Conference comments page 3 Many thanks to our Spring AGM sponsors page 4 Annual Award page 4 Office Update page 5 Tech Talk page 6 Conference reections page 8 More Parksville pics page 9 ILBA member to walk 60k in breast cancer fundraiser page 10 Wood Design Focus Journal enclosed page 11 Gazebo Workshop page 12 A timber framers view of our conference page 14 What do you and a 1643 Polish synagogue have in common? page 16 Playing in the yard page 17 Log home insurance page 18 Did you ever think...? page 19 Financial Report/AGM page 20/21 Nominees sought for ILBA Directors page 22 New and renewing members page 23 Classied ads page 24 Fraud notice page 25 Answer to Vacation in Estonia page 25 March/April 2004 Number 48 Agreement Number 40707514 The ocean side setting and fantastic weather for our 31st AGM and Conference was an added bonus to this years event which kicked off with a pre-confer- ence Gazebo building class on the 27th of March. Photos of the structure can be found on our website, and with the ocean back drop, our members efforts will be greatly appreciated for many years to come. We had attendees from several countries including Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, and the United States (hope I havent missed any), and the review response has been wonderful. A wide variety of sessions were avail- able, and despite the busy schedule everyone seemed to nd time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings with a little walk about or hike on the beach. Tim Bullocks home cooked oyster feast was shared by many and is still being talked about! The tech talk session once again provided a great hands on sharing opportunity for all, and the log builders games saw a new competitor win this years Overall Championship: Mark Deagle of Alberta. Our sponsors were once again a great support of the event, and we encourage you to thank them and support their business as they greatly support this industry. The auction was a great success. Wed like to thank all the donors, bidders, attendees and our auctioneer Tom Terry for their continued support of this event this year we raised over $45,000CDN. Thanks to John Boys and Lloyd Beckedorf who so readily join in to S PRI NG AGM & CONF ERENCE Parksville Memories by Cathy Hansen Idyllic setting, passionate builders, and a log gazebo it doesnt get better than that. W ood
Focu s D esig n - - - - A Journal of C ontem porary W ood Engineering enclosed 2 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 Issue #48 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 Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant ann@logassociation.org Contributors to this issue: Bob Kenel 989-642-2725 Katharina Koelbel 011-49-979-150-1339 Jeff Patterson 208-676-0422 Brant Schreiber 802-748-5929 Thanks to Jim Johnson, Mark Fritch and Brian Lloyd for contributing photos to this issue. Log Building News Editor Cathy Hansen PO Box 775 Lumby, BC Canada V0E 2G0 1-800-532-2900 cathy@logassociation.org assist the auctioneer each year. A new sign for the ILBA was hand carved by Dalibor Houdek and then, at the end of auction night, auctioned off and purchased for the ILBA by several members, which assisted in raising the nal totals of the evening auction. A special thanks to you all! We are already working on ideas for next year and welcome your input! Parksville Memories from page 1 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Group photo at the gazebo; Radomske pre et ls; John Boys and Katharina Koelbel (Kat won the door prize saw on auction night); Log Builder GamesBrian Lloyd (judge), Dave Schneider (coordinator) and some of the winning competitors, Glen Sparshu, Pat Clark, Jarret Radomske and Mark Deagle (Overall Grand Champion for 2004); Old friends get together Wayne Sparshu, Lloyd Beckedorf and Del Radomske. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 3 70% MORE ENERGY 70% MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT EFFICIENT 80% STRONGER 80% STRONGER 90% F 90% FASTER ASTER 100% SMARTER 100% SMARTER Complete roof system for Log, Timberframe, and Conventional construction. 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Sarah Hamilton Some conference participants think this was the best one ever. Indeed it was fantastic! You all do so much to make it happen and with such delightful energy. Thank you! Tom Hahney Thanks and well done. I had a great time and met some fascinating people. Everything was so well organized and rst class. Thanks again! Gerry Tuppert Congratulations to you and your team! It was a really good conference, pleasant place, nice rooms, good group. Oysters happily and peacefully growing large not far away-thanks to Tim Bullock I was able to eat quite a few au naturel. Rob Chambers 4 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 CADWORK/Hundegger USA L.C. Stefan Schneider 5131, Rue de Bordeaux Montreal, QC H2H 2A6 Tel: 514-524-2442 Fax: 514-524-2443 Email: montreal@cadwork.ca Website: www.cadwork.com Dietrichs North America Wil and Chris Dancey 51213 Wooleyville Line, RR#1 Aylmer ON N5H 2R1 Tel: 877-877-0086 Fax: 519-765-2846 Email: w.dancey@dietrichs.com Website: www.dietrichs.com Emseal Corporation Gieselle Baerveldt 84 Brydon Drive Rexdale, ON M9W 4N6 Email: gieselle @emseal.com Website: www.emseal.com Tel: 416-740-2090 Fax: 416-740-0233 EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd. Dave Stevenson 3294 262nd Street Aldergrove BC V4W 2X2 Tel: 604-857-7982 Fax: 604-856-0608 Email: dstevenson@energreenbsl.com Website: www.energreenbsl.com G.E.M. Inc. Sean Zimmer 9330 48th Street SE Calgary, AB T2C 2R2 Tel: 403-215-3333 Fax: 403-287-2012 email: sean@euroslate.ca Website: www.euroslate.ca GRK Fasteners Uli Walther 1499 Rosslyn Road Thunder Bay ON P7E 6W1 Tel: 800-263-0463 Fax: 800-895-5160 Email: grk@grkfasteners.com Website: www.grkfasteners.com GSCNE/Graphisoft Pal Szabo 1473 Crescent Rd. Mississauga, ON L5H 1P5 Tel: 905-274-5534 Fax: 905-271-8618 Email: mail@gscne.com Website: www.gscne.com HSB-SOFT, LLC Santiago Burbano 3191 South Valley Str., Ste 102 Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Tel: 801-466-9006 Fax: 801-466-4380 Email: sb@hsb-cad.com Website: www.hsb-cad.com Husqvarna Lee Lorentz 5982 Garvin Rd., Union Bay, BC V0R 3B0 Tel: 250-897-8255 Fax: 250-335-3213 Email: lee.lorentz@electrolux.com Website: www.husqvarna.com Log & Timber Style Magazine Tracy Ossian 7009 South Potomac St. Centennial CO 80112 Tel: 303-662-5213 Fax: 303-397-7619 Email: tossian@mountainliving.com Website: www.logandtimberstyle.com Log Home Design Ideas Jerry Stoeckigt 386 N. York Rd., #205 Elmhurst IL 60126 Tel: 800-279-7361 Ext. 242 Fax: 630- 516-4020 Email: jstoeckigt@aimmedia.com Website: www.loghomedesignideas.com Log Home Living Magazine Elaine Nosaka 4125 Lafayette Center Dr Suite 100 Chantilly VA 20151 Tel: 800-826-3893 Fax: 703-222-3209 Email: enosaka@homebuyerpubs.com Website: www.loghomeliving.com Makita Canada Inc. Sylvain Guenette/Noel Cleveland 6389 Couture St - Leonard QC H1P 3J5 Tel: 800-361-7049 Fax: 800-561-5953 Email: s.guenette@makita.com n.Cleveland@makita.com www.makita.com Quatsino Lodge Jean/Walter Schoenfelder 6288 Michaels Drive Courtenay BC V9J 1P4 Tel: 250-338-7473 Fax: 250-338-7473 Email: rst-light@telus.net