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nside This Issue
chTalk
ainsaw Plunging Tool,
Page 3
ock Notch
Page 4
ribe Fit Grooves andovetail Corners thatemain TightPage 6
ore TechTalk
tting Guides
Page 8
les and Marketing TipsPage 10
pring Conference andGM Location ConfirmedPage 12
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omination of DirectorsPage 19
st of AdvertisersPage 19
holarship OfferedPage 22
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Rendez-vousTakes Shape2nd Annual Fall Rendez-vous plans are well underway
Drawing of the
building project
for this years
Fall Rendez-vous
This years event will be focused
around the construction of a small
chinked hewn dovetail log building
with a kingpost truss and rafters,
using various techniques and jigs as
shared by members. Youll noticethat many of the directors have
stepped up to the plate this year to
assist with the teaching and pro-
grams, further demonstrating their
knowledge of the industry and will-
ingness to assist in our growth and
development.
The instruction for the roof por-
tion of this building will be lead by
Mark Fritch who has been building
homes since 1969 and also serves
on the ILBA Board of Directors.Mark will cover topics related to
and including the designing, cut-
ting and installing of log rafters and
a braced kingpost truss. Ensure you
attend this session to gain under-
standing of the following:
The use of simple CAD drawings
to aid your layout and construc-
tion of a log rafter roof system.
Home design considerations
when using rafters.
Cutting rafters using a series of
jigs.
Installation of rafters on the home
site using a rafter lifting jig.
Log rafters as a means of increas-
ing your log work profit margin. Demonstration of the design of
a braced kingpost truss and fit-
ting it into the house.
How to loft it (layout the pieces
for cutting).
Cutting the pieces and assem-
bling the truss.
Kurt Overholt from
Montana, an ILBA Director,
will also be on hand to pro-
vide instruction for the wall
section of this workshop,using hewn logs and dovetail
corners. In this hands on
workshop you will learn how
to build hewn chinked struc-
tures with speed and accuracy
continued page 2
Rendez-vousCarving DemoIf you are a wood enthusiast who
enjoys working with wood, youll
want to join Dalibor Houdek at our
upcoming Fall Rendez-vous
Carving Demonstration. When not
working at his full time job as an
Industry Advisor for Forintek in
Edmonton, Alberta, and his parttime volunteer position as
DirectorVice President role at the
ILBA, youll find Dalibor playing
with wood. He will be on hand at
this years event to show you some
tricks of working with wood while
using rather inexpensive tools.
Dalibor has been carving since
his early twenties using chisels and
up until couple years ago believed
that was the only way to carve.
Then he met Les Jozsa while work-
ing at Forintek who introduced
him to carving with a knife. Now
he carves more and more with a
knife and loves it.
Buying good chisels is quite an
continued page 2
Houdeks hand-carved
cheese tray
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LogBuildingNewsJuly/August 2003
Issue #44
Published six times a year 2003 International
Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775Lumby,
British Columbia ,Canada V0E 2G0
Toll-free: 800-532-2900Phone: 250-547-8776
Fax: 250-547-8775www.logassociation.org
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
Ann Miks, Administrative [email protected]
Contributors to this issue:
Lloyd Beckedorf403-932-3992
Terry Dietzler406-326-2351
Scott Eden888-488-2380
Dave Gardner250-547-2400
Dalibor Houdek780-413-9031
Russell Joseph208-787-2450
Jerry Rouleau603-643-5033
Ed Shure303-449-1336
Log Building NewsEditorCathy HansenPO Box 775Lumby, BC
Canada V0E 2G01-800-532-2900
using a technique developed by past director, Jeff Pederson of Idaho. John Boys,
Past President from British Columbia, will be on hand to share his knowledge of dove-
tail corners and extensive use of jigs for log construction.
We plan on lifting up all these logs with the use of a Gin Pole, but this one will be
engineered, unlike in the old days! For those of you who have heard about this tech-
nique youll be thrilled to see how it was done in the good old days!
Want to learn how to create a hand hewn log by hand? Long time (C)ILBA found-
ing member, one of the original five, Vic Janzen, will be on hand to share this historic
skill.
