 Art Israelson Photo Expert carving art is demonstrated by Ted Kramer, reconstructing rams' heads to replace the weather worn ones on Timberline's observation platform. |
Men of the Summit ranger Station at Mt. Hood national forest in recent months have done much to redecorate and restore the lower lobby of Timberline Lodge. They have installed an elaborate hand-carved relief map of climbing routes and trail trips on My. Hood. The map is surrounded by a lighted color transparency display depicting many uses of the forest. Perhaps the feature work of this profec is the result of the wood-carving craftsmanship of Ted Kramer, U.S. Forest service fire suppression crew foreman. When Ted is not leading his crew, he spends his time in the shop carving wooden signs that rival the craftsmanship of the original WPA worders of Timberline Lodge. To date, his works include a 5-foot square pictorial representation of the south slope of Mt. Hood, a 4-foot- square relief map of the Mt. Hood area, and a relief map of the Twin Lakes area. Ted's latest project is the carving of two new rams' heads to replace the weather-damaged ones above the second floor observation platform. In keeping withe the tradition of the lodge, the wood for these new rams'heads is locally cut Alaska yellow cedar. The block of wood was sent Portland where it was cut into 2-inch boards and then laminated to reduce the damage of drying and checking. |