R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd. Cyril Courtois 8285 Chelmsford Place Chilliwack BC V2R 3X2 Tel: 604-702-1188 Fax: 604-702-0022 Email: rcmcaddesign@shawbiz.ca Website: www.loghomedesign.ca Riverside Forest Products Limited Clive Powell Log Sales 4280 Highway 6 Lumby, BC V0E 2G7 Tel: 250-550-7233 Fax: 250-547-1273 Email: CRPowell@riverside.bc.ca Website: www.riverside.bc.ca Stihl Limited Gail Kenworthy 1515 Sise Road, P.O. Box 5666 London, ON N6A 4L6 Tel: 519-681-3000 Fax: 519-681-1603 Email: gail.kenworthy@stihl.ca Website: www.stihl.ca The Sansin Corporation Sjoerd Bos 111 McNab Avenue Strathroy ON N7G 4J6 Tel: 519-245-2001 Fax: 519-245-4759 Email: info@sansin.com Website: www.sansin.com Timberlinx Mike Preston/Neil MacLean 5 Jean Dempsey Gate West Hill, ON M1C 3C1 Tel: 416-284-8934 Fax: 416-284-5152 Email: timberlinx@sympatico.ca Website: www.timberlinx.com Wayside Press Ltd. Melanie Prince 3304 33rd St., PO Box 446 Vernon BC V1T 6M3 Tel: 250-545-2341 Fax: 250-545-4530 Email: mel@waysidepress.com Website: www.waysidepress.com Many thanks to our Spring AGM sponsors Helping to make our 31st annual Conference a success Through the years the ILBA has awarded various recognition to individuals, however, this year we took on a more formal award, one which the board has decided to implement as an annual event at each AGM. This year Del Radomske received this award. Del was presented with a set of Jim Griebs scribers during his recognition at the AGM on Sunday morning.. We want to recognize and honour people in the industry who have made a signicant contribution to the craft said past ILBA President, John Boys. Dels work in teaching the trade has been excep- tional and his experimenting with over scribing a real benet to the industry said Boys. Radomske accepted the award and said he would continue to do his best to support and serve the industry and work on new developments. Annual Award Members drop into our Lumby headquarters occasionally. Gieselle Baerveldt of Emseal stopped by to take the ILBA and Unique Timber staff to lunch this spring. (LEFT TO RIGHT: Glendis Moen/Unique Timber, Gieselle Baerveldt/Emseal, Cathy Hansen & Ann Miks/ILBA office, Bernie Dwan/Unique Timber) Number 48 LogBuildingNews 5 Were back from conference! It was a busy time and it was great to see everyone again. These events are really like a gathering of kin, with hugs and love to go around.Im reminded of how many passionate people belong to this association at every gathering. Our volunteers were once again charged and ready to help; many thanks go out to Andree Menard, Nancy Wilde, Susan Norlander, Mel Irmen, Willi Miks, Ron and Heather Neufeld and Tom Terry our auctioneer. Our staff works hard to get these events off the ground, and we especially thank Ann Miks, Matt McIntyre and Suzette Storey for all their effort and long hours prior to this event! Our sincere gratitude to all of our sponsors as well, who are an important part of our log building family, thanks to you all! As always we return home with a few conference attendees. This year we had visitors from Chicago, Germany and Scotland. Cormac Seekings from Scotland was able to spend enough time to assist Robert in building a great display model for the ILBA. The guys had a great time building while sharing techniques and methods they use. Robert is now on the road again, pre- senting to Building Inspectors and others, armed with some great visual aids. As for future events, we anticipate nalizing a location for the next AGM within the next few months. There has also been a request to postpone the European Conference into 2005. Watch OfficeUpdateAPRI L 2 0 0 4 F F l l a a t t d d e e c c k k
T T R R A A I I L L E E R R S S B BR RI I T TI I S SH H C CO OL LU UM MB BI I A A T TR RA AI I L LE ER R 250-765-7779 Toll Free 1-800-668-1068 Fax 250-765-6724 www.bctrailer.com Email: info@bctrailer.com 897 Stremel Road, Kelowna, BC V1X ?E6 Wardhaul Trailers have been manufactured in the heart of the Okanagan Valley since 1996 and are second to none when it comes to quality workmanship, value and durability. 4, 5, 6 and 7 ft. widths and 102" width Suppliers of Interstate, Pace American, Royal, and Trailtech SALES SERVICE RENTALSDaily, Weekly, Monthly LEASING the website for details and upcoming newsletters. As for the Rendez-vous, it looks like this will be held in Idaho this fall, dates and locations to be announced but we are looking at the possibility of hosting this event at the end of August to allow more family participation prior to school starting. Do let us know what you think ASAP? Your ideas are very important! The ICC process continues with Robert heading to Chicago again this summer, as well as attending the Great Lakes Logcrafters AGM & Conference which also takes place June 11, 12, 13. Make sure to visit their website at http://www.gllca.org for further details. The jig book is now at the printers, with nal contributions still arriving and photos, etc. If you have anything to add, please contact the office ASAP or email me the details at cathy@logas- sociation.org We had a computer crash prior to conference and lost several incoming emails. If you sent us something and did not get a response, this is why - please do send again! Until next time, wishing you all much success with your building projects! Take care, Cathy 6 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 1. We call these adjustable log chairs and use them to steady and adjust the height of single notch logs. A at spot is sawn on the bottom of the log at the notch end to prevent rolling and once the log is centered, it is jacked up or down to parallel the log below resulting in minimal loss to scribe. Pat Lintaman 2. This device is a lightweight, nearly indestructible 57-pound hand tool. It will easily move a log of up to 500 pounds. Its capacity is up to 16" diameter, but it is realistically used to move logs 4" to 12" in diameter and 16 feet in length. Using one of these on each end of a log allows you to move logs effectively around the yard. Marc Fritch 3. This cool tool makes square holes in round logs. You may not know what you will use it for right now, but youll gure it out! Buy one. The Makita chain mortiser is designed for timber frame work, but modied, could be used for a number of log home applications. John Boys 4. This is a 1959 DeWalt 10" 3-1/4 hp Radial Armsaw that is modied into a tenon cutter, cuts tennons up to 16" long and 3/4" minimum diameter and up to 20" in diameter round or square shoulders and it also duplicates tread lengths for stair building. Jim Greib TechTalk ILBA members share ideas J US T A FEW OF THE J I GS S HARED AT THE CONFERENCE: LOG CHAI R, HAND TRAI LER, CHAI N MORTI S ER, S TAI R TENON CUTTER 1 2 3 4 Russell Josephs jig Neil Maclean of Timberlinx works alongside Scott Anderson on the Gazebo Project. Many thanks to Timberlinx for their contribution to this project. