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Inside This Issue

ICC Update
Diluted Log Building Standards
to be Set In Concrete page 3
Why use the ILBA Shell
Contract? page 4
Nominees sought for ILBA
Directors page 5
Training Beyond
Compliance
Investing in a Culture for your
Company page 6
List of Advertiserspage 7
Chris and Wil Dancey of
DietrichsBuilding Their
Own Home page 8
Log Building News 101
page 10
The Tall Trees are Falling
An open letter to the Log &
Timber Industry page 12
Zabludow Model on Exhibit
page 13
New and Renewing
Members page 14
Annual Award Nominees
Sought page 15
Rendez-vous Cancelled
page 15
Classied Ads page 16
July/August 2004 Number 50
Its coming early, next year! Mark you calendars for
February 1720, 2005, and plan to head to beautiful
Coeur dAlene, Idaho in the Pacic Northwest. Well
certainly be early enough in the year to get you on
the local ski hills if youd like to take a few days off
before or after conference, and provide you some
industry-related educational opportunities before your
busy spring schedule starts. Youll nd this next con-
ference on the shores of Lake Coeur dAlene in north-
ern Idaho. Located only 40 miles from the Spokane
International Airport off Interstate 90, this facility will
provide easy access for those coming from near and
far. The Canadian border is 90 miles to the North,
Missoula, Montana is 180 miles to the East and
Seattle, Washington is 330 miles to the West.
There are several workshops and seminars in the
works including sessions on: layout methods, over
scribing, knee braces, chinking techniques, salvaging
heritage log homes, tool sharpening, log harvesting
techniques, designing by dowsing, tech talk, and
much more! There are already a few pre-conference
courses in the works including hands on complex join-
ery, log grading, and introduction to timber framing.
For the business side of our industry we will also offer
insurance seminars, computer and website mainte-
nance concepts, business/stress management and
more! The annual log builder competition will show
some of the best in the industry compete for grand
prizes. Who will earn this years grand prize and carry
the title of Overall Grand Champion for the coming
year? Come and meet the sponsors who supply prod-
ucts specic to your needs, this is a great opportunity
to meet with people and get to know who you are
continued page 2
32nd Annual AGM and
Conference
Mark your calendars nowFebruary 2005its early!
Harbour front in Coeur dAlene
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LogBuildingNews
July/August 2004
Issue #50
Published six times a year
2004 International
Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775
Lumby
British Columbia
Canada V0E 2G0
Toll-free: 800-532-2900
Phone: 250-547-8776
Fax: 250-547-8775
www.logassociation.org
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
cathy@logassociation.org
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
robert@logassociation.org
Matt McIntyre, Office Assistant
ann@logassociation.org
Contributors to this issue:
Chris Dancey 877-877-0086
Vic Janzen 604-858-4135
David MacKay 250-490-8055
Mira Jean Steinbrecher 360-221-0494
Log Building News Editor
Cathy Hansen
PO Box 775
Lumby, BC
Canada V0E 2G0
1-800-532-2900
cathy@logassociation.org
Big Tree Little Truck
Meghan Macdonald helps her dad track down some cedar sweeps for a little timber
frame that theyre building on Vancouver Island. ILBA member Pat Lintaman of Top
Notch Log Construction had set this piece aside for something special when clan
Macdonald came calling.
working with rst hand.
Our annual gathering will provide the opportunity to network and discuss issues
pertinent to the way the log building industry is growing and what directions to
take. As we advance in our trade, we need to ensure the association works with the
membership towards improving the techniques relevant to the construction of supe-
rior handcrafted log buildings. As well as the wealth of information shared through-
out the conference, we urge you to attend the Annual General Meeting held during
this weekend event. Your board of directors will also be on hand at this time and
throughout the weekend to listen to your concerns and ideas.