The building will also feature some specialty carving details created by the talented
hands of Dalibor Houdek of Alberta, who is also an ILBA Director.
If all goes as planned and the roof is up by Sunday, you will also gain knowledge
from Dave Stevenson of Energreen Building Systems who will provide a session on
panel installation.
For the beginner builder, you also can attend this weekend event and get a glimpse
of what skill is involved in handcrafted log building. This session will cover the very
basics of our trade, and provide some hands on training focussed on a log picnic table.
This is a great introductory session for those interested in this incredible industry.
Plan for a family affair this year as well, with art classes lead by Ingrid Boys. Hands
on workshops for children and spouses with such activities as block printing and floor
mats, will be offered by this talented artist. There will be some additional fees for the
art classes to cover the cost of supplies.The Log Builders Competition will also be featured again at this years events. Bring
your saws, safety gear and scribers to compete (note: youll also need these for the
above workshops). Great prizes and lots of fun are sure to be had here!!!
We have had great response from sponsors again this year, and at printing time are
pleased to thank the following for their commitment to assist in this years Rendez-
vous: R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd. (who also contributed the drawings for this
building project), Landing Insurance Agencies Ltd., Log Home Design Ideas, The
Sansin Corporation, Karma Industries, Energreen Building Systems Ltd. and CBR
Products.
Rendez-vous from page 1
Carving Demo from page 1
expensive proposition and can cost several hundreds of dol-
lars, said Dalibor, and justifying it if you are not sure
whether you will like this hobby or not can be difficult. With
this in mind Dalibor will share with you some hints of how to
do small or large carvings
with an initial investment of
under $50. You will see thatit is not a science and if I can
do it, so can you. I look for-
ward to seeing many of you
this coming September, said
Dalibor.
Dalibor Houdeks hand-carved clematis panel
and mirror frame detail
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ChainsawPlunging Toolby Ed Shure
Quite a few of our specialized tools are
thrown together to satisfy some immedi-
ate requirement. Then we live with their
idiosyncrasies for years rather than invest
the time and money to fix something that
isnt exactly broke.
A case in point is our chainsaw plunging
tool. There are quite a few pieces of equip-
ment (such as the Haddon Lumber Maker)
out there that rigidly fix a chainsaw bar for
rip cuts. The problem for me was that
none allowed for depth adjustments.
Additionally, they all bolt at or near the
power head, so any misalignment of the
setup or play in the parts is hugely magni-
fied at the bar tip.
I had been mulling this one over for
more than a decade, but when a job came
up requiring that we quickly remove the
waste from scores of 12" x 20" beam
pockets, I took the plunge.
Our new tool consists of a slotted bar,
some accurately machined guide blocks
that run in the slot (photo 1) and a large
aluminum mounting plate that is bolted to
the work piece (photo 2).
There were issuesit was stupidly
expensive to machine the parts, and bolt-
ing a running saw to the work is probably
not an OSHA approved move- but it got
(and continues to get) the job done for us.
About year ago we shared our design
with John Boys who was looking for a bet-
ter way to plunge slots for the sort of hid-
den steel plate connections that seem to
be getting popular with engineers. The
assembled tool photo (photo 3) you see
here is Johns, because he
was able to take our OK
tool, and do the debug-
ging required to trans-
form it into a really good
one.
Whereas we laid out a
slot (that looked safe to
us) in one of our existing
bars, and had the
machinist cut it, John
had Cannon supply a
new slotted bar. They are
experts in the field andguarantee their work.
We used silicon-bronze
for our guide blocks. Its
great slippery stuff, but
working it is not exactly
the sort of thing you can
do at the typical log
yard. John used a metal impregnated plas-
tic called Synth- Steel that can be cut with
wood working tools. He eliminated the
hassle of repeated bolting and unbolting
of the saw by adding Synth-Steel dovetail
guides (photo 4) to the aluminum mount-ing plate. This allows the running saw to
be safely slid into the setup, and makes it a
snap to make extended rip cuts.