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 7 Advertisers in This Issue British Columbia Trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 CBR Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Deft Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/18 Eagle Panel Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Emseal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Good Shepherd Wool Insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 GRK Fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 J. Rouleau & Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Log Home Design Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Log Home Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/15 Log Home Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Merritt Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Pat Wolfe Log Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Perma-Chink Systems Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RCM Cad Design & Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Schroeder Log Home Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Summer Beam Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Continental Products Company . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Sansin Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Timber Framers Guild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Timberlinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Timberwolf Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Wayside Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Westwood Custom Windows & Doors . . . . . . . . 7 Robrt Savignac and Cormac Seekings with... notches etc. 8 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 LETTER TO THE EDI TOR Conference reections by Katharina Koelbel, Germany Once again this year, people from around the world arrived for a long weekend full of log building. I noticed my old friends getting a little older, as their past year has been lled with work and all the aspects involved. It was wonderful to meet new friends, collect all those great hugs, which will carry me through till we meet again. Our spon- sor friends also came, some brought their families it was great to see you all! Our office staff and our dedicated volunteers did an incredible job putting things together to arrange such a spectacular event for those who have never had the opportunity to participate in a conference, you cannot imagine the friendliness of this fantastic crew, while they care for our wild log building crowd. Many thanks goes out to them for sharing their skills, their time and their love with all of us ILBA members. Saturday night was full of great entertainment, thanks for this special evening too! Sunday morning was a little more challenging with daylight savings time taking an hour away of our peaceful sleeps. The Tigh-Na-Mara Resort was a fantastic place to stay, right beside the sea. The schedule of event was very full, I wanted to be in several spots at the same time those who found it challenging to go everywhere, all the more reason to bring your staff next year, so they can soak up all the information available. I loved this years conference because of: all the different classes offered, even for the non-physical log building portion of our industry the time away to think about how to be successful in my office the socializing time between classes the small and efficient classes it was an enjoyable place after a long grey German winter a chance to see all my friends, those very special log builders Cant wait to see you all next year! Number 48 LogBuildingNews 9 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Saturday night auction fever; enter- tainer Malcom Le Maistre from Scotland; Mark Deagle receiving Overall Grand Champion Award for Log Builders Games, presented by Lee Lorentz of Husqvarna; Yoshito (Dai) Ona who host- ed the gazebo project at his shop More Parksville pics S PRI NG AGM & CONF ERENCE 10 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 On August 20-22, 2004, Melody Irmen of Unique Timber Corporation in Lumby will join approximately 2,500 other dedicated women and men for the The Weekend to End Breast Cancer beneting the BC Cancer Foundation. One in nine Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast can- cer in her lifetime. The participants of The Weekend to End Breast Cancer have the opportunity to make a personal difference in the ght against breast cancer, and col- lectively, will have an enormous impact on breast cancer research funding. Personal Motivation Melody Irmen has decided to participate in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer, beneting the BC Cancer Foundation, because she has a very good friend that is ghting this disease. Melodys friend is a very special lady, also deeply involved in the log building industry as well as a strong community volunteer. Her courage and strength inspires Melody to take on this challenge and help to nd a cure for people like her friend. To make a greater impact, Melody Irmen (walker number 42303-2) has set a personal fundraising goal of $2,500.00. To help her reach this goal, visit www.end- cancer.ca to make a donation online or call (604) 684-9255. If you would like to make a cheque donation, please send your donation to: The Weekend to End Breast Cancer 303 698 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC V6B 6B3 Cheques should be payable to The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Please include the following information with the donation to ensure the participant is prop- erly credited: Walker Name Walker Number For more information on the event or to Register please go to www.endcancer.ca or call (604) 684-9255. For some participants, The Weekend to End Breast Cancer, beneting the BC Cancer Foundation, is a tribute to those lost to breast cancer, for others it is a rally for loved ones still ghting the disease, and for many it is a celebration of their lives as breast cancer survivors. Whatever their inspiration, all walkers have the same goal: to raise money to save lives and to help put an end to breast cancer. ILBA member to walk 60k in breast cancer fundraiser by Rick A. Hall Number 48 LogBuildingNews 11 Wood Design Focus Journal enclosed With the initial mail out of this newsletter, ILBA members will receive this informative journal which includes articles on: Lateral Resistance of Log Walls and Foundation Anchorage Energy Performance of Log Homes Fire Resistance of Log Walls Visual Stress Grading of Wall Logs and Sawn Round Timbers Used in Log Structures ILBA members can purchase additional copies of this journal by contacting the ILBA office. Prices are as follows: $5CDN per copy plus shipping $4CDN per copy plus shipping when pur- chasing 10+ copies $3CDN per copy plus shipping when pur- chasing 25+ copies Entertainer David Essig makes preparations to play slide gui- tar at the ILBA Conference in Parksville. He nds that a 5/8" socket makes the best slide. 