This year the conference fee will include your meetings and meals, and you can
book your room directly with the hotel, which will allow you various pricing
options. We recommend you book your rooms early, to ensure you can obtain the
room type and pricing you desire. Nightly room rates are based on double occu-
pancy and are subject to availability, so book early! ILBA member rates for our 05
conference are as follows: Economy $79USD, Deluxe $99USD, Premier $119USD
plus applicable taxes. Please call the Coeur d'Alene Resort directly at 800-365-8338
or 208-415-5638 ext. 7738. To view the resort on line their website is
www.cdaresort.com. The main conference begins with the Log Builder Competition
on Thursday afternoon, February 17th, 2005, therefore, booking your room for the
nights of February 17, 18, 19 (3 nights) would provide you the opportunity to
experience the full conference. Pre-conference class dates are forthcoming as the
schedule develops. Watch for updates on the website, upcoming newsletters and
the conference registration package.
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where, as logbuilders and designers of log
homes and structures, we can simply rely
on that feeling where, you know
That Looks About Rightthe TLAR
(thanks, Tom Hahney) method of select-
ing and tting logs is taking a quick back
seat to the new regulations we will all
soon learn to drive our building practices
by. ILBA Log Building Standards notwith-
standing, the new ICC code document
nearing completion, will set a legal tone
for log building practices.
Members of the International Codes
Council Consensus Committee (IS-LOG)
met once again in Tinley Park, Illinois this
past August 46th, to further consolidate
the terms of reference and applicable lan-
guage that will eventually govern the con-
struction of log structure in the USA. The
9-person committee, chaired by Rob
Pickett (from the Log Homes Council) and
under the coordination of Mr. Marc Nard
(ICC personnel), assisted by friends of
the committee and various representa-
tives of the log building community over-
all, continues to draft both performance
(engineered)-based and prescriptive meas-
ures that will assist builders, designers,
inspectors, and the general public as a
whole to acceptable minimum standard
requirements to safeguard the public
health, safety and welfare through struc-
tural strength, thermal and settling provi-
sions. The ILBA has two members on the
committee, Robert Savignac (committee
vice-chair) and Dr. Ed Burke (representing
the University of Montana), along with
Jerry Wait as an Alternate member to the
committee. Consensus is the key word,
and voting has already taken place to set
these standards in place. Once this
Standard (IS-400) has run the gauntlet of
public scrutiny, and then further adminis-
trative and ANSI approvals, IS-400 will be
included in the next code publication of
2006. In lieu of these new provisions,
accepted engineering methods and prac-
tices in accordance with the governing
building code may be used (you know
TLAR!)
The development of the IS-400 is not
simply a listing of dos and donts, but is
also a comprehensive tool with concise
reference tables and other charts and illus-
trations that act as an indispensable
addendum to the design/build process.
Although a lot of this material is available
through a series of publications (the
National Design Specication, and the
Wood Frame Construction Manual to
name only two of the nearly 20 reference
documents), these documents and refer-
ences, to things like Moisture Content of
Selected Wood Species, Shrinkage
Coefficients (shrinkage values of domestic
I CC UPDATE
Diluted Log Building Standards to be Set In Concrete
by Robrt Savignac
4 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
Why use the ILBA Shell Contract?
In the past week alone weve had two calls from ILBA members,
one using the ILBA contract the other not. As the saying goes
good fences make good neighbors, there is now another
good contracts make happy builders and clients.
By spelling out all the details and unforeseen potential prob-
lems at the beginning, everyone is well aware of what the
expectations are for the entire building process.
Since building a home for the client is, after all, a work of art
for the builder and a dream come true for most home owners it
is important to be well prepared. A proper contract is a small
investment in the planning stage of construction, but is the
foundation for a successful project.
Case I
ILBA company member purchases ILBA Shell Contract for
$75USD and receives paper and disk copy. They personalize
with their company information and use this format with all
clients. A large contract is signed.
During delivery, the customer withholds payment for an
extended period of time (months). This
affects the whole reassembly process and
creates additional costs for the consumer.
The consumer is found to be in non-com-
pliance with the payment schedule indicated
on the signed contract, which protected the
ILBA company member from a pending law
suit and costs incurred.
