Work has resumed at the Roslyn Grist Mill with the installation of custom trim around the doors and windows, the first step before siding installation begins. Among the materials now on site are original mill components that had been stored in Vermont under the care of Jan Lewandoski, the master preservationist and timber framer overseeing the project, and have now been returned to Roslyn for reinstallation alongside the reclaimed materials procured for the restoration. Lewandoski, who began his preservation career in the early 1980s, has spent decades restoring historic barns, bridges, mills, and churches across Vermont and beyond using traditional construction methods and materials, and his involvement in the Grist Mill project has ensured that the same standards of craft and historical fidelity are being applied here. The trim itself was custom-milled from reclaimed old-growth yellow pine by restoration carpenter Mike Cotroneo, whose first delivery arrived on site in April. The end grain of the timber tells the story plainly: growth rings so tight and numerous they are nearly impossible to count, the signature of wood that grew slowly over centuries and is far denser, more resinous, and more resistant to rot and weathering than anything available from modern lumber supply. Siding installation will follow once the trim work around the doors and windows is complete.
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