12 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 Toll free: 1-877-900-3111 LEFT AND ABOVE: Co-instructors of the gazebo project, Cormac Seekings, Egils Artmanis and Duane Sellman UPPER RIGHT: Justin Porter working with the Timberlinx jig LOWER RIGHT & CENTRE: Egils Artmanis and Pat Lintamanjigs and more jigs Gazebo Workshop S PRI NG AGM & CONF ERENCE Number 48 LogBuildingNews 13 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: What joinery! Close up shots of the gazebo structure LOWER LEFT: Cormac and Egils deep in thought 14 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 A timber framers view of our conference by Gord Macdonald, Mill Bay, BC Just back from the International Log Builders Association (ILBA) annual confer- ence at Parksville on Vancouver Island, BC. This is the rst time that Ive really min- gled with the round folk, but it sure wont be the last! I thought that a wee update for your readers might be of inter- est. The conference itself appeared to run as a seamless event, and it was clear that the ILBA logistics team led by Kathy Hansen had put an awesome amount of work into it. The ILBA board did many of the intros and were always milling around in the crowds trying to meet their members. Totally available and keen to listen, it was nice to see that such a large group had maintained an honestly grass-roots avour. The ILBA must have about 500 members, half of which appear to have made a trip to the West Coast for this event...how cool is that? About a dozen people constructed a pretty little 24 ft log gazebo in a pre-con- ference workshop, and get this: they even nished it on time-ish, in daylight! (I dont think Ive ever seen that before.) I man- aged to catch a number of interesting workshops and lectures, but I particularly enjoyed meeting Petr Ruzicka from the Applied Arts Centre in Prague. Petr demonstrated the use of a variety of medieval axes for hewing, notching and creating fancy timber ends, and showed some amazing slides of his conservation and restoration work in Eastern Europe. Petr is now heading for the Western Conference at Colorado to present more workshops, and from what little I man- aged to catch of his slideshow this will be a real treat for any timber framers interest- ed in historic construction. Other high- lights included the logbuilders Tech Talk with John Boys and Pat Lintaman, where a variety of cunning jigs and home-made gear was demonstrated...this got me thinking about how much potential there is for timber framers and log builders to learn from one another. Id love to see these guys make an appearance at a Guild event one day. Johns company Nicola Log Works also stole the show at the design awards, where he presented a complicated and curvaceous beast of a house that would knock the socks of any good framer. One thing that these guys all seem to have in common is a lust for outrageously large bits of wood; casual mentions of 16" x 30" rafters and 24" posts abound. It also surprised me to learn that about one in every two of them runs their own crane. But if theres one thing that these people do well that really sets them apart from the pack, its using a chainsaw...wow. It was pretty neat to see how effortlessly they wield these machines, and how much control they have of the bar and tip. It was just like watching a timber Number 46 LogBuildingNews 15 framer handle a favourite chisel. I think most people made it to the beach for an hour or two at some point, and everyone who made the half-hour journey to visit the tall trees of Cathedral Grove came back glowing. The ne weather and stunning location combined to give most people a chance to enjoy the outdoors as much as the conference, and it was great to have Rathtrevor Park so close at hand so that deadbeats like myself could sleep out under the stars and enjoy a mug of camp coffee. (I heard a rumour that we may be considering Tigh- Na-Mara Lodge for our very own Western Conference one day...and if you get the chance, its really worth the trip!) Im glad to say that I wasnt the only fake at the conference and I spotted sev- eral other familiar faces: Will Beemer pre- sented his well-oiled compound roof workshop (the logbuilders are completely in awe of us timberframers now, thanks to Will), Susan Norlander vetted the Design Expo, Cormac Seekings (Scottish TFG member) was one of the instructors at the gazebo workshop, Jerry Rouleau led a sales workshop, and I noticed various other dark characters like Gene Burlock (Gateway Timber Frames) and Stefan Hoppner (German Zimmerman) lurking about in the shadows too. Hmmm, maybe theyre trying to pick up a few tricks too? All in all it was great fun and well worth the trip (far too many good things to recall here, and my apologies to anyone overlooked). If you can handle the endless jokes about timber framers being totally square, and you can get your head around buildings that are actually designed to shrink...then theres a heck of a lot to be learned from these ne, friend- ly folk. LEFT: Will Beemer of the Timber Framers Guild contemplates round, while viewing a Western Red Cedar at Cathedral Grove. BELOW: Petr Ruzicka uses a medieval goose- wing axe to make lumber the old-fashioned way. 16 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 April 23rd and 24th I had the honor of serv- ing as the mouthpiece for the ILBA at the Building Preservation and Restoration Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Held at the Hynes Convention Center on Boylston Street in downtown Boston, this was a huge con- vention, with hundreds of exhibitors lling a 150,000 square foot arena to near maxi- mum capacity! While the magnitude of the event was stunning, the public inter- est in the Zabludow Synagogue Project which I was fortunate enough to be a small part of was even more overwhelm- ing! For those of you who havent heard, the Zabludow Project is an exciting and ambi- tious project already underway which has multiple goals. Drawing from an interna- tional non-prot coalition, it entails the rebuilding of a highly intricate and ornate synagogue from scratch. The original structure was widely esteemed for its elab- orate wood carvings as well as the bril- liance of engineering in the framework. Some particular details are a free-standing vaulted plank ceiling completely inde- pendent of the roof structure and intricate hand painted iconography throughout the interior. Perhaps most intriguing from an engineering point of view is how the roof structure maintained its integrity; in fact some of the integral members of the truss system were intentionally weakened by the creators to demonstrate the design prowess!! Two examples--a king post truss had the king post cut clean through above the cross tie, and in another loca- tion the bottom cord of a truss was repeatedly drilled through simply to demonstrate that it was not being relied upon structurally! Its no wonder the North American Timber Framers Guild, Stone Masons, Preservation Trades Network and ILBA are conspiring to recre- ate this beautyNo one is really sure how it was built in the rst place! Unfortunately this magnicent building and dozens of others like it were destroyed when the Nazis ravished Poland in WWIIthats where this starts to get really inspiring! Spawned by Polish archi- tect Mark Baranski, an international move- ment is growing not only to rebuild this synagogue, but to teach hundreds of young people the skills required at the same time! Out of this healing process has sprung the IPTENInternational Preservation Trades Education Network which is a sort of international student exchange program for young people inspired by traditional art and building techniques. Not only is the Zabludow Synagogue going to be resurrected, but in the process many new seeds will nd purchase in