woodpile

June 13th, 2012 by Rick McKee

woodrick-woodpile

2 Responses to “woodrick-woodpile”

  1. Kevin Wilkinson says:

    The Swedes Call It a Stack

    From Gransfors Bruk:

    http://www.grandforest.us/TheAxeBook.pdf

    Pages 22-23.

    • Rick McKee says:

      Great link, Kevin, thanks! It’s interesting that no mention is made about rounding it off at the top, but the same basic concept is there. Putting the stack up on poles is a nice touch and similar to the way some hay/corn ricks are built on top of planks. Gransfors Bruk: What can’t they do?

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