Necessity being the mother of invention,
I am hoping that this tool will be reborn as
a window opening cutter & drywall
groove slotter before I need it!
TechTalk ILBA members share ideasC H A I N S A W P L U N G I N G T O O L , B L O C K N O T C H
LEFT
1 Slotted bar
2 Mounting plate
ABOVE
3 Plunge tool set up
4 Dovetail blocks
2
1
3
4
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The principles used in creating the block
notch can be used to create variations to
fit specific needs. One variation is the blind
dovetail that locks the top gable end log
into the top plate logs. Though it may
look like it takes a lot of extra time to per-
form, with just a little practice you can lay
it out and cut it quite quickly. You need
pens in both ends of your scribe.
Follow the photo sequence at the right.
1 Rough notch and final scribe your notch
as usual.
2 & 3 Measure up an equal distance onboth sides of your log. This determines
how deep the block will be. Draw a level
line through this mark to your scribe line
4 At this intersecting point take your scribe
(which is set to your final notch scribe
setting) and transfer the point to the
scribe line of the lower log. You will have
four points to transfer.
5 Lay out and cut your saddles as usual.
6 Re-scribe the top of your notch as usual.
At this point I like to write a little
reminder to myself like BLOCK!! just in
case I get distracted later on.
7 Remove your log and cut notch to the
BLOCK line.
8 Measure in equally from the outer edge
to determine the width of the block.
Plunge cut vertically at this mark andremove the remaining top portion of the
notch.
9 On the lower log, draw a line connect-
ing the points you transferred from the
upper log (see #4) in pencil. Draw
another line directly below it an amount
equal to or greater than your overscribe
amount. This ensures that as settling
occurs the weight will stay on the notch
as opposed to the block. Measure in
from each side the same amount you
used in #8 to create the pocket for the
block. Cut out this pocket.
10 Measure both the block width and the
pocket width before placing the log
back on to make sure they fit. You can
be very precise and make this fit as
tight as you want. You will need tolower the log back into place as
opposed to rolling it in.
11 The finished product; when needed it
creates a superior notch that required
only a little extra time and effort.
TechTalk continuedThe Block NotchBy Terry Dietzler
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Dovetail corners have a historic reputation
that they, if done properly, will remain
tight on their own. While that may hold
true for the sloped upper and lower sur-
faces, it seldom if ever holds true for the
taller vertical inside portion of the notch.
The belief has been that the sloped sur-
faces will allow the notch to slide together
as the vertical surface shrinks towards the
center of the log. My guess is that for the
slide to occur on its own the sloped sur-
faces would need to be steeper than
45 degrees to overcome friction. In reality
to make the sloped surfaces steeper than
45 degrees you would need over fivetimes the height of vertical surface than
width between the vertical surfaces. That
alone would virtually make things impossi-
ble for scribe fit laterals to work with dove-
tail corners.
About four years ago I was visiting
with Skip and John Ackerman in
Carbondale, Colorado. They were working
on a log building that had dovetail cor-
ners. They were using Ed Millers jig for
dovetail notches and the fits were beauti-
fully crafted but our discussion quickly
zeroed in on how years later the fitted ver-
tical surfaces always opened up. It seemed
sad, as with the vast majority of notches
being used today, that the look ends up
quite different after settling and shrinkage.
At the time I mentioned that the solution
would seem if we could secure the vertical
inside surface so that all shrinkage had tooccur from the outer vertical surface
towards the inner vertical surface. Skip and
John were trying some other solutions; I
havent heard how those were turning out
and maybe they could be convinced to
write an article as well.
Since that time we have built several
homes that have feature dovetail corners
and we have refined a technique Im very
pleased with. Dovetail corners work easiest
when they are built near an opening or
wall end, the shorter in length the logs
used, the easier they can be pulled togeth-
er during shrinkage.