young minds across Europe and North America to revitalize the essen- tial skills! Already in just seven short months a set of complete working blueprints have been draftedthis project is on the verge of complete blossom! Plans are now being formulated to work out the logistics with the Polish government. Intentions are to build the synagogue using the same tools used in the original construction as well as the same timbera type of larch/tama- rack. Even more interesting is the quest to locate the original location of the syna- goguenobody is exactly sure where in the town of Zabludow, Poland it stood! Although extensively photographed, only century old photographs exist (from which the blueprints were generated!), with the only consistent landmark depict- ed being a large boulder near the north- west corner of the building. A hunt is underway to try and determine exactly where to set the new Synagogue. If you would like more detailed history of the Zabludow Synagogue and the development of this project go to (www.PTN.org/Zablodow/zablodow.htm). Please nd out how YOU can be a part of it too! Volunteers of all skill levels and backgrounds are highly encouraged to participatesimply contact the ILBA office or North America project facilitator Ken Follet at (Zabludow@precon-logstrat.com) today! What do you and a 1643 Polish synagogue have in common? by Brant Schreiber Participants in the Handshouse Studios Zabludow model workshop proudly show off the scale reproduction of the Zabludow Synagogue. Please go to www.handshouse.org for further information on this team effort. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 17 ABOVE Gerry Tuppert practicing cordwood building LEFT Ron Neufeld demonstrates shake making Log Builder Games: RIGHT Randy Gresham and BELOW Eric Larson S PRI NG AGM & CONF ERENCE Playing in the yard 18 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 Dalibor Houdek puts nishing touches on the ILBA sign at the Spring Conference Log home insurance Why are Log Home Owners having trouble nding insurance and when they do nd insurance, why are they being charged a surcharge? Calls to the ILBA regarding this question are becoming more regular, and according to Matthew Leck of Landing Insurance, insurance companies (most of them) are not familiar with Log Homes. They immediately think that with all that wood, it will ignite very easily and burn down very fast. He did assure us that, not all insurance companies are quite this naieve, advising us to tell clients to locate an insurance bro- ker who is familiar with log homes and an insurance company that will insure them without a surcharge. The ILBA also has some great resources to provide to these insurance companies, including the Fire Resistance of Log Walls article which can be found on our website at http://www.logassociation.org/resources/index.php There are also insurance companies who are mem- bers of the ILBA, who are ready and willing to insure log homes, you will nd them at http://www.logas- sociation.org/directory/other.php in our membership directory. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 19 This could happen to you. My whole world changed for me on December 26, 2003. My business has been very success- ful and enjoyable for me for the last 25 years. I always thought this to be my busi- ness until that day in December. Ive been happily married 26 years to my wife Karen. She has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and is the CEO for a tool-manufacturing rm. When I rst started my business I was an energetic builder and did all the work; sales, estimating, bids, design, building, payroll, management accounting, etc. All this was done on paper ledgers and hand written. As my business grew, my wife started to help do payroll and paperwork, I concentrated on sales design and build- ing. Over the years, with larger payroll, quoting, taxes, work schedules, insurance, unemployment, etc., I lost track of what was being done on the paper work side of business. Then in 1980 or so, my wife decided to let a MONSTER evade the way weve been doing things. It arrived in several large boxes with a manual as big as a phone book for New York City. Yes you guessed it, the dreaded computer!! From the beginning I cursed it and 20 years later continue to do so. My wife insisted we needed this to do the things required in business management, so I said ok. Little did I know, all my recorded information would now be recorded somewhere in cyberspace. As years passed I was building and Karen was bookkeeping on the MONSTER. I had little interest to learn or care about how to use the beast. I was busy building and all was ne and dandy. My 13-year-old daughter, Jennifer, has become very efficient by using her MON- STER. By about the year 2000, I found I had to try to do something on this machine. My wife showed me how to use it to locate hunting outtters which was great for me. The next week, I found e- bay and yahoo auctions, which was not great for I spent over $3,000 in two days. My wife was very upset and I stopped feeding this MONSTER for a long time. Over the years it was also mutating, for we had to keep updating, thats when I found out the MONSTER bites or should I say bytes? There was never enough mem- ory, programs, bytes or whatever. Updates, viruses and what not, always had to do with more money. For my wife who now did 100% of the paperwork and bookkeeping, this MONSTER was heaven sent. As I sit in my easy chair in the evenings I ask myself, if the MONSTER was sent by heaven why was my wife cursing it and talking to it in vulgar tones and growls? When I would ask is every- thing ok in there? She would reply just ne in a sweet calm voice. And so it went on, business as usual. After a wonderful Christmas dinner with family at our house, Karen, Jennifer, and myself cleaned things up and went to bed as usual. I awakened at about 7:00a.m. I let my wife continue to sleep, as this was one of her favorite things to do. I went out to the shop and was getting rid of all the boxes and trash from Christmas. At 12:00 I came back in and my daughter said she could not wake mom up. Stroke had come over my wife in her sleep, our lives are changed. Not only dealing with medical problems, I had little or no idea how to do or nd anything. I was lost. Being year-end, my quarterly taxes are due, payroll, car, house payments etc., etc., etc., etc. The MONSTER had come to bite me. My daughter and I tried to do things but with no success, with pass- words unknown, programs with no access, combined with the stress of Karens medical problems I realized some- thing. My wife is not just my spouse; she is also my partner and part owner of the business, accountant, secretary, human resources, bookkeeping, and computer tech. Along with laundry, housework, other stressful fulltime job, taxi service etc., etc. This article was written to help others to learn to cross train yourself and others. To all parts of the business or have a plan so you can continue to run a smooth pro- gram and cover yourself for losses before they occur. What happens if you are in the middle of a building project and something happens to you? Would you have another builder ll in or nish for you? Could you have funds to hire an office manager, accountant, computer tech, secretary, etc.? Have a plan prepared and test it. Many of us have a partner in life but also in our businesses. Small oper- ations, like builders, take for granted things spouses and family members do so we can do what we enjoy. Hope this sends a message to all and good luck. P.S. Karen is doing ne and will recover. Thanks for all the cards and prayers. Everyone should learn how to tame the MONSTER because they are here to stay. Did you ever think...? by Bob Kenel, President Great Lakes Log Crafters Association Bob and Karen at our AGM Small operators...take for granted the things spouses and family members do so we can do what we enjoy. 