Thank you.
Blondie
Your all very welcome group! I look forward to telling him and his wife to get to class! He knows its hard work, and I know he will love it like I do, it isn't a job, its living all of our dreams together, some are just brave enough to do it themselves like you guys do,,, bravo forum.
Thanks, and I would be delighted to post some photo's. I am carving a Scan Full Scribe Bar today for a new home were snowed out of up north. I will take some photo's. I will also pick some others photos to post. As it pertains to the attitude of a professional Vs whom ever. In my view, and it has been my experience that respect is won and lost both ways! Be proud of what you guys or anyone is doing, but be forever reminded that all the methods in building log structures comes down to each of us as individuals being safe, and building it as instructed per plan. As far as what method is the best, that is of your individual taste and what you want! Timber applications very with every style. In all cases it will come down to the integrity of the structure, and its efficiency in many respects as YOU build it. I could go on for hours, but I wont. I have get carving.... type with ya later today....
Generally, our first build is a shed or some other small building... I built a shed for my well that includes a second story with a queen sized bed. The real strength of our way of building are two things, IMHO, the walls do not shrink (the logs do of course) and its well adapted for low skilled builders. My chain saw skills are or were poor but I can drill a hole and pound steel with the best.
Dave
--> The unaimed arrow never misses....
--> If can, can. If no can, no can... Hawaiian Pidgin
2011 video http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/open...a413d0d0a&sb=1
2006 to 2009 video http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/flintlock1/
If you are gonna be dumb, you better be TOUGH!
That is how I learned Dave, my Grandfather made me rebuild it three times as I remember it. (Just walls) I was 13 yrs old and I was only building 4 ft walls with "I think" 6 inch n-pine. It was a 6 ft by 6ft stack on dirt that i had to wedge after my first round. I remember I couldn't keep end center lines lined up (Center of Log), Oh boy looking back I was sure he was messing with me then, but he wasn't, he was teaching me the trade. I'm grateful everyday for that! Growing up under his heavy watch as I would screw up here and there was memories I will never forget. I remember him telling Grandma, "dont worry about firewood for for every mistake he makes he loads in the truck for firewood. By the end of my first summer working we had a few cords of firewood. lol
Is it peeled firewood. . That would be some clean firewood. Here is a pic of my first build. It's 10x10 tool shed. It's not complete. On outside it needs chinking. But I'm working on it slow. I stopped at one point and put all effort in the 2100sf log home, second pic is where I'm at now with a house. Thanks for your stories on learning your trade.
lol, it was indeed, and guess who peeled most of them, ya me! Your rustic B/P 10x10 looks pretty clean. Good Job!
Here is mine and I was of very little skill before and maybe even afterwards, but I ask and can follow directions, I had to have my logs graded and needed engineer wet stamp for my plans, it is over kill for sure. Here is my sort of finished home, still have wrap around decks and some other basic stuff, but it is doable even for someone like me.
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