Case II
ILBA company member creates a contract
with client. Many assumptions are made
about delivery, design, etc.
ILBA company member builds according
to specications provided by client, but
upon arrival at site for reassembly discovers
the plans are not in accordance with draw-
ings they received, as well as inaccessibility
for truck with logs to building site. Extra
crane, trucking and manpower are needed
to complete this project, yet the consumer
assumes no responsibility for lack of access,
change of plans, etc.
The contract does not cover some of
these specic problems, and assumptions
were made by both parties. If court action is
taken, it could be costly for both parties and
provide potentially little resolve for either.
Very pertinent information was missed in the
initial contract stage and both parties are
unsatised.
For more info on how to get a copy of this
contract please call or email the ILBA office
at 800-532-2900 or
cathy@logassociation.org
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elections taken place in the fall of 2004.
Responsibilities of Directors
A Director must be dedicated to furthering the craft of
handcrafted log building, 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 weekend interim Board meeting.
one-hour Board telephone conference approximately every
six weeks.
taking responsibility for the short- and long-term direction of
the association.
committee work on one or more committees.
From the Board, the following positions will be elected:
President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Nominees must be current ILBA members, and if elected
must maintain their membership in good standing through
the duration of their three year term. Nominations must
be submitted to the ILBA office with bios and photos of
nominees by October 10th, 2004, to allow for printing
of ballots and circulation to the membership prior to
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Training Beyond Compliance
Investing in a Culture for your Company
by David R. MacKay
With an economy that requires small business owners to stretch every dollar, employ-
ee training is often viewed as an investment with little or no return. This, however, is
a dangerous and costly attitude that must be viewed from a different perspective to
help ensure the success of your business.
In order to begin changing our perspectives we will rst look briey at the employ-
ers responsibilities to their employees.
What are the employers responsibilities when it comes to employee training?
In a nutshell, employers must provide a safe, healthy work environment for their
employees and provide adequate training for specic risks and hazards.
The term provide adequate training raises a lot of considerations including, what is
adequate training, who must be trained, what training materials will be use, who will
deliver the training, the frequency of the training, the cost of training, and the pro-
duction downtime.
Considering these issues, employers legitimately weigh the value of training their
employees and ask: Can we afford to train our employees?
Lets try to answer that question by looking at the down side of not training
employees. There is the ever present risk of nes delivered through legislative bodies
for non-compliance
of health and safety
regulations and the
latest risk of criminal
charges being laid
through Bill C-45.
Add to this the cost
of representation
and the total liability
can cripple your
business to extinction. If that is not enough to answer yes to the question of can we
afford to train we can also look at the up side of employee training.
Employee training increases productivity, reduces turn-over rates, improves product
and service quality, and improves communication skills within your company.
Each employer must try to quantify the value of training by placing a monetary
value on each of the pros and cons.
Have you ever considered the cost of replacing an employee that leaves to nd
something better? Showing an interest and investing in these employees through
training is most times all that is needed to reduce low morale and high turn-over
rates. The critical question should now become: Can we afford not to train?
So, if your company is not setting aside training dollars, consider this for a
moment. Identify a company that you regard as successful and chances are that
company not only provides a comprehensive training program for their employees,
they also regard employee development as the cornerstone of their success.
It is never too late to begin developing this win/win culture for your company.
Dont wait till its too late to be rewarded by the benets of Beyond Compliance
Training.
David MacKay is the training coordinator for LCS Compliance of Penticton BC. LCS
specializes in hazard assessment, program development, and on-site, site specic
training for supervisors and workers. For more visit www.liftcrew.ca
Showing an interest and investing in
. . . employees through training is
most times all that is needed to reduce
low morale and high turn-over rates.
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CBR Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Riverside Forest Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Schroeder Log Home Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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8 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
Chris and Wil Dancey of
Dietrichs
Building Their Own Home
by Chris Dancey, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Greetings from Gabriel, Chris
and Wil. We are standing in
front of one of the walls, which
we inlled with a hemp and
lime mixture this summer.