20 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 Financial Report As published in our 2004 Conference program book by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer 2003 was a another very productive year for the ILBA with basi- cally reaching the scal goal that we had set to achieve, a break even point in its operation. This time last year, my report project- ed operating at a decit but with the diligence of our staff we were able to turn the balances around. This was achieved by watching expenses and increasing our revenues from gains in membership and sponsorship. However, the most signicant fac- tor, which is not reected on either the Balance Sheet or the Statement of Operations and Members Equity, at the instruction of our accountant, is the value of the building that was pro- duced at the Fall Rendezvous. The sale price for this building is $29,000.00 CDN. If it had sold last year and the rev- enue was realized, that would have brought us to the break-even point, which was our goal. In response to members requests, we have hired a Chartered Accounting rm to review our accounting procedures and we have been told that our staff is doing a very good job in their efforts and bookkeep- ing practices. I have a copy of this letter for any- ones review. The attached consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations and Members Equity were prepared by this Chartered Accountant. Also in response to mem- bers requests, this report is being presented to the membership prior to the Annual General Meeting. Please take the time to review this information and if you have any questions, I will be available to go over any aspects of these state- ments after the close of the Annual General Meeting. I considered the basis for this presenta- tion to be most appropriate for the broad communication of nancial information to the members. Complete consolidated nancial statements have been prepared and will be provided to any member upon request. Thanks to the great work of our staff, the excitement of our membership and the generosity of our sponsors, we had another very good year. Lets keep it going in 2004. International Log Builders Association Balance Sheet December 31, 2003 CANADIAN $ Assets Current Cash 54,285 Accounts receivable 10,442 Inventory 3,000 Prepaid expenses 10,281 78,008 Property, plant and equipment 9,161 87,169 Liabilities Current Accounts payable and accruals 4,483 Members equity Members equity 82,686 87,169 International Log Builders Association Statement of Operations and Members Equity Year ended December 31, 2003 CANADIAN $ Revenue 194,616 Direct costs 161,314 Gross margin 33,302 Other income Dues 117,861 Sponsorship 31,729 Interest 1,771 Foreign exchange loss (8,173) 143,188 176,490 General and administrative Wages and employee benets 142,326 Office 14,698 Travel 9,318 Amortization 9,001 Telephone and internet 7,484 Bank charges 6,046 Freight 5,429 Rent 4,814 Professional fees 3,114 Bad debts 2,268 Insurance 2,115 Meetings 1,713 Sub-contracts 1,406 209,732 Excess of expenses over revenue for year (33,242) Members equity, beginning of year 115,928 Members equity, end of year 82,686 Number 48 LogBuildingNews 21 1. Call to order at 8:00 am Dave Gardner, President 2. Adoption of the minutes of the last AGM which are available on the ILBA website a. moved by Jeff Patterson and passed 3. Treasurers Report Jeff Patterson a. nancial statement available in the conference booklet b. Jeff explained the $33,000 decit in terms of the asset of $29,000 represented by the dovetail building built at the October 2003 Rendezvous c. staff are increasing revenue through membership and sponsorships d. reported that we have 500 members in 30 countries e. two chartered accountants look at our books and the board reviews them regularly as well Motion to accept Duane Sellman carried 4. Presidents report Dave Gardner a. wonderful conference b. staff has worked hard on the conference c. recognized the contribution of Robert Savignac and also his working on behalf of the ILBA at the International Codes Committee d. a formal thanks was expressed for Robert e. we are seeking member input on code f. thanked sponsors for generous and long-standing sup- port g. acknowledged strong relationships with other associa- tions: i. Great Lakes Log Crafters Association ii. Timber Framers Guild iii. BC Log and Timber Building Industry Association h. auction results -- $40,000+ raised i. ILBA building standards now is the time to pay close attention to them. Dave will be contacting associations to review standards j. Jig Book recognition of John Boys diligently writing the book is at the editors and will be out this summer. John Boys invited last minute ideas. k. Land to Lock Up next rendition is currently underway and will be put on CD to send to interested members l. we will likely be adding new staff to ease the work-load and make possible for our staff to enhance the associa- tion m. closing statement before calling John Boys forward: This will be my last year as president and I fully intend to honour the bylaw. 5. Report by John Boys: a. We want to recognize and honour people in the industry who have made a signicant contribution to the craft. This year it was Del Radomske. John commented on the high quality of his students as they enter the industry. He testied to Dels contribution in experimenting with over- scribing. b. Del was then presented with a set of scribers. c. Del accepted the award and said he would continue to do his best to support and serve the industry and work on new developments. 6. Office Report Robert Savignac a. recognized staff, particularly Ann b. some of the work Robert has been involved in: i. co-ordinating projects and liaising with organizations ii. an ambassador for the association iii. initiatives to new groups articulating with us such as ICC, CSA (for Building Code of Canada) letting ICC do all the work and then this will be widely used in Canada and around the world code not just for handcrafters Robert stands strong for handcrafters in the code process reminded group that the present draft is work-in- progress its been hard to budget time management for such things as face-to-face meeting in Chicago Zabludow project will have a workshop in Poland in September (synagogue restoration and reconstruction) working with Swedish association for a meeting in Stockholm in Spring of 2005 this will be the rst European conference and 1015 languages will be spoken there Timber Framers are included in this talking about a rendezvous in Scotland contact peo- ple are at the Parksville conference the Quebec rendezvous as been deferred owing to a 300th anniversary of the village but the town is interest- ed in working with us on such an eventthis will likely happen in 2005 iv. Robert closed by inviting everyone to be ambassadors to get people in their areas and employees to join the association 7. Some announcements: a. Timber Framers Guild Conference April 14, 2004, in Colorado b. Great Lakes Log Crafters Association AGM June 10 13, 2004, Mackinaw, Michigan 8. New Business and assorted comments from the oor: a. next years AGM venue not decided yet but the following continued on page 25 Annual General Meeting of the International Log Builders Association April 4, 2004, Parksville BC 22 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 Nat ural l y Perf ect