We use a plate about 1 foot long and
21/2 inches wide and at least 1/4 inch thick
but not over 5/16 of an inch thick. In the
center we have a 3/4-inch hole drilled and
a 5/8-inch nut welded onto one side. In the
two laterals that meet on the taller insidevertical surface we plunge a saw cut up
and down perpendicular to the lateral one
foot back from the dovetail. We use
Sandvik/Windsor Mini-Pro bars and they,
with chain will make about a 3-inch long
Scribe Fit Grooves and Dovetail Cornersthat Remain TightBy Lloyd Beckedorf
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slot that is about 3/8 of an inch wide. In
the outside shorter vertical surface we hor-
izontally countersink drill a 11/2 inch diam-
eter hole to within 11/2 to 2 inches of the
taller vertical side of the dovetail. This hole
needs to line up with the lateral groove;
ideally it should visually be perfectly cen-
tered in the shorter vertical outside surface
of the dovetail. If you calculate and choose
your logs accurately you can make it hap-pen all the time. In the center of this 11/2
inch hole you now need to continue
drilling a 3/4 or13/16 inch hole into the
center of your lateral. We use SAE 5/8-inch
washers, which have an OD of 11/2 inch.
Cut the length of threaded
rod you need.
As you are placing the
upper dovetail log in place
you will need to fit the
plate into the plunge cuts
and feed the threaded rod
into the centered nut. I
double nut the dovetail end
of the threaded rod so that it acts like a
bolt and takes up any tightening by
threading into the plate. By countersink
drilling to within 2 inches of the taller ver-
tical surface the only shrinkage that that
can now cause the taller vertical surface to
shrink away is the remaining 2 inches of
wood.
During construction you virtually elimi-
nate the risk of bumping the dovetails outof line with this internal bolting. We crank
these dovetails very tight, actually squeez-
ing them tighter together than you could
normally fit them. When re-assembling
keep them as tight as possible, if you have
an alignment problem during set-up you
can always back them off a little.
Since we are building this side of the
age of Dinosaurs we are always over-scrib-
ing which adds another level of challenge
to the dovetail. Most of our homes only
features dovetail corners along with our
shrink fit notched corners that means we
need to get similar compression in all
notches. To deal with this we create con-
cave surfaces inside the upper and lower
of the dovetail surfaces so that the only
the edges are weight bearing. Be careful
to keep in mind the direction of horizontal
shrinkage so that you do not expose a rad-
ical concave surface after shrinkage.
If you want all dovetails in a corner to
be the same size there is a simple layout
number to follow. At the inside taller verti-cal surface at it narrowest point (right
where it meets the perpendicular next and
previous dovetail) the height to maintain is
half the average height per round you are
achieving during construction.
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LEFT
Close-up picture of double bar chainsaw.
RIGHT
Example of log wall frame wall connection cut. Simple verti-
cal x-y tool with double saw used to cut drywall kerfs. Router
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Make sure your tables do not block the
front of the booth and they are 42"
high. Chairs are a no-no unless you plan
on having a circular table to sit with cus-tomers to review plans. Consider a stool
instead of a chair; it brings your high
level higher.
If you are looking to do group e-mails
that look like each one was sent individ-
ually check out www.aysoft.com and
then click on aymail.
Photography is one of your biggest mar-
keting assets. Make sure when you hire
a professional photographer that gives
you the complete copyright.
Have a key photo or article that youwant laminated? Contact Fox
Laminating at 800-433-2468. Great
prices, fast turn around.
Use name badges. Make sure you wear
them on your right side. Its easier for
your customers to read them, when you
introduce yourself.
Looking to produce a post card as a
marketing tool? Check out pricing infor-mation at www.y-notcolor.com
Increase your sales ratio by demonstrat-
ing your product. There is an old saying
that says, Tell me and Ill forget, show
me and Ill remember, involve me and
Ill understand.
Trying to find a housing specialty book?
Call the National Association of Home
Builders bookstore at 800-223-2665
If you want to find a list of architects in
a specific region or area, try
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Make sure you always get a photo
release from your customers.