We are proponents of natu-
ral inll systems for appropri-
ately detailed timber or log
buildings. Our new home happens to be a round log timber
frame design, with the windows and doors set into natural
material inll. Only lime or clay nishes will be used on the exte-
rior and interior walls surfaces.
We are fortunate to live near the rst industrial hemp research
eld that was grown legally in Canada ten years ago, after a
forty year ban on growing hemp in Canada. Since then, Geoff
Kime has built an industrial hemp processing plant about an
hour from us, so we are able to easily access the hemp material
we need for hemp inll construction.
The stem of the industrial hemp plant consists of long bers
on a hollow core that feels and looks like wood. The core, which
is often called hurd, is a secondary product and it is processed
by Hempline Inc. into animal bedding called HempChips. It is
this product that we used recently to create the breathing
walls in part of our new home. Next spring we will complete
the inll process.
Since the rst hemp hurd became available, we have been
experimenting with it as the aggregate for a wall inll system.
Clay was used as the binder. This combination has many advan-
tages, especially since the clay can be dug from our property. It
also has some disadvantages, such as settling and shrinkage, so
we have also done research into lime as a binder.
This past winter we met Gabriel Gauthier, who lives in
LEFT TO RIGHT HempChips and lime mixture in nished combi-
nation and a beautiful, strong wall is formed! Many thanks
to all who contributed to this great learning experience!
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St. Marcel de Richelieu, Quebec. Gabriel worked in France for
two years for a company called Canosmose, which developed a
binder combination of hydrated lime, plaster of Paris and poz-
zolanic additive to form the hemp hurd into beautiful, solid
walls.
This summer, we were joined by Gabriel and many friends to
begin to inll our walls. We used Gabriel's lime recipe with
HempChips for most of the walls, as well as some test sections
that used a variety of other aggregates such as chopped straw,
wood shavings, wood chips, and Grant Moorcroft's hemp hurd
and bre combination.
continued page 14
TOP DIAGRAMS
Renderings of home and attached garage
LOWER DIAGRAM
Plan view of hemp and lime inll
LEFT Detail of round log timber frame
RIGHT Mock-up of the forming system for hemp/lime inll. The
exterior channel, which is cut into the post and sill plate, has
a board inserted so the forms can be attached. Later, a
wider trim board will be attached to this board and natural
exterior plaster can be applied to the lime and hemp inll.
The central channel will act as a key for the inll. Above the
sill plate, the wall thickness will be 10 inches for the house.
10 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
It was February of 1977.
A bunch of academics decided to
mount a log structures conference at
Banff National Park. This was largely an
academic venture but the edgling
Canadian Log Builders Association was
invited. So, we arrived in strength with
good representation from across Canada.
Our membership was small in those days,
perhaps sixty members.
I presented a paper called Architecture
for the Poor as it relates to Log
Structures. My colleagues decided that
we would build a total building in one
day. This was the highlight of the entire
conference. Our objective was to debunk
our counterparts in the machine/factory
world who insisted that we were too
expensive.
The building was built from oor to
ridge-pole in about 7 hours. Totally scribe-
tted.
At a meeting of the association execu-
tive held there at Banff, of which I was the
second president after Ed Campbell, we
were commissioned to sue for timber
access from the BC government.
Therefore, a couple of months later, we
journeyed to the provincial capital of BC,
the never-never land of Victoria, to meet
with the minister of forests to plight our
case.
This delegation consisted of myself as
president, Bernie LeGault as part-time sec-
retary, Bob Bennison as my assistant
instructor at the B. Allan Mackie School of
Log Building and Ray Green, our vice-
president. We thought it would be diplo-
matic to include a current student which
we did in the person of Gerry Peters, one
of our stellar students who later distin-
guished himself in bring the craft to the
far north of the Yukon.
