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All the news about fits

Oct/Nov 2002

Inside

this issue

Letters to the editor

Members offer kudosto ILBA

Page 2

Tech Talk

Planer adaptation a

Shure thingPage 5

Log walls put to

the test

Ten tests provide insightPage 7

Drawings: What

are they?

Defining someimportant terms

Page 9

Rendez-vous is a

success because

A special thanks to

these folksPage 12

Meet your new

ILBA directors

Three members takeoffice in January

Page 13

Update from theILBA office

Page 16

Committee reports

Page 17

Number 39

They came together on the long, Cana-dian Thanksgiving weekend to learn, playand share.Those who attended the 1stAnnual Fall Rendez-vous in Cherryville, BC,did all that, and more, during the Oct. 11-14 gathering.

ILBA director Robrt Savignac called ita casual gathering of passionate people.For Dave Chaluck, overall grand championin the competitions held there, Rendez-vous was an eye-opener.It was a greatexperience for me, says Chaluck, whosemembership in the ILBA is but a monthold.It was great to see the different tech-niques others use and to take part in theworkshops; it was very educational, heconcludes.

Chaluck and partner Eric Larson tookfirst place in the full-scribe competition andChaluck won the notching event as well.

Though he has seven years experiencein the handcrafted business, this was the

first time Chaluck, a log fitter for White Val-ley Log Homes, had an opportunity tomeet and learn from a wide variety of folksin the business. Chaluck took part in mosteverything there, and is grateful for theopportunity Rendez-vous provided.Imglad to be a member (of the ILBA), hesays,Rendez-vous was a good networkingand learning opportunity.

Rendez-vous attendees had the oppor-tunity to hear Mary Mackie, the foundingmother of the association, who shared herinsights about where the handcraftedindustry has been and where its heading.Newcomers and old-timers alike benefit-ted from her words as well as the expert-ise of master crafters shared during work-shops throughout the event.

Savignac also saw Rendez-vous as a timefor busy log builders to take a break fromlaying logs, moving cranes around and re-

Rendez-vousContinued on Page 3Agreement Number 40707514

GATHERING OF THE CLAN It was a relaxed and dedicated group that gathered in Cherryville, BC, for thefirst annual Fall Rendez-vous.Workshops, demonstrations, friendly competition and camaraderie were the order of the

day during the weekend event. (ILBA staff photo)

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Log Building NEWS

Dear Editor:Prior to early 2001,my company

had one logging truck and for 10years I made ends meet by sellinglogs to local mills and doingmechanic work.

Then ILBA member WayneSparshu introduced me to the ILBAand insisted I get involved and check

the Association out.I took the challenge and attended

the 2001 Conference in Kananaskis,Alberta, where I donated a truck-

load of logs to the Pre-conferenceAccelerated Building Course.Atthat time I became a member and asponsor of the Conference. I havent

looked back since.

Joining the ILBA has changed mylife! My business has grown to eight

employees, myself and three pickertrucks.There isnt a day of the weekthat goes by where were not sort-ing or delivering a load of building

logs to members of the ILBA.Weveenjoyed the positive upswing in ourbusiness, and the people we dealwith as a member we are now a

part of this growing industry.This association has also provid-

ed an opportunity for our childrento attend the annual conferenceswith us.We look forward to touringaround Ottawa with our children

and seeing everyone at the nextconference in the spring of 2003.

Don RossmanKarma Industries, Inc.

Thanks for the

Rendez-vous

memories

Dear Cathy, Robrt & Ann:We wanted to drop you a note

to let you know what a wonderful

time we had at the Rendez-vous inCherryville. Even with all of ourproblems in getting there, it waswell worth the trip.

The courses, talks and work-shops were very informative, helpfuland interesting and it was great to

be able to sit around the fire andtalk to other companies andbuilders about our craft.

Our compliments to everyone

involved in organizing the Rendez-vous and hats off to the cooks(excellent food).

We are looking forward to next

years Rendez-vous and we will seeyou there.