What is worse than training an individ-
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The ILBA 31st Annual Conference and AGM is scheduled to take
place April 1 to 4, 2003. Weve found an all log facility on
Vancouver Island, BC. Located in picturesque Parksville, the Tigh-
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conference facility large enough to accommodate our annual
member gathering, all in an exquisite West Coast setting. We
would encourage you to plan a family get away at this time and
take advantage of the location we have chosen, there are log
condos on the water, log cabins for those who want to bunk in
together, a play ground, swimming
pool, spa and miles of oceanfront to
take in. As we begin to plan this
event, we would encourage you to
contact the ILBA office with your
ideas and suggestions for seminars
and workshops at this upcoming
event ASAP!! Consider bringing the
whole crew group rates will be
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We have been active with several issues since our Aylmer
Conference in April. At the top of our agenda has been the con-
tentious issue of Pledge/Certification. Its an initiative that had
some steam starting at Glenwood Springs several years ago but
as members started asking questions, it had less and less support.
The plan was intended to be a phased in approach with the
Pledge program being the first phase and
a Certification program growing from it.
A few months ago, amid growing back-
lash against certification and cynicism
regarding the Pledge program, we dra-
matically slowed our initiative and looked
to our committee (of which I was a mem-
ber) for more information. Based on that
feedback, the Board has voted unanimously to table the whole
certification process, including the Pledge program, as of
December 31st, 2003. Any money held in trust for a pledged
member after the end of the program will be returned.
We are now looking at making changes as a result of halting
the certification initiative. One thing we are exploring is an over-
haul of the membership categories that will allow greater flexibili-
ty in ways for companies and individuals to belong to and sup-
port the ILBA. We also think that rather than pledge to build to
the Log Building Standards, that reference to them will be inte-
grated with your membership application. When you join the
ILBA, you acknowledge and accept the Standards, which have
long been a core document of ours and
we think its appropriate to make refer-
ence to it there.
I dont think this is the end of this
discussion, rather the beginning. I think
that weve heard that its more appro-
priate, now, to work hard at educating
individual building skills rather than try
to certify a company. Apprenticeship programs might be a more
appropriate initiative to pursue rather than certifying a company.
We need to keep moving forward with our mandate to educate
builders. Certification in some form may happen in the future but
we dont feel the time is right for us to continue now.
We have also been moving forward with log grading and now
have a proposal on the Members Only section of our website.
Grading of logs is not required in every building jurisdiction, but
with the new building code slated for implementation soon,
grading of logs will be a requirement. Local building inspectors
still have the last say in enforcement of this requirement but you
should likely be proactive and expect it. Some of the advantagesof the grading program weve been pursuing are that its intend-
ed to be more of a cooperative approach than a profit centered
one. This means that fees are dependent on costs and the more
builders that subscribe, the more costs will be moderated.
Another big factor is the ability to provide a letter regarding log
grade rather than stamp every log which creates a cleanup
issue. I encourage you to log on to the members section and
check it out.
The jig book is moving forward and we expect to offer it to our
members yet this year. We have a lot of work yet to do but were
motivated to get it done.
Rendez-vous is scheduled in a few weeks and we encourage asmany to attend as are able. Itll be a great opportunity to get
together with old friends and meet new ones. We want to
expand this and hold them in many more locations. Ideally, they
should take place around a community project and if youd like
to have a Rendez-vous in your area, contact the office to discuss
it with Robert or Cathy.
MessagefromthePresident AUGUST 2003P L E D G E / C E R T I F I C A T I O N , L O G G R A D I N G , T H E J I G B O O K , T H I S Y E A R S R E N D E Z - V O U S
At the top of our agenda has
been the contentious issue of
Pledge/Certification
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Scott Eden became interested in the Log Home Industry in
the early 1990s and by 1996 had built his own log home in
which he currently resides. This construction, lead into sales
which wasnt his original intent, however, ideas grow whenyou are working on a project. Thus became the invention of
the Jack-Wrap (copper screw jack covers) patent pending,
two years ago, during which time he received many calls
regarding the screw jacks these wraps were covering.
We discovered many frustrated home owners who just
couldnt make the adjustment themselves, said Eden. With
a background in the machine tool industry Eden set to work
with the assistance of his good friend and engineer Jay
Shuler. The first process was to test various models, said
Eden, we found that they all handle the loads but the v-
pitch-threaded rod and nut is really designed for holding or
fastening. The problem is that when loads occur you looseyour adjustability, which creates a problem for the home
owner. After several months of research the Nortek Log
Home Leveler was born. Eden has also indicated that they
are working on a design for a special wrench for increased
leverage, and an option for resisting up-lift situations for our
leveler.