So, in early spring of 1977 we
decamped to the capital city. Ray lived on
the ground nearby and assured us that he
would make all the arrangements. He set
up a command post at an address that
turned up to be a prominent Victoria pub.
We met there to plot strategy.
Ray shared with us his arrangements to
rst meet as an executive and thence to
meet with the Ministry of Forests on the
subject of log acquisition. He told us that
he had arranged a youth hostel in the
capital city of Victoria for our accommo-
dation, and a seminar room at the
University of Victoria for our meetings.
For our business meetings, Ray took us
to the university and a comfortable con-
ference room near the food services facili-
ty. It was most salubrious until a professor
in Oxford don regalia appeared with a
ock of disciples in tow. The berobed don
looked hesitant for a moment and asked,
in some perplexity if the room was taken.
Ray took over in and in an officious
voice responded: Yes it is! At which
point the gowned professor and his stu-
Log Building News 101
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Number 50 LogBuildingNews 11
dents beat a hasty retreat. I asked Ray,
Did you make arrangements for this facil-
ity. His response was: Hell no, whoever
checks up on this stuff? Nobody is in
charge of universities.
We had forgotten briey that Ray was
an old hippie who had been raised in the
diplomatic service and spoke Japanese.
Speaking Japanese never entered our dis-
cussions and this is totally irrelevant to this
story.
From the command post pub we pro-
ceeded to the youth hostel, ever mindful
of the scant budget afforded by a small
membership. The hostel was to cost a
mere $5.00 person with breakfast includ-
ed. Given that association funds were
scant, this seemed a responsible idea.
I had personally attired myself in my
pearl-gray tailored suit with matching
cowboy boots. We arrived at the alleged
hostel only to discover that it was, in the
off-season, a op-house for druggies, alco-
holics and prostitutes. I had been looking
forward to a leisurely reading of the
Victoria Colonist in a hippie-like wee room
with reading lamp and side table. I was
quite dismayed when the only light in the
barracks was the exit sign. Rather, I spent
the night in my sleeping bag with the
sounds of vomiting and hallucinatory
manifestations going on about me.
The following morning we all lined up
for our included breakfast of porridge and
weak coffee. I myself got to line up and
linger with a somewhat beaten prostitute
in her imsy shift. We exchange pleas-
antries for a bit and then I joined the rest
of my delegation, in my tailor-made pearl-
gray suit. I miss that suit. Where is it?
As we sat, eating our porridge and
drinking our weak coffee out of an alu-
minum urn, a valid traveler from Australia,
listening in to our professional conversa-
tion, asked the question: Who are you
guys anyway? At this point, my col-
leagues, ever looking for the humorous
moment, rolled their eyes and focussed in
my direction as the president.
I hemmed and hawed and said some-
thing like: Well. We are the Executive of
the Canadian Log Builders Association
and we have an appointment with the
Minister of Forests to discuss log acquisi-
tion for our membership. The buddies
smirked and guffawed at this and left me
hanging.
In the end, we met with an underling
who fed us coffee from elegant china. I
dont think we ever got any log building
logs out of the deal.
The next day, Gerry and Bob and I
booked into a respectable hotel and went
sailing with a former client of mine. None
of this was at association expense.
So, nearly 30 years has wrought
changes in our organization.
12 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
September 7, 2004
The tall trees are falling: Jim Barna, Steve
Kemper, Mark Witter to name a few. Big
men with big heartsand big stresses in
their lives; men who once built log and
timber structures.
Remember when building this way was
fun? When the love of wood, the love of
craft and the love of life were all that mat-
tered? Remember when a big project cost
$100,000?
Remember the industry before shiny
magazines and lightening fast CAD?
Before robotics? Before high rolling clients
with private jets? Before payrolls that
make the national debt look manageable?
Remember when we designed and built
cabins and capes, not lodges and estates?
Remember when the workday ended at
4:00, the workweek on Friday?
Sure, the industry has matured. Theres
now more white hair, bald heads and gray
beards at log and timber conferences and
tours than one could ever have imagined.