Rick & Linda Chilson

Mountainview Log Structures

The Log Building News welcomes letters from the members of the ILBA. Letters will be edited for

clarity, length and libelous content. Letters must be signed by the author and include a phone numberand/or email address in the event the writer must be contacted. Send letters to Bettyann Moore, N8879

Cty. Hwy.Y, Seymour,WI 54165 USA or email them to [email protected].

Letters

Why become a memberof the ILBA?

#39 October/November 20022

Issue #39Oct./Nov. 2002Published six times a year

2002 International

Log Builders AssociationP.O. Box 775

Lumby, British ColumbiaV0E 2G0 Canada

800-532-2900 toll-free250-547-8776 phone

250-547-8775 faxwww.logassociation.org

Cathy Hansen, Executive [email protected]

Robrt Savignac, Executive [email protected]

Ann Miks,Administrative [email protected]

Contributors to this issue:

Jean SteinbrecherEd Burke

Ed Shure

Log Building News EditorBettyann Moore

N8879 Cty. Hwy.YSeymour,WI 54165 USA

920-833-6127

[email protected]

TO THE EDITOR

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assemblies. And take a break theydid, staying warm by the campfire andthrough the special warmth generatedby like-minded people coming togeth-

er to share and learn.

Here are the results of the compe-titions held at Rendez-vous:

Overall Grand Champion: DaveChaluck

Full Scribe1st Place: Eric Larsonand Dave Chaluck; 2nd Place: PatrickClark and Phil Baker; 3rd Place: JeffStephens and Lea Wightman.

Notching1st Place: DaveChaluck; 2nd Place: Lea Wightman;

3rd Place: Phil Baker.Slabbing1st Place: John Boys; 2nd

Place: Eric Larson; 3rd Place: JeffStephens.

Axe Throw1st Place: Phil Baker;2nd Place: Patrick Clark; 3rd Place:Mark Fritch.

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Rendez-vousContinued from page 1

A TALENTED Frederick Brillant (left, in photo above) captivates his audience during his Frenchscribe workshop.

More Rendez-vous photos on Page 4


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Log Building NEWS


SHARING, COMPETING AND LEARNING Egils Artmanis (above) demon-

strates some nifty notching techniques; Lea Wightman and Jeff Stephens partner up forthe scribe competition and John Boys (bottom, right) demonstrates a new jig; at the Fall

Rendez-vous held Oct. 12-14 in Cherryville, BC. (ILBA photos)


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By Ed ShureAfter years spent searching in vain

for a simple, reasonably-pricedmachine capable of planing timbersover seven inches thick, we finallymade our own!

We started with the Delta DC 3806"X15" planer, which ran about$1,000 at our local hardware store.This machine has a fixed base (themotor is mounted to the upper, mov-able part), which made it ideal for ourpurposes.We modified it by installinglonger feed screws and stanchion

tubes, thereby increasing the Deltascapacity to 15"X15".

The planer has more than enoughpower to self-feed a 30' long 12X12,but only if the infeed and outfeed sur-faces are perfectly aligned and nearlyfrictionless. Our solution was to build

a 40' table from straight, stable Micro-lams.We blocked and sheeted it like ascaffold plank, and skinned the topwith Ice & Water Shield.The manufac-

turer says that the stuff should onlybe left uncovered for a month, but I


Log Building NEWS

A close-up of

the rollers.

The adapted Delta DC380 (with close-up of rollers) has provided two years of trouble-free opera-

tion. (Ed Shure photo)

TECH TALKContinued on page 15

TechTALK


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The log home industry is agrowing manufacturing sec-tor in western Canada. Due

to a small domestic market,themajority of log homes are exportedall over the world, including seismical-ly active areas such as California andPacific Rim countries.

In pursuit of the scientific data forlog home construction, the Interna-tional Log Builders Association con-tracted with Forintek to conducttesting of log walls subjected to later-al loads.The log walls performanceunder lateral loads provides informa-

tion for predicting its response whensubjected to earthquakes. Up untilnow, such technical information didnot exist for log walls.