We have recently made our first production run and they
are all spoken for. The leveler will change in appearance for
our second
production run
with a zinc
phosphate oildip process,
and will further
enhance lubri-
cation and pre-
vention of cor-
rosion, said
Eden.
Some ILBA
members have
noticed this
new invention
and are tryingit out on
upcoming proj-
ects. ILBA members Schroeder Log Home Supply and The
Kemper Company have also have added this new product to
their supply list.
Inventions to assist in this growing industry are always on
the move, and we appreciate hearing from our members
about items that may assist others in the building process.
New Screw Jack Developed by ILBA Member
ABOVE
Leveler pieces
BELOW
Assembled Leveler
W E L C O M E !
C O M P A N Y M E M B E R S
& C O N T A C T S
*CBSS, Career Preparation Forestry
& Woodlinks Program
Jack Hockey
Norse Log Homes Ltd.
John Dahle
Structures Wood Care, Inc./Structures International
Gary Severson
*Team Ryan
Ryan Conroy
The Kemper Company
Stephen Kemper
Timbersmith Log Homes
Ron / Crista Miller
I N D I V I D U A L M E M B E R S
*Chalon, Jean Bernard
*Doucette, Pete
*Franklin, W.D.
Greer, Steve
Kretschek, Jim
*Matthews, David
Pattison, Bob
*Schnaufer, Bob
*Wedman, Ron
New and Renewing Members
Since Our Last Issue
(*indicates new member)
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Phone: 250-547-9899 Fax: 250-547-9818
Email: [email protected]
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New ILBA DirectorAppointed by Board
Jean Rodrigue has been appointed
by the ILBA Board as our newest
director.
Jean started his career by working
as a cabinet maker in 1975, and
opening up his own custom cabinet
shop this same year. Since this time
he has built over 1,000 staircases in
a wide variety of styles.
As Jean mastered his skills in cabi-
net making he decided to take on a
new challengelog building
which would also fulfill his desires to
work outside. Two dozen houses
later, including a 10,000 square foot home, Jean is passionate
about his new career. He has attended all ILBA conferences andRendez-vous since 2000, and most recently taught a hands-on
stair workshop at the 2003 AGM.
Jean has contributed over the years as a member, and we
look forward to having him continue to do so in a greater
capacity as a director. Welcome aboard!
Jean Rodrigue
settling kerf inheader log
Finishing Details
bottom door jamb
and flashing
installation
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NOTICE
Nomination of DirectorsEach year three positions for Directors with the ILBA are up for the Election. We
welcome you to forward any nominations to the ILBA Office no later than
September 30, 2003. Those willing to let their name stand will submit a bio and
photograph, as our election will follow a mail out ballot to all ILBA members prior
to the end of 2003. Individuals are elected for a 3-year term and the expectations
of directors is as follows:
A director must hold a current up to date membership with the association.
A director must be dedicated to furthering the craft of handcrafted log build-
ing, to the advancement of log builders, and to the promotion of the highest
standards of the trade. This involves commitment to the following:
Attendance and participation at the Annual General Meeting and the week-
end Interim Board Meeting as well as telephone conference meetings of
approximately one hour occurring every six weeks.
Taking responsibility for the short- and long-term direction of the Association
and liability for the affairs of the Association. From the Board, the following positions will be elected: President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary
It will involve committee work in one or more committees.
Baileys Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8
Building with Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Eagle Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Edmunds & Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emseal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Energreen Building Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Good Shepherd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
GRK Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gudeit Bros. Cont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Horizon Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
J. Rouleau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Karma Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
KMS Tools and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Log Home Design Ideas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Log Home Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/13
Log Home Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
M & T Mortgage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mountain Ranch Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Nortek Copper Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pat Wolfe Log Building School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Perma Chink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
RCM Cad Design & Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Saver Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Schroeder Log Home Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Summer Beam Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Continental Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The Log Connection (APEX). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Sansin Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Timber Framers Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Timberwolf Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wayside Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Weatherall Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Westwood Custom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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C L A S S I F I E D A D S
Accutech Innovations Inc., manufac-
turer of the Chain Saw Micro Mill, has
expanded operations and moved.