Industry leaders are aging. But heart
attacks, cancers and crashes dont neces-
sarily come with age; they come with
stress!
So, what are we going to do about it?
This is an industry probleman industry-
wide problem. Were losing our leaders,
our mentors, our movers and shakers.
Who will teach the next generation? Will
those folks even want to step into our
shoes?
I believe its time to start talking these
issuesboth in person and in print. Its
time to offer serious management and
stress management seminars at industry
meetingsin timeslots that have no juicy
hands-on workshops competing for atten-
tion, seminars that get to the heart of the
matter.
Its time to move fully into the maturity
this industry is demanding. We need to be
talking about executive hiring, manage-
ment training and succession. And we
need to steward the industrys future by
taking care of her most valuable asset
the graybeards who know so much.
The tall trees are falling. What are we
going to do?
Sincerely,
Mira Jean Steinbrecher, AIA
LETTER TO THE EDI TOR
The Tall Trees are Falling
An open letter to the Log & Timber Industry
Number 50 LogBuildingNews 13
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The Handshouse/Mass Art Zabludow synagogue model is
almost complete and, thanks to the energetic leadership of Tom
Hubka, is headed for public exhibit at the University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee and the Polish Center of Wisconsin,
October 2024, 2004. Millwright, Jim Kricker, will be demon-
strating hewing and joinery, working on a full size Zabludow
wall bracket. For more info see:
www.handshouse.org/events.html and
www.handshouse.org/zabludow.html
14 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
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We used both lime and clay binders, as
both are known to draw moisture away
from wood. This is one of the reasons so
many buildings that are hundreds of years
old, which were constructed only of natural
materials, are still occupied today, even in
the wet climate of the United Kingdom.
Enduring traditions of natural building in
Europe have made it easier for Europeans to
use natural inll systems. Continuing
research in Europe and North America will
make it easier for us to use only natural
materials in our beautiful wood structures
if this is our choice. It is our goal to help
bring natural inll systems into the main-
stream of acceptance in North America.
Chris and Wil Dancey from page 9
LEFT Higgs Murphy has prepared the
tall central posts for the octagonal
roof. There is no center post, which
allows for a skylight in the middle of
the octagon.
CENTRE Rafter apex detail with rod and
ring at bird's mouth
BOTTOM Octagon rafters being placed
Labour Day Update
The rafters are now on the section that forms the octagon.
Extensive preparation, with scaffolding and an octagonal
form, was required to ensure a safe and easy installation.
It was worth the effort, as each rafter t snuggly into place
with only minor adjustments. Now the lower roof can be
erected to offer real protection for our round log timber
frame.
Tuesday morning, September 14, we will begin to create
the various combinations of aggregate (hemp, wood and
straw) and lime or clay binder in our six test sections.
Gabriel Gauthier will be here again from Quebec and we
welcome those who want to learn more about natural inll
systems. We are very impressed by the walls completed mid-
August.
A skylight will be installed at the apex of the interlocking
rafters.The bird's mouth was positioned with rod and ring.
Number 50 LogBuildingNews 15
Divisions at Lumby, Armstrong, Kelowna,
Wineld, Williams Lake and Ashcroft
Meeting your log building
requirements with beam
logs and all species of
house logs.
Contacts:
Clive Powell 250-550-7233
Brian Exner 250-804-3416
NOTI CE
Nominees sought for Annual Award to be
presented at the AGM in Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho this February.
Do you know an ILBA member who has contributed substantial-
ly to the craft of log building? Please submit their name and
reasons for their nomination in writing by email to cathy@logas-
sociation.org or mail in to the ILBA office:
Box 775,
Lumby, BC V0E 2G0
Attn: Award Nomination Committee.
Nominations will be accepted until December 31st, 2004.
Rendez-vous cancelled
The 3rd Annual Rendez-vous was cancelled this year due to lack
of registrants. The general response was that everyone was just
too busy this year which is great for the industry. Our 2005
Rendez-vous is currently being planned for Eastern Canada with
the assistance of ILBA member Doug Lukian. We will keep you
posted on this in coming newsletters.
