I've gotta admit, when I saw the enormous beams being held together with
leather ties that actually still had some fuzziness of fur left on them,
I was shocked & rather squeamish all in an instant. I'm not normally such
a "girl" about things like that, but it really hit me as bizarre... although
I'm not sure why... Was I expecting steel t-plates or some other such thing?

Still, I think it was the fur on it... I dunno. You tell me... LOL