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It involves taking responsibility for the short- and long-term direction of the Association and Liability for the affairs of the Association. From the Board, the following positions will be elected: 1. President 2. Vice-President 3. Treasurer 4. Secretary It will involve committee work in one or more committees. 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 should be sub- mitted to the ILBA office with bios and photos of nominees by September 10th, 2004, to allow for printing of ballots and cir- culation to the membership prior to election time. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 23 WELCOME! NEW COMPANY MEMBERS Artel Insurance Services Inc. Black Fly Construction DEFT Inc. ECO Log Homes GEM Inc. HSB-Soft, LLC Husqvarna JC Schultz & Sons Custom Log Homes Joyce Dayton Corporation Log Farm Buidling Inc. Quatsino Lodge Shady Grove Log & Timber Builders TF Factory Inc. TIMBERLINX RENEWI NG COMPANY MEMBERS Americana Log Homes Andersen Log Homes Company Appalachian Log Hoems Artifex Gmbh Artisan Log Works Baileys Inc. Beaudette Consulting Engineers, Inc. Beaver Creek Log Homes Bissonett Log Construction Inc. Bitterrott Engineering & Design Blockhausbau GmbH Blue Ox Logcrafters Brockman Engineering Inc. Bromley Log Homes Bullock & Company CADWORK SA Canadas Log People Inc. Canadian Wood council Canavest Builders Inc. Cancedar Log Homes Ltd. Caribou Creek Log Homes, Inc. CBR Products Chilliwack Mountain Log Homes Ltd. Coyote Log Homes Inc. David Nevin Const. Inc. Del Radomskes Okanagan School of Log Building Dietrichs North America Douglas Lukian Inc. Drafting and Design Inc. Ed Miller Log builder EDR Ltd. EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd. Farrell Log Structures, LLC Fearless Engineers PLLC Forintek Canada Corp. Frontier Builders Inc. Good Shepherd Wool Insulation Great Bear Log Homes Australia Great Lakes School of Log Building & Stonemasonry GSCNE/Graphisoft Heartwood Log Homes Ltd. High Moutnain Log Homes Highlands Log Structures, Inc. Hilgard Log Builders Home Field Advantage Ltd. Homestead Log Homes Inc. Husky Logwork J. Rouleau & Associaties John DeVries Log & Timber Homes 2000 Korea Log Builders Association Landmark Log Building Lasko School of Log Building Leatherwood Log Homes Ltd. Legend Log Crafters LLC Les Entreprises Jocelyn Tellier S.E.N.C. Lloyd Ventures Log & Timber style Magazine Log Home Store Inc. Log Knowledge, Inc. Logmaster Log Homes Magard Ventures Ltd. Makita Canada Inc. Maple Island Log Homes Mark Deagle Log building Ltd. Mark Frtich Log Homes Merritt Contracting Minde Log Constgruction Inc. Modern Log Homes Ltd. Moose Mountain Log Homes Inc. Mountain State Log Homes Inc. Mountainview Log Structures Murray Arnott Design Ltd. Natural Log Homes Ltd. 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Vision Lgoworks Ltd./Onward Log Homes West Coast Log Homes Whitevalley Log Homes Ltd. Winterwood Custom Builders NEW EMPLOYEE MEMBERS Chris Brunllett/Murray Arnott Design Ltd. Wayne Couture/Surelog Homes Ltd. Bob Goodwin/Forbes Landing Log Homes Chris Herring/Sellman Log Structures Inc. Dan J. Koenig/Sellman Log Structures Inc. Goerge McCullough/DEFT Inc. John Simmons/Unique Timber Corp. Craig Sorensen/Frontier Builders Inc. Keith Lloyd Walters/Forbes Landing Log Homes RENEWI NG EMPLOYEE MEMBERS Scott Anderson/Sun Valley Log Homes Linda Bourdage/Moose Mountain Log Homes Inc. Kim Bryson/Sun Valley Log Homes John DeFrancisco/Great Lakes School of Log Building Steven R. Eggleston/Great Lakes School of Log Building Dave Gardner/Unique Timber Corp. Keith Hodson/Red Willow Rustic Log Homes Melody Irmen/Unique Timber Corp. Cary Johnson/Sellman Log Structures Inc. Taylor Lukian/Douglas Lukian Inc. John McHugh/Blue Ox Logcrafters Martha Patterson/Edgewood Log Structures Jeffrey Patterson/Edgewood Log Structures Jarret Radomske/Del Radomskes Okanagan School of Log Building Dayton Skrivseth/Caribou Creek Log Homes Inc. Darrell Storring/John DeVries Log & Timber Homes 2000 Phil Vachon/Unique Timber Corp. Thomas Williams/Blue Ox Logcrafters New and Renewing Members Since Our Last Issue NEW I NDI VI DUAL MEMBERS Ronald Bignall Gene Burlock Chad A. Clark Tony Furtado Doug Guyer David Hagen Andre Harkins Stefan Hoepner Ken Hunter Lorne Hutter Peter Jones Jason Kilmartin Mark Kirkkpatrick Mike J. McNair Mark Moulton Higgs Murphy Jean Nadon Linda Nelson Zig Reders Audra Sparshu Rod Suddaby Filip Svrcek Rick Taron Luc Vreys Cliff Walker Jeff Whitbrod Karl Wulfsberg RENEWI NG I NDI VI DUAL MEMBERS Stuart Adrian Cliff Albee Kevin Allen Franz Ambichi Simon Auger Martin Bergeron Tiny Blomquist Lana Branum Arthur Brauner Bob Bristol Dr. Edwin Burke Gordon Carson William J. Carter Jim Christensen Jed Christman Joe Clement Dan Dums Joseph J. Duran II Ricci Durfeld Robert E. Enos Steven Estola Ken Follett Frederick Genaw Bill Glude Steve Greer Ron Heim Deane Hillbrand Chrley Hood Dalibor Houdek Ph.D John Howarth Michel Hurtubise Vic Janzen Darrell Jensen Warren Johnson Russell Joseph Chris Kelland R. G. Kenel Alex Kohl Steve Kraines Jeff Krentz Maurice Landemare James W. Larimer Ed Larson Margot Larson Ron Lepard Ed Levin Rob Lipps Gordon Macdonald Mary Mackie B. Allan Mackie Alan Stewart Mackintosh Kevin Malon Stephen Meyer Anthony (Tony) Moore Graeme Mould Randy Norgate Paul Odermatt Mike Oki Hannes Oppelmayer Andre Oude Ophui Daniel Parish C.M. (Chuck) Peacock Harold Polster Julie Rodriguaz Jean Rodrigue Tim Rogers Homer Rogers Lisa Sasser Cormac Seekings Jeffrey Slater John Smeh Milan Smeh Glen Sparshu Wayne Sparshu Kerry Staehler Joe Strama David Swetland Kym Terry Ryan Wahls Peter F. Watson Allan Wiens Uwe Ziegler The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association Annual Conference is on June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2004 for more info visit http://www.gllca.org 24 LogBuildingNews March/April 2004 C L A S S I F I E D A D S FOR S ALE 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 FIR HOUSE LOGS FOR SALE 10 to 11" tops $130 per cu. m. 11 to 12" tops $145 per cu. m. 12 to 15" tops $160 per cu. m. Hand Peeled and rocker planed $70 per cu.m. Call: Ron Lim, Forbes Landing Log Homes 250-286-3723 (home), 250-287- 0080 (cell) For Sale: 1999 Self Erecting Tower Crane Edilgru Model 1000.36 with 125 jib, Three phase, includes radio remote control, transformer, 3000 Watt spot light and trailer. $75,000CDN Call Simon at 819- 572-7019 1979 Rough terrain Bantam 20 ton crane. Price: $32,500 CAD. It will lift 2500 lbs. plus at 75 feet, charts go out to 97 feet and it will still lift approximately 1600 lbs. It is certied, has great paint, two winches and good rubber. Runs excellent. Very fuel efficient, priced to sell. Call Lloyd at 403-932-3992 or e-mail info@moosemountain.com 15 Ton Bantam Rough Terrain Crane 70' reach, solid, clean, reliable Must sell $23,000USD, Steamboat Springs, CO call Bradley Bartels at 970-871-1681 FOR S ALE One 1979 S688 Bantam 20 Ton Rough Terrain Crane for sale, $30,000 Canadian or $23,500 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. EQUI PMENT WANTED Makita 9201 Curve Shoe planner/rabetting planner. Please call Higgs Murphy at 705-286-4578 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 business for over 25 years! 