A series of 10 tests using variouswall configurations was conducted atForintek last spring. In this initial

phase, interesting load transfer pat-terns unique to log constructionwere observed.The encouraging

results provided evidence of log wall

ductility and energy dissipation char-acteristics through friction betweenlogs, the contribution of interlockingsaddle notch corners, and wood dow-els and their combinations.

Forintek provided the industrywith a great deal of test resultsexceeding our original expectations.

As an industry association we couldnot undertake such a large projectwithout Forinteks VATTP contribu-tion, says Robrt Savignac, ILBAExecutive Director.Up until now, loghomes were not a common subjectof scientific research as they repre-sent a relatively small portion of thebuilding industry. However, the ILBA,through support from its membersand sponsors, aims to change that andcatch up with the rest of the building

industry on issues such as seismic,thermal and fire properties, log finish-ing and many others, Savignac con-cludes.

This article is copyrighted by Forintek Cana-da Corp. and first appeared in issue No. 6 of

ValuTalk, the companys newsletter. It is used

with permission.

Log walls get put to the test

The full report entitled Testing

of Lateral Resistance of Handcraft-ed Log Walls can be obtained byvisiting the Members' Only Sec-tion of the association's Web

site at www.logassociation.org.For more details about thistopic, contact Dalibor Houdek

of Forintek at 780-413-9031.


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By Jean Steinbrecher,A.I.A.Recently, I was hired by a client to

review construction drawings preparedby a log building company. It was a

tough assignment and a sad story.Among other things, I found the

drawings showed only four feet of

headroom at the stair landing.The logbuilder, discovering the problem during

construction, had added several logrounds to the building while altering

neither the drawings nor the price.Meanwhile, the client had engaged an

engineer, licensed in the jurisdiction

where he would build, to analyze thestructural components.A building per-

mit was issued based on the engineerswork and the original drawings.

Shortly thereafter, the log builderinformed the client that, due to logavailability, one species had been substi-

tuted for another at the ridgepole.Theengineer of record had not approved

the work, though it was complete.By this time, the client was suspi-

cious and more than a little unsettled.In the end, he and the log builder part-

ed ways, one being left with an unsoldlog shell, the other with an unusablebuilding permit.Though the client had

intended to construct a number of logspec houses, he now distrusts the

entire industry.Had the design drawings been prop-

erly prepared, understood and engi-neered beforehand, the story mighthave had a different ending. Instead, I

was called in to advise on a very diffi-cult situation.

Similar problems are becoming morefrequent. In the past several decades, it

has become customary in the industryfor log building companies to provideplan services to clientsbe it in the

form of custom designs or standardplans. Frustrated with the work of

designers and archi-tects who didnt or

wouldnt understandlog buildings, or in

an effort to providelow cost plans tosmaller budget cus-

tomers, it seemedeasier to do-it-

yourself.That was then;

this is now.As the industry matures andfinished buildings become more sophis-ticated, that attitude and philosophy can

be troublesome. For one thing, mostlog building personnel have neither the

time nor the expertise to take on com-plex projects with demanding clients.

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Drawings: What are they?

Jean Steinbrecher

DrawingsContinued on Page 10


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Lets face it; the more a projectcosts, the more likely it is to see litiga-

tion. Even if youve done nothingwrong, it takes time and money to

prove it.At the other end of the spec-trum, the less experienced an

owner/builder is, the more likely theproject will run amuck. Even if it does-nt, owner/builders have unrealistic

expectations about the time andexpertise available with their plans.

Theres also a good deal of misinfor-mation and ambiguity in the industry

about what constitutes Contract Docu-ments. Shop Drawings,which tell every-thing a log builder needs to know to do

the work, are often confused with Con-

struction Drawings, which tell every-thing the construction team needs toknow.Each player has a series of tasks

to perform; each needs different infor-mation. Each subcontractors workmust be woven into the project, all

while threading through your log work.

