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I had to beg my wife to go to the class with me. I wouldn't have taken it alone. Once she got there and listened, she got on board very quickly. She's asian and small and she has never lived outside the city. Now she is a full partner in this adventure. It's a life altering class and dream. The guys teaching it are pretty awesome too.
Sorry this reply is so long in coming. we've been up at the build site:)
no we haven't built yet but will be breaking ground in a few weeks if all goes well.
yes take the class and bring your spouse. good luck:)
My husband and I are taking the may class in boston. , was thrilled to see a class on the east coast, would not of missed it for anything.
we are looking forward to meeting everyone, see you there.
I am from Virginia Beach, have 30 acers in the foot hills of Va. Ive eyeballed every tree on it. Is that the right kind, is it strait enugh . All ? i hope to get anwered in boston
last weekend i cut down a maple (insect damage) in the yard had to peel somthing. One thing for sure its a lot of hard WORK. the pics of the student homes make it all worth while
See you in Boston. I hope im not too old
we all are hoping for answers in boston, virginia is a beautiful state. we live in maine in the country. noticed your bear in the picture, my husband is going to love meeting you,
hunting and fishing is one of his passions. looking forward to seeing you in boston.
Hello, My Name is Tim, I am from Ohio. I have a piece of property in Presque Isle Michigan 2/3 of an acre and looking to build a cabin on the lot. I just recently found your website. I guess my first question would be about building plans, as a full memebr do we have access to plans? or will we need an architect to draw plans? I am completly new to the process, any feedback would be awesome.
Thanks
Welcome Tim! yes after the class you'll have access to the LHBA plans. I think after the class they'll be offered at a discount. we bought the plans have made only minor changes to interior layout. again, welcome!
Welcome to the forum.....
I was in the military, now out of the military and working as a contractor in Iraq until March of 2011.
Once I return in 2011, I will begin my loghome. I have been gathering things for several years. I am 47 years old so Age isn't an issue. ( in my mind....)
I have windows for the house and for the connected solar/sun rooms.
My wife just bought 3 pallets of 6X6 quarry tiles for $500 off of craigslist.
Attend the class, start getting debt free (if you are not) and start gathering things you get free and cheap to build debt free.
It is a great goal and dream.
James.
You'll find more than enough company here. I'm a 59 yo disabled guy. We have members that can call me a young'n.
Welcome to the family. Take the class and you'll learn that you're not as old as you think.
Right now my girlfriend is stationed at Ft Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. We're looking to move closer to Raleigh or even above it, closer to Virginia when she gets out. North Carolina is ok, but we're too far East to actually have any nice hills or mountains. :( We have to make due with what we have though.
I got my land 10 years ago 1k acer. now pay taxes on 2700 amost tripled my $ in 10 years where can you do that legelly. you can still find it hear for 14 15 hunred acer you see the criders that rome around on it. I got a senic veiw just down the road you can see 80 -100 miles ( Virginia )
Hello all,
I'm Steve and I currently live in Oak Harbor, Washington. I plan to take the class sometime next year, before the Navy sends me out of this part of the country. I've got 16 years before I can retire and move inland, but want to get plans laid for when I leave the active defense of our nation to the next generation.
Steve Griffing
Welcome! and thanks for your service to our great country.
your not to far away, you should drop by sometime and see what the LHBA is all about
My family gave me this class for my birthday (5/21/10) and I'm really looking forward to it. To think I can commute and need no hotel and spend 2 days learning to build a log cabin, this is great. See you in a couple of weeks.
WOW!!! Talk about a gift that will keep on giving!!!
It may be a while before you all realize just what a wonderful gift your family gave you!
Enjoy the class. We'll look forward to seeing you on the Members side!
My wife also gave me woodcarving lessons for Christmas. Since I have been a carpenter for over 35 years, I picked up woodcarving fairly easily. I think(hope) this class will be more of the same. Even if I never get a chance to build a log home, just to know I can will be a joy for me.