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. Tel: 303-567-4207, Fax: 303-567-4305 Email: shingwolf@worldnet.att.net Experienced log builder and apprentice level log builder with handcrafted log building company in Merritt, BC. Good math skills an asset. Contact John at Nicola Logworks 250-378- 4977 Timber Frame Shop Foreman Established West Coast Timber frame Design- build company has an immediate opening for a timber frame professional to manage its state of the art, timber frame fabrication facility. The successful applicant will be a journeyman timber framer who is well organized and has good communication skills. He will have proven leadership ability and an interest in joining the management team of a progressive timber frame company with a distinguished, 25-year record of HELP WANTED building ne homes and public buildings. The Timber Frame Shop coordinator will receive a competitive salary; a comprehensive benets package, and an opportunity to work with skilled craftspeople in a location well known for its outdoor recreational opportunities. Respond with resume to: J Rouleau & Associates, PO Box 30, Terryville, CT 06786 S EEKI NG EMPLOYMENT 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 January Graduate of Del Radomskes School of Log Building, seeks employment in the log building industry. I also have years of general construction experience and have owned a concrete business since 1991. Seeking employment in western USA , will consider other areas. Please contact Jeff Parish at (386) 756-1785, home, or (386) 405-6280 cell phone. EVENTS & ANNOUNCMENTS 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. Accutech Innovations Inc., manufacturer of the Chain Saw Micro Mill, has expanded operations and moved. Please update your records with the new address. 816 Falcon Blvd., Burlington, ON, Canada L7T 3B3 Phone: 905-631-1149 Fax: 905-631-9734 Email: dz@accutechinnovations.com WATCH FOR OUR NEW PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES. Tool case for Chain Saw Micro Mill. 90" aluminum extrusion to replace the 2" x 6" for increased precision. Number 48 LogBuildingNews 25 AGM Minutes from page 17 EVENTS & ANNOUNCMENTS The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association Annual Conference is on June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2004 for more info visit http://www.gllca.org Retreat for Log/Timber Companies. Note date change: The Survivor Retreat for Managers and Business Owners of Log/Timber Companies has been changed to Monday & Tuesday June 7th and 8th. The retreat will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Windsor, CT For details of the program and registration information go to: http://www.jrouleau.com/trainingPrograms. htm#0 or call Jerry Rouleau at 860-589-7614 Dietrichs NA Workshops at the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC June 10-12 Hands-on workshop for Timber Frame Roof Design and Layout of Compound Joinery June 17-18 Designing a Timber Frame Building with Dietrichs 3D CAD/CAM Software June 21-22 Producing Timber Structures on a CNC Beam Processor Class size is limited and registration must be made through the Continuing Education Program at the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing. 1-866-822-2297 or 604-822-6448 or email: cawp@cawp.ubc.ca Timber Framers Guild Eastern Conference 2004 October 28-31, 2004 Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA www.tfguild.org suggestions were made: i. Phoenix, Arizona ii. Deerhurst iii. Connecticut iv. a cruise ship b. Mark Fritch is asking for ideas and input in education (committee) c. Mira Jean Steinbrecher would like to see us contribute to a scholarship fund, particularly for education d. Will Beemer mention his association (Timber Framers) have a $50,000 endow- ment fund and use the interest towards subsidizing members to go to events, paying half their costs e. Murray Arnott questioned membership categories such as including homeown- ers we still need to look at this f. Martha Patterson feels homeowners and potential homeowners would be interested g. Robert Savignac called for greater volunteerism to implement initiatives h. Tom Hahney expressed thanks to the board for taking on portfolios i. Brian Lloyd reported in his capacity as liaison between the ILBA and the BC asso- ciation, expressed the wishes of Peter Sperlich, President, for us to have a suc- cessful conference as well as his wishes for a continued relationship between the two organizations. The BC organization is primarily a business organization. This organization is known as the BC Log and Timber Building Industry Association, Brian stated that log and timber builders benet from membership in both asso- ciations and then noted three important elements: i. training and education they have developed certication under the govern- ment journeyman program and are working on safety standards with the Workers Compensation Board ii. continually lobby for access to softwood iii. lobbying to have the burnt out trestles in the Kettle Valley system rebuilt 9. Motion to adjourn Tom Hahney, accepted unanimously Answer to Vacation in Estonia In our last LBN, issue #47, we had some confusion about this article from page 15. For clarication Joel McCarty of the Timber Framers Guild, was promoting the ILBA in this article. The ILBA did not provide any funding for this event. McCarty had met his con- tacts there prior to and also at an ILBA event, and since this event was primarily log builders, he felt it tting to include us in his report. Many thanks to the Timber Framers Guild for their continued support of our association and to McCarty for recognizing our involvement in log building worldwide. Fraud notice The ILBA has been receiving several calls of complaints regarding an individual contacting our members, representing himself as either from the ILBA and/or the ILBA Coordinator. He is attempting to sell knives, and even tells our members he is doing this on behalf of the ILBA and is usually quite rude. In one of the recent calls he even indicated these were left over knives from our conference, except he happened to be calling a member who was at the conference and was caught immediately in his lies. Please note this has nothing to do with our office or the association, we do not support this sales effort in anyway. 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