Theres an amazing array of parts,pieces and systems that make up a 21st

century log home.With that in mind, lets look at some

definitions (as provided in the AIAGlossary of Construction Industry

Terms) for drawings work:

Agreement: The document statingthe terms of the Contract between

Owner and Contractor which mayincorporate by reference other Con-

tract Documents. (The log builder maybe either a Contractor or a Subcon-

tractor.)Contract: A legally enforceable

agreement between two or among sev-

eral persons.Contract Documents: The

Agreement between Owner and Con-tractor, Conditions of the Contract,

Drawings, Specifications, plus anyAddenda and Modifications to the Con-tract. (Design Phase III)

Construction Documents:

Drawings and Specifications setting

forth in detail the requirements for theconstruction of the Project. (Typically,

drawings include plans, elevations, sec-tions and details as well as door, win-

dow and finish schedules. Engineeringwork consists of load calculations, foun-

dation plans, structural framing plansand details, plus shear wall and pinning

schedules.)

Design Development Docu-ments: Drawings and other docu-

ments which fix and describe the sizeand character the entire Project as to

architectural, structural, mechanical andelectrical systems, materials and such

other elements as may be appropriate.(Design Phase II)

Schematic Design Documents:

Drawings and other documents illus-trating the scale and relationship of

Project components. (Design Phase I)Shop Drawings: Drawings, dia-

grams, schedules and other data special-ly prepared for the Work by the Con-tractor or Subcontractor,manufacturer,

supplier or distributor to illustratesome portion of the Work. (Log

builders often prepare and use ShopDrawings to lay out and describe their

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DRAWINGS

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own work.)Specifications: A part of the Con-

tract Documents consisting of writtenrequirements for materials, equipment,

construction systems, standards andworkmanship. (Here, the ILBA LogBuilding Standards are often incorpo-

rated by reference.)Blueprints: Reproductions of large

format drawings containing design andconstruction information. Real blue-

prints use an ammonia Diazo processthat produces blue printing on whitepaper. Large format photocopies are

often miscalled blueprints or simplyprints.

Whatever the terms, the drawingsand specifications are simply a means to

an end. (Legally, theyre called instru-ments of service.) They define, in two

dimensions, on paper, the idea of theProject. People using real materials andtools create the three dimensional real-

ity. Because these documents bridge thegap between idea and reality, think of

them as the map that leads to a projectbuilt as envisioned.

So what sort of Contract Docu-ments is your design department (be

it one lonely subcontractor at a draftingboard or a whole room full of comput-

er operators) turning out? Can theContractors and Subcontractors allbuild from your companys drawings?

Can a building permit be issued usingthem? Or are they Shop Drawings,

intended for in-house use only?What do you call these drawings and

services? How do you charge for them?Do you understand the liability youreassuming by producing them? If the

building fails for any reason, does pro-ducing the drawings create further

responsibility on your part? How deepare your pockets?

Despite the beauty of the zippyCAD programs available in the industry

today, theyre still just a tool and as lim-ited as the operators who run them.Indeed, they produce sharp looking

drawings that appear to be correct, butthats also their pitfall.The perceived

perfection of computer graphics oftenmasks shortcomings.

Think of it this way: just as knowinghow to run a chainsaw does not make

a log builder, knowing how to operate aCAD system does not make a designer

or architect.The computer is the tool;the operator still needs to understandhow buildings are designed and how

theyre constructedfrom the footingsup. Just as it takes time for chainsaw

operators to become log crafters, ittakes time and broad experience for

computer operators to become logbuilding designers and documentarians.

In a future article, Ill address the

design process, as it exists both apartfrom and in concert with CAD sys-

tems. Meanwhile, companies need tounderstand both: which Contract Doc-

uments theyre offering and whattheyre agreeing to do by providing

plans.

Jean Steinbrecher,A.I.A., is a former ILBAofficer and licensed architect who resides in

Langley,Washington. Special thanks to engineer

Jennifer Anthony, designer Murray Arnott andlog builder Dave Gardner for their insight and

input.