Hi,
I am Cindy. We [Gary and Cindy] are headed for Washington as I write. So very excited to find this class. I am afraid it will show me how all my plans have been wrong. Better now than 2 months from now. Wish I had found it a bit sooner before we cut those last 30 trees. See you all in a couple. I'm so excited. I said that already.
Pam and I will see you there! I had to work Monday and Tuesday, so we fly out Tuesday night and should get into the Lodge about midnight. Good thing I learned how to sleep on Airplanes!
See You all Wednesday Morning!
Yep, we are pretty excited tooooo! We fly in Tuesday afternoon. See ya there.
Curtis and Sheila
Hi there, My name is Andrew, I live in the UK, but don`t hold that against me!
For many years I have wanted to move to the USA, and after separating from my wife (of 16 years) last year I decided to do something about it.
After trawling through the internet I found 10 acres of woodland 45 minutes south of Buffalo, and now after several months of emails and snail mail, the deal is done. The land is down an old logging road, which is at the end of a private drive, which is at the end of a maintained side road. Although I haven`t seen it myself, a friend of mine who visited the US recently has, I have only seen pictures from the seller and images on google earth and google street view, as far as the maintained road anyway.
I have been looking at this site and the public forum for a while, the general consensus of opinion from members to non members seems to be, take the course! And so next year I will combine a visit to the US with a 2 day course. I will be visiting the 10 acres in October this year to get a look at the lay of the land and decide where to put a log home.
Regards
Welcome Andrew!
Look forward to seeing you on the members side. To Paraphrase Winston Churchill: "The only thing you have to fear is fear itself".
This site is a great resource and I'm sure you'll make a lot of contacts through fulfilling your dreams. That's where to keep your focus.
As Mark Twain once said:
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Thank You for the welcome, appreciate it.
Regards
Andrew
Just finished the Boston class on Sunday. Fantastic! I learned so much. I really feel ready to go out into the woods and build a home. Elllsworth and Steve are really good teachers and very patient. Full of info and very helpful. Well done! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.
Gus from Braintree, MA.
I can't wait to get the chance to go to a class. I've been reading all the fantastic stuff everyone has been writing about it. I have found 40 acres that im currently in the process of buying, and was looking into the do it yourself log cabin kits. Then i stumbled upon this site and you fine people, got to reading and just doing that has gotten me all fired up and ready to get started on my dream of building my very own log home. Im hoping you guys are going to have time to scedual a class in early to mid 2011. that is the soonest ill be available to take the class being that im currently overseas in Iraq till then. Cant wait to start getting to know you all.
William
Arrrrrggggggg. Yavast ye land lubbing stick framers!
I just drove up to Boston and back from NC for the class this weekend, and now want to build down town there next to Paul Revere's house!
It was worth all the misery of driving 1600 miles hands down!!
I came back home with a clear vision of my future building plans (God willing) and no questions or doubts about anything.
My wife and I took the class earlier this month in Washington ... it was more than worth the airfare and rental car .... the association dues are nothing compared to the knowledge you gain.
Being a realist, I know the path ahead has twists, turns, and challenges along the way ....
For change to happen there MUST be several things present.
1.) A clear and compelling vision
2.) Goals derived from this vision
3.) A plan to achieve the goals
4.) Determination to make the vision a reality.
This class helps you to conceptualize the vision and gives you the tools you need to refine your goals by helping you to formulate the plan to make it a reality. It works because it's based in experience, not just the theoretical that is available in so many books. It's a fully functioning model of how to complete a Skip style home. I'm sure you will, like us, be remembering things we discussed in class for many moons down the road. The Determination is all up to you.
The "triple threat" of this association is the wealth of experience and knowledge available on this forum once you become a member. You can search past posts going back years, and spend a lot of time doing so .... but every week someone is trying something new and discussing it with the people on this site. All based on the same mental model.
Wow.
Welcome to the logs ... pick up a spud and start a peeling ....