Repairing Redwood in the Courtyard

Over the last few days, Dasan Mahadevan has been working tirelessly to repair the termite-damaged pillars in the monastery's courtyard. The courtyard is where the monks have lunch everyday and much of it's woodwork dates back to the early 1900's. The redwood pillars suffered termite damage to their surfaces long ago and have since been in need of a touch-up. Dasan has been filling the holes, artfully scraping the white filler to match the wood, and then he has painted them with a final coat of paint.

Dasan starts painting the left-side pillar, having finished the one on the right

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s a beautiful day to be doing seva. Though faint, you can see where this rainbow meets the river.'

Dasan mixes the patching material

After being patched, you can really see just how much damage was done

Some areas are up high and require a ladder to reach

Dasan finishes the pillars with a nice coat of paint

Looks like new!

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