16 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
C L A S S I F I E D A D S
LOG BUILDING TOOLS STARRETT &
MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives up to
30"; peeling spuds; chopping & nishing axes;
broadaxes; adzes; GRANSFORS axes; ENGLISH
slicks; ROBERT SORBY, HENRY TAYLOR,
FOOTPRINT & PHEIL chisels and gouges;
JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, ink lines & ex
squares; hand-forged Flarens, shovel gouges,
at & 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 planers, saws
& chain mortisers; MACKIE log building books
& videos. FREE 32-page catalogue
MAGARD VENTURES LTD
8365 Domagala Road,
Prince George, BC, Canada V2K 5R1
Tel: 250-962-9057 Fax: 250-962-9157
Attn: Maurice Gardy
Handcrafted House Logs
Price is $280/ton FOB Stryker, MT
Product description: dry Lodgepole Pine
handcrafted logs
house logs 20' to 53',
with only 5% smaller than 30'.
Average length is 39',
with butts 12" to 16" and tops 8" to 12"
all logs with a 1" taper per 10' of log run
We can sort for your specic needs upon
request. Contact Mark Workman at Montana
Dry Log and Lumber 877-389-7748 or email
mdl@3rivers.net
One 1979 S688 Bantam 20 Ton Rough
Terrain Crane for sale, $30,000 Canadian
or $21,500 US. Presently stationed in Illinois.
Very Good Condition, 60 foot hydraulic boom
or 80 foot with jib. Very fuel efficient 453
Detroit. Should provide many years of trouble
free service. Call 1-403-932-3992.
1979 Bantam S 688 A 20 Ton Rough
Terrain Crane Very good condition,
72 foot hydraulic boom with 25 foot lattice
style, side swing jib (97 foot total stick). Will
lift 1200 pounds at maximum radius. Very
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motor overhaul and is certied. Should
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$35,000.00 Canadian. Located in Cochrane,
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Have supply of freshly cut Cedar
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Makita 1001N Curve/Rabett Planer
Please call Higgs Murphy at 250-427-7116 or
email: logdoggies@yahoo.com
HELP WANTED
Experienced Log Crafters Moose
Mountain Log homes Inc. currently has two
full time long term positions open for
experienced log handcrafters with dual US
and Canadian citizenship. Join a leading edge,
quality oriented company that has been in
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Please phone 1-877-932-3992 or
email: info@moosemountain.com
Wages, earnings based on experience.
Experienced Log Crafters and Timber
Framers Silver Plume Log & Timber Works
in the Denver/Mountain region of Colorado
has full time, year round work available for
residential and commercial projects. Please
call, fax or email resumes.
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Experienced log builder and
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BC. Good math skills an asset. Contact John at
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250-378-4977
Experienced Log Home Builders or
Fitters Required for permanent full-time
work. Please send resumes with references to:
Whitevalley Log Homes Ltd., 218 Sugar Lake
Road, Cherryville, BC V0E 2G2 Phone/Fax:
250-547-6666
Wanted: Two experienced log builders
required immediately, premium wage
compensation, tools required. Call Jean
Rodrigue at 819-832-2167 after 6pm EST
Travelling Timberwright Ralph
Clegg 28 years experience ground to
nish. Will support re-erect crews and
continue till nish with contractor or owner, as
an advocate for your company. Have truck,
tools, and passport. Phone Ralph Clegg at
604-740-2404
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Training the Log Builders of
Tomorrow 16-week entry level class, April
2005
4-week Introduction to Log Building class
October 2004
Advanced builders 5-day seminar November
2004. Contact Del Radomskes Okanagan
School of Log Building International at 250-
765-5166 or
Email: radloghomes_school@telus.net for
more information.
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ILBA 32nd AGM and Conference
February 17 to 20, 2005 in Coeur dAlene,
Idaho
Lost Historic Wall Painting, a studio
course focusing on Synagogue wall painting,
is open to beginning and advanced students.
