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If you’re in northern Minnesota, you probably al If you’re in northern Minnesota, you probably already know that my region got smacked with a major storm. Well over hundred mile an hour straight line winds that local authorities are calling the equivalent of a category three hurricane. It hit us hard at Enger Grove. We lost a heartbreaking number of trees, and a few buildings and vehicles. My mill house was totally flattened by a whole stand of hundred year old red pines. It takes a tremendous amount of force to crush a timber frame, but they do have their limits. 

My family and I are all okay and feeling pretty lucky that the house isn’t too badly damaged. But my landscape here is forever altered. It strikes me that the grove, for which I named my company, is not so much a grove anymore. My last name, “Enger” is a Norse word meaning “meadow.” Very appropriate, it seems to me. For where the grove is wiped away, a meadow remains. 

We hope any of you also caught in this storm are okay. Stay safe, everyone.
Cutting joinery into big timber is a real treat. T Cutting joinery into big timber is a real treat. There’s room for big mortises, and some decorative carving as well. These are bound for a Scandinavian style timber frame cabin north of Duluth. 

I’m drawing a ton of inspiration from this book of historical Norwegian buildings. Most of the book is in actual Norwegian, with only occasional English translations, so I’m mostly going off the pictures. But the pictures are pretty dang inspiring.
Happy Father’s Day to the guy who taught me how Happy Father’s Day to the guy who taught me how to build things from wood, to write a good English sentence, and to follow my dreams with smiling determination. How to change my mind. How to hold fast to what cannot change. How to be a good father. How to love one good woman. He taught these things by living them out himself. @leifenger is the man.
Working on a nice curved beam for an upcoming timb Working on a nice curved beam for an upcoming timber frame project. This piece came from a very messed up jack pine log. I milled it flat on two sides, then followed the natural shape of the edge with a chainsaw— squaring up the top and bottom face while leaving the curves. A nice deep chamfer gives it some class.
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