The Kinstone Cordwood Chapel continues on pace to completion. Weekend workdays are helping to finish the walls. Motifs with a nature theme are being placed in the walls: night, day, stars, wind, river, trees.
Here are some pictures of the first completed 12 foot section.
![Kinstone 18 August 8c](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-18-august-8c.jpg?resize=500%2C365)
The six sided chapel walls are being completed at a natural building pace.
![Kinstone 20 Tension ring and circular metal roof bracket makes for a strong system](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-20-tension-ring-and-circular-metal-roof-bracket-makes-for-a-strong-system.jpg?resize=500%2C373)
- The tension ring helps the roof to maintain its structural integrity.
![Kinstone_August 19 10b small pixels](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone_august-19-10b-small-pixels.jpg?resize=500%2C304)
- The river wall begins its meandering through the chapel.
![Kinstone August 19. 2012 13 small pixels](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-august-19-2012-13-small-pixels.jpg?resize=500%2C625)
- The river wave gives a sense of ebb and flow.
![Kinstone August 19. 2012 12 foot highwall small pixels](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-august-19-2012-12-foot-highwall-small-pixels.jpg?resize=500%2C484)
- The scaffolding crew is proud of their work. The large Cedar rams horns are visible on each side near the corners. .
![Kinstone August 19. 2012 Mortaring crew3 small pixels](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-august-19-2012-mortaring-crew3-small-pixels.jpg?resize=500%2C364)
- The mortaring crew poses for an end-of-the day photo. L to R (in the windows) Jarad & Kaitlyn, bottom L to R Kristine, Trout Christine, Richard, Becky, Mordor Miranda.
![Kinstone 19 August 19 small pixels](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-19-august-19-small-pixels.jpg?resize=500%2C333)
Bottle ends made from vases from the Thrift Store.
![Kinstone workshop 22](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-workshop-22.jpg?resize=500%2C393)
Becky and Kirsten are proud of their river motif wall. The stone circle is visible in the background.
![Kinstone 20 for daycreek and wordpress](https://cordwoodconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/kinstone-20-for-daycreek-and-wordpress.jpg?resize=500%2C333)
A good look at how the bottle ends are made and mortared into the wall.
For more information on cordwood construction go to:
www.cordwoodconstruction.org