Students will build a wooden replica of a
cupola (ceiling) of the Gwozdziec Synagogue
originally built in Poland in 1731 and paint the
complex historic images of the ceiling. For
more information on this and upcoming
workshops, please contact Rick and Laura
Brown at the Handshouse Studio.
Email: handshouse@comcast.net or visit their
website at www.handshouse.org
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18 LogBuildingNews July/August 2004
ILBA apologizes for the following
errors in the new 20042005
Membership Directory. Please update
your copy now to avoid future
difficulties.
Page 24Coyote Log Homes Inc.
correct e-mail address is:
danielalbert@coyoteloghomes.ca
Page 25E-mail address for
Dirkson Design Services Inc. is:
design@dirksondesign.com
Page 27The telephone number
for High Mountain Log Homes
should be 250-395-0603 or 6612.
Fax 604-357-1015. High Mountain
Log Homes specializes in
custom-built handcrafted quality
log homes, buildings and cabins,
not timber frame homes, as we
originally published.
Page 50Note correct contact
information for Uwe Ziegler:
Box 108
Celista, BC, Canada V0E 1L0
Tel: 250-955-0012
Fax: 250-955-0012
email:
sunsetloghomes@mail.ocis.net
Please contact the ILBA office if you
nd any other errors or omissions.
Updates to your ILBA
Membership Directory
OUR APOLOGI ES
16' X 18' hewn/dovetailed
log shell with 8' deck
View photos at
http://www.logassociation.org/
conference/rendezvous/2003/
images/building_project.html
Large 16" spruce logs; includes truss
and rafters for roof system, insulated
roof panels and chinking material.
FOB Lumby, BC. Price $29,900CDN
+ GST. This building would make a
great guest cottage, cabin at the lake
or sauna.
LOG S HELL FOR S ALE
continued page 18
wood), and R-Values of Log Walls by
Average Width and Specic Gravity as well
as a map of the Dept. of Energys
Proposed Climate Zones, will save you the
cost and effort of trying to collect all this
data on your own. Of course, the ICC will
charge you for a copy of the Standard,
but you will want your own on hand in
any regard!
Our own ILBA Log Building Standards
will not become redundant, however, the
exercise in developing this code has
highlighted a number of areas within our
document that certainly needs revision.
Once the IS-400 is out, certain clauses
can be deleted, since in effect they will
become legislated by Code, but other
areas can be further elaborated upon. It
has become apparent that portions of the
ILBA LBS need clarication, and it is the
direction and the best interest of our
membership to participate in an active
review, and revamping of the ILBA Log
Building Standards.
The IS-400 Standard, once concluded
will indeed set an international prece-
dence. Through various international
efforts, this document will then be consid-
ered for inclusion to many other countries
building codes, as there is very little offi-
cial referencing to log construction
throughout the world.
It only took 8 months to dene the
word Log it couldnt take too long to
translate this document right?? Perhaps
there is some merit in the TLAR method of
building!
Diluted Standards from page 3
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Number 50 LogBuildingNews 19
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
cathy@logassociation.org
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
robert@logassociation.org
Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant
ann@logassociation.org
International Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775
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Fax: 250-547-8888
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Ph: 780-413-9031
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dalibor@edm.forintek.ca
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Jeffrey J. Patterson
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jeff@edgewoodlog.com
Clerk
Vic Janzen
Ph: 604-858-4135
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vicjanzen@uniserve.com
2004 ILBA Officers
Directors
Dr. Edwin Burke, Ph. D
Ph: 406-251-6189
eburke@bigsky.net
Mark Fritch
Ph: 503-668-7130
Fax: 503-668-3285
mfritch@loghomz.com
Katharina Koelbel
Ph: 011499791501339
katharina.koelbel@klafs.de
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Ph: 703-227-5275
enosaka@loghomeliving.com
Jean Rodrigue
Ph: 819-832-2167
valcourt@videotron.ca
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