Please update your records with the new
address. 816 Falcon Blvd., Burlington,
ON, Canada L7T 3B3Phone: 905-631-1149
Fax: 905-631-9734
Email: [email protected]
WATCH FOR OUR NEW PRODUCTS
AND ACCESSORIES. Tool case for Chain
Saw Micro Mill 90 aluminum extrusion
to replace the 2 x 6 for increased pre-
cision.
........For the Love of Working with Wood
Training Log Builders for Tomorrow. See
them off to a great start with our 16-
week Entry-Level Log Builder Program,
September 29, 2003 to January 30,
2004.
Del Radomskes Okanagan School of
Log Building International,
Phone: 250-765-5166
Email: [email protected].
LOG BUILDING TOOLS STARRETT &
MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives
up to 30; peeling spuds; chopping &
finishing axes; broadaxes; adzes;
GRANSFORS axes; ENGLISH slicks;
ROBERT SORBY, HENRY TAYLOR, FOOT-PRINT & PHEIL chisels and gouges;
JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, ink lines &
flex squares; hand-forged Flarens, shovel
gouges, flat & scarf slicks, drawknives &
draw-gouges; BARR Specialty Tools;
peavies; cant hooks; lifting tongs; log
dogs & cleats; log horses; water stones;
Diamond whetstones; NORTHWEST
calipers, tenon cutters & long auger
bits; ship augers; chainsaw mills &
attachments; MAKITA & MAFELL plan-
ers, saws & chain mortisers; MACKIE logbuilding books & videos. FREE 32-page
catalogue, MAGARD VENTURES LTD,
8365 Domagala Road, Prince George,
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Phone: 250-962-9057
Fax: 250-962-9157, Attn: Maurice Gardy
House Logs for Sale
Price per m3 and by top size.
Fir: 1011" tops $130. / 1112" tops
$145. / 1215" tops $160. / 15"+ tops
$165.
Spruce: 1011" tops $120. / 1112"tops $130. / 1215" tops $140.
Cedar: Limited availability, special
request only.
Call Len for details at 250-547-9899
........HELP WANTED Experienced Log
Crafters Moose Mountain Log homes
Inc. currently has two positions open for
experienced log handcrafters with dual
US and Canadian citizenship. Please fax
or e-mail your log work history and
proof of citizenship to 1-877-932-3993
or [email protected] Wages,
earnings based on experience, will dis-
cuss by phone after viewing information
received.
........FOR SALE 1979 Rough terrain Bantam
20 ton crane. Price: $32,500 CDN. It
will lift 2500 lbs. plus at 75 feet, charts
go out to 97 feet and it will still liftapproximately 1600 lbs. It is certified,
has great paint, two winches and good
rubber. Runs excellent. Very fuel effi-
cient, priced to sell for no later than mid
September. Call Lloyd at 403-932-3992
or email [email protected]
........Looking for work experience with a
log building company. I am visiting from
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and landscaping in France. I am looking
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interested in learning log building.
Please call Jean Bernard Chalon at
802-899-1737 or fax 802-899-1156 or
e-mail: [email protected]
For more details on course please visit Pats website: www.igs.net/~pwolfe/app.htm
This scholarship includes the course fees. Student is responsible for their own tools
and accommodations. Guidelines to apply:1. You must be a current member of the ILBA, or sponsored by a member of the
ILBA with an agreement to join the ILBA.
2. You must provide a detailed letter indicating why you would like to take this
course, your experience in the industry to date, and your level of commitment to
completing this entire 10-week course.
3. Deadlines for submission of application is September 1, 2003.
Please submit to the ILBA office by fax (250-547-8775) or email
([email protected]). Include your full contact information.
S C H O L A R S H I P O F F E R E D
10-week Log Building Course at
The Pat Wolfe Log Building School
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THIS COURSE AVAILABLE THROUGH ILBA OFFICE
Many thanks to Pat Wolfe and contributing members for this donation.
