What To Consider If Building A Log Home or Timber Frame home Is In Your Future
What’s the best style of log work for us?Where do we go for financing?How long will it take?
Thinking about a Log Home
Thinking about a Log Home
Milled vs. Handcrafted Logs — What’s The Difference?
Handcrafted log homes are generally more expensive than milled log homes because there is so much more labor involved and often larger material is used.
Tips and Techniques
Tools of The Trade: The many ways to move & peel a log
In this issue we will focus on de-barking tools log scribers and peaveys. We’ll also lead you through the many methods used to peel logs from drawknives to adzes to pressure washing.
Maintenance
Here is a Good Primer by Perma-Chink
Here is a good primer by Perma-Chink these folks make Wood Cleaners Wood Brighteners Chinking and Caulking products and Wood finishes.
Tips and Techniques
Chink Paint Receipe
Here is a quick and simple way to make your own chink paint. This is used to ‘freshen’ the look of weathered chinking.
Tips and Techniques
Avoid Norimaki Logs
When I went to Japan several years ago to re-erect our first log home to Japan I kept hearing people ask why the house logs weren’t ‘Norimaki Logs’. or … How to avoid mold and mildew on your beautiful logs.”
Maintenance
Fall Checklist
Fall is a good time to do a final check of the exterior of your home before you settle in to enjoy a warm dry and comfortable winter …
Thinking about a Log Home
How Milled Stacks Up
There are several ways milled logs can be stacked:•Double Tongue & Groove Round Notch•Butt & Pass Method•Interlocking Corner Method•Post & Beam Method
Tips and Techniques
Enjoying Log Accents
If you like the look of logs you can use log accents to add beauty to any home or add appeal to a log home.
Tips and Techniques
Sharpening an axe
The sharpening of an axe is done in several steps depending on how worn down the axe head is.
