PermaChink chinking

[panderson03]

You can snoop around this side a bit, and you'll probably find more information about it. I think I remember a member saying they use mortar, like what you might use for blocks or bricks. That's just from memory; please don't go buy a some mortar until you take the class. : -)

Hey John17three, when are YOU taking the class? seems as though you'd be a great member

[John17three]

Hey John17three, when are YOU taking the class? seems as though you'd be a great member

I have a feeling that was just mere flattery! : -)

But still a good question. I'm probably taking the November class in Vegas. I've got a Missouri Walnut Council meeting to attend the weekend before, so its going to a be a full November.

I'm a little bit more encouraged to sign up after my deer scouting trip on my grandparents property (likely to inherit). Seems that we've got some straight oaks here and there that I might be able to use for logs. But yeah, hopefully soon. I'd hate to be the first guy in the association to make a loghome out of oak timber, but it'd be convenient for sure. I'll know more after this weekend, as my father-n-law is visiting. I likely sign him up, too!

[blane]

Oak would be gorgeous, and for sure not many houses would would be build out of that. You might consider selling the oak and have enough $$$$ to build your house and have $$$$ left over for missions.

I have a feeling that was just mere flattery! : -)

But still a good question. I'm probably taking the November class in Vegas. I've got a Missouri Walnut Council meeting to attend the weekend before, so its going to a be a full November.

I'm a little bit more encouraged to sign up after my deer scouting trip on my grandparents property (likely to inherit). Seems that we've got some straight oaks here and there that I might be able to use for logs. But yeah, hopefully soon. I'd hate to be the first guy in the association to make a loghome out of oak timber, but it'd be convenient for sure. I'll know more after this weekend, as my father-n-law is visiting. I likely sign him up, too!

[John17three]

Oak would be gorgeous, and for sure not many houses would would be build out of that. You might consider selling the oak and have enough $$$$ to build your house and have $$$$ left over for missions.

Good point, Blane. Never thought of it like that. I think the logs are suited for building a log home right now, but it would be quite a few years before they are ready for logging. Loggers prefer certain dimensions for logging for veneer, staves, or otherwise.

[edkemper]

Being that CA is an Oak kind of state, I'm wondering about Oak for our homes. I don't think I've ever seen long straight Oak logs. But perhaps I'm missing something. Oak is beautiful but not sure it's an option for walls.

As for eucalyptus, it is said if you are using it for firewood, you have to cut it up in pieces as soon as you cut it down. Give it a couple weeks on the ground and you will go through a couple of chains on each log. They turn into concrete.

[mbailey]

I drive very near the Permachink headquarters in Knoxville, TN almost every day, but I will be using mortar just as the class taught. It is inexpensive and works very well.