Value: $2800CDNCourse start date: September 29, 2003
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Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant
International Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775
Lumby, British Columbia
V0E 2G0 Canada
800-532-2900 toll-free
250-547-8776 phone
250-547-8775 fax
www.logassociation.org
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T IO NHow to get Log Building NewsLog Building News is mailed to all ILBA
members. Articles, photos and letters are
welcomed. Contact the ILBA office for
the LBN 45 deadline.
If you submit articles in Microsoft Word
on CD or by email, send them directly to
the ILBA office.
Back issues of Log Building Newsare
available from the Association office.
Call 800-532-2900 to order.
Copyright noticeLog Building Newsis copyrighted in
Canada and the United States. Express
written permission is required from the
ILBA and, in some cases, from the author,
before any article or photo can be
photocopied, distributed or republished.
Contact the ILBA office for details.
DisclaimerThe views and information expressed in
articles and ads appearing in Log Building
Newsare those of the authors of those
articles and ads. The International Log
Builders Association assumes no responsi-
bility for the accuracy of the information
contained herein and does not edit or
investigate any article or ad for that pur-
pose.
Log Building StandardsThe ILBA Log Building Standards, the"building code for handcrafted, scribe-fit &
chinked log homes" are available online at
the ILBA Web site, www.logassociation.org
and can be downloaded to your computer
at no charge as an Adobe Acrobat PDF
file.
AdvertisingLog Building Newswelcomes advertisers.
Please contact the ILBA office for deadlines.
Advertisers can send completed ads as:
Press optimized PDF format with fonts
embedded
QuarkXpress format (Mac preferred, but
PC is acceptable) with screen and printer
fonts, images, and graphics included PhotoShop (6.1 or below) or Illustrator
(9.0 and below) EPS files
300 dpi greyscale TIFs
All greyscale images should be scanned at
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Black and white line art should be sent in
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original art for scanning.
Submissions can be made on Zip disk,
CD-ROM, floppy disk or via email. Com-
pressed .sit, .zip or .sea files are acceptable.
Editorial submissions can be made in
Microsoft Word, Works, Simpletext, PDF, or
QuarkXpress formats and can be sent as
above.
Contact the ILBA for other digital file infor-
mation by email at
Log Building Newsis a great way to con-
tact the best log home builders. The ILBA
is the largest group of builders of hand-crafted log homes in the world our
members made well over $250 million of
logwork last year.
Please contact the office at 800-532-2900
for an advertising specification sheet and
ad rates.Joining the ILBAMembership in the International Log Builders
Association is open to any interested person.
Members get a copy of the ILBA Log Building
Standards, one year of Log Building News, mem-
bership certificate, voting privileges, discounted
conference registration, a listing in the AnnualDirectory, a copy of the Association Constitution
and Bylaws, use of computerized help wanted
and work wanted ads, and all ILBA mailings and
notices. Company memberships have additional
benefits. The ILBA accepts Visa or MasterCard.
For more information on dues and member
benefits, please call the ILBA office at
800-532-2900.
PresidentDave GardnerPh: 250-547-2400Fax: [email protected]
Vice-PresidentDalibor Houdek, PH.D.Ph: 780-413-9031Fax: [email protected]
TreasurerJeffrey J. PattersonPh: 208-676-0422Fax: 208-676-9129
ClerkMark FritchPh: 503-668-7130Fax: [email protected]
2003 ILBA OfficersDirectorsDr. Edwin Burke, PH. DPh: [email protected]
Katharina KoelbelPh: [email protected]
Elaine NosakaPh: [email protected]
Kurt OverholtPh: 406-821-4602
Jean Rodrigue6941 Ch. De La Riviere,Ascot-Corner, PQ J0B 1A0Ph: 819-832-2167
Coming up in the September/October issue of Log Building News
you love TechTalk, so well keep talking, PLUS Rendez-vous
highlights and more on our 31st AGM/2004 Spring Conference!
I N O U R N E X T I S S U E
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