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ainsaw Plunging Tool,

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ock Notch

Page 4

ribe Fit Grooves andovetail Corners thatemain TightPage 6

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tting Guides

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les and Marketing TipsPage 10

pring Conference andGM Location ConfirmedPage 12

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ew and RenewingembersPage 16

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omination of DirectorsPage 19

st of AdvertisersPage 19

holarship OfferedPage 22

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July/August 2003 Number 44

reement Number 40707514

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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2 LogBuildingNews July/August 2003

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

[email protected]

Robrt Savignac, Executive Director

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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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Number 44 LogBuildingNews 3

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

with 2 carbide cutter mills flat for stud wall connection.


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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

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Use name badges. Make sure you wear

them on your right side. Its easier for

your customers to read them, when you

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Increase your sales ratio by demonstrat-

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that says, Tell me and Ill forget, show

me and Ill remember, involve me and

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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-

Na-Mara Resort is a world-class destination, which has been con-

structed through the years by many ILBA members. It offers a

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

available for companies wanting to

get their employees involved! The

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views and log condos where you'll

enjoy a weekend with your peers

next spring.

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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

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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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Premium quality hand selected building logs

Fir, Spruce, Larch and Lodgepole with bark on or off.

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Call Brian @ 250-804-3416Box 1026 Lumby, BC V0E 2G0

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

Advertisers in This Issue


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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,

BC, Canada V2K 5R1

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

France and have construction experi-ence. I have specialized in concrete work

and landscaping in France. I am looking

to make a career change and am very

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

[email protected]

Robrt Savignac, Executive Director

[email protected]

Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

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

266 or higher and be in JPG or TIF format.

Black and white line art should be sent in

TIF format scanned at 1200 dpi or as

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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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