On December 17, 2025, the SEVE project organized a meeting between forest owners and players in the timber industry during a mobile sawing demonstration at a forestry site.
In the commune of Cambounès, a forestry site was set up to saw wood that had just been cut for a carpentry project by the forest owner himself. A mobile saw mounted on a trailer was on site to cut the seven trees that had been felled, mainly chestnut, Douglas fir, and fir, with the aim of constructing a 50 m² building and a 16 m² terrace. Etienne Lescure, the builder of the mobile saw, was on site to explain to the owners how the saw works, how to cut the logs and how to use them, but also to emphasize the importance of short supply chain construction projects in the region and the value of local wood. Built in the early 1990s, this mobile saw has been used in a number of short supply chain projects in the region, serving as the cornerstone of the forest-wood supply chain between upstream and downstream.
The owners present were able to observe the feasibility and practical requirements of the project (cost, duration, etc.), which took place over a week, and also ask Etienne Lescure questions about the process of a short supply chain construction project. The aim of these meetings is to help forest owners bring their local timber construction projects to fruition, but also to introduce them to alternatives to the industrial timber industry through the use of tools such as a mobile saw that can be moved to the forest where the trees are felled, thus avoiding the need to transport the timber to a sawmill. Another key issue is the involvement of the forest owner in the forestry project, in order to get them as involved as possible in their timber construction projects.
This event was also an opportunity for project owners to meet or reconnect in order to discuss common issues and topics, and to bring to life the network of owners supported by the SEVE project through events promoting the short supply chain for wood in the region. In fact, in the Park’s territory, less than 20% of wood from primary processing is used for construction, which represents a low utilization of local wood. The SEVE project seeks to encourage local and short-supply-chain wood construction initiatives by calling on wood craftsmen in the region.
On December 17, 2025, the SEVE project organized a meeting between forest owners and players in the timber industry during a mobile sawing demonstration at a forestry site.
In the commune of Cambounès, a forestry site was set up to saw wood that had just been cut for a carpentry project by the forest owner himself. A mobile saw mounted on a trailer was on site to cut the seven trees that had been felled, mainly chestnut, Douglas fir, and fir, with the aim of constructing a 50 m² building and a 16 m² terrace. Etienne Lescure, the builder of the mobile saw, was on site to explain to the owners how the saw works, how to cut the logs and how to use them, but also to emphasize the importance of short supply chain construction projects in the region and the value of local wood. Built in the early 1990s, this mobile saw has been used in a number of short supply chain projects in the region, serving as the cornerstone of the forest-wood supply chain between upstream and downstream.
The owners present were able to observe the feasibility and practical requirements of the project (cost, duration, etc.), which took place over a week, and also ask Etienne Lescure questions about the process of a short supply chain construction project. The aim of these meetings is to help forest owners bring their local timber construction projects to fruition, but also to introduce them to alternatives to the industrial timber industry through the use of tools such as a mobile saw that can be moved to the forest where the trees are felled, thus avoiding the need to transport the timber to a sawmill. Another key issue is the involvement of the forest owner in the forestry project, in order to get them as involved as possible in their timber construction projects.
This event was also an opportunity for project owners to meet or reconnect in order to discuss common issues and topics, and to bring to life the network of owners supported by the SEVE project through events promoting the short supply chain for wood in the region. In fact, in the Park’s territory, less than 20% of wood from primary processing is used for construction, which represents a low utilization of local wood. The SEVE project seeks to encourage local and short-supply-chain wood construction initiatives by calling on wood craftsmen in the region.
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