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Rendez-vous has come and gone, but

everyone attending came away with newknowledge, new insights and a new appre-

ciation for down sleeping bags.

The ILBA offers its heartfelt thanks tothe sponsors, presenters, suppliers and

others that made the event a success.

Our generous sponsors

Building With Logs, Limited

C.M. (Chuck) PeacockPO Box 132, Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0

Phone: [email protected]

www.stavebolt.com

CBR Products, Inc.

Mike Grinsell1434 Rupert St.

North Vancouver, BC V7J 1E9Phone: 604-980-3325

[email protected]

Cover-All Building Systems

RR1 S9 Comp 14,Tappen, BC V0E 2X0

Phone: 250-835-4888

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EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.

David Stevenson3294-262 St.,Aldergrove, BC V4W 2X2

Phone: 604-856-0600dstevenson@energreenbsl.comwww.energreenbuildingsystems.com

Gudeit Bros. Contracting Ltd.

Len GudeitBox 1026, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0


Interlakes Distribution Ltd.Don Roach

C30 The Corner, RR1Lone Butte, BC V0K 1X0


Karma Industries Ltd.

Don RossmanBox 48, Camp Creek,AB

T0G 0L0Tel/Fax: 780-674-6325

Landing Insurance AgenciesMatthew Leck

#119, 5301 Okanagan LandingRoad,Vernon,BC V1T 9R1


Log Home Design Ideas

Jerry Stoeckigt386 N.York Road #205,Elmhurst, IL 60126

Phone: 630-516-4017 ext. [email protected]

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RCM CAD Design & Drafting

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The Sansin Corporation

Sjoerd Bos / John A. MacGregor3377 Egremont Drive

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Our distinguished presenters

Frdric Brillant, Celtic ConstructionDave Gardner, Unique Timber Corp.

Inge van Oostvenn and Clint InghamIngenius Webdesign

Les Jozsa, Forintek Canada Corp.Mary Mackie

Brooks Minde , Minde Log ConstructionDel Radomske, Okanagan School of LogBuilding

Dave Schneider,White Valley Log HomesEd Shure & Egils Artmanis,Timmerhus

A special Thank You to:

Dave Schneider & White Valley LogHomes,Unique Timber, Lance Foisy,

Cherryville Museum society,GreenridgeSupply, Neville Log Homes, Husqvarna

Chainsaws, Savoy Equipment, Nancy

Wilde, Fireweed Food Service, Gold PanCampground, Clayton from CANLOG,

Pete Chatterton & Liz Pearce, SeanArdis, Samsara, Stihl, Riverside Forest

Products.

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Rendez-vous is a success because


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With three board of director positions to

fill and three people willing to fill them, no

elections will be necessary this year. Current

directors Jerr y Wait and Murray Arnott will

be stepping down from their positions at theend of the year. Many thanks to them for

their dedication and service.Your new direc-tors, to take office in January, include:

Katharina Koelbel

It has been my pleasure to be a proud

ILBA member for almost 10 years now.

During my four years of architectural

studies I was mostly influenced by Frank

Lloyd Wright. For

me, his architecture

and his lifestyle arelike sunflowers in a

field of wheat.

When I started

working I knew I

would love to work

with wood.And for

sure I got my sun-

flower job. From my very first work day,

which was Sept. 30,1992, there were log

buildings on my desk.

For eight years my German job was

designing and planning log buildings, inclu-ding estimating and permit work. My in-

ternational job was log building, specializ-ing in shop drawings for European pur-

poses in cooperation with ULTW Corp.,

located in Lumby, BC.

In time I went to work for a famous

German sauna company (www.sauna.de).

My job is building and designing private

sauna spacesup to turnkey spa cen-

tersspecializing in log and timber work.

My first contact with the ILBA was at

an international log builders conference

at Yellowstone in 1993. My sister, well-known architect Jean Steinbrecher, wrote

in my program book:Enjoy your log

marriage! I bet every one of you knows

what she was taking about.After a while I

do, too.

I have seen lots of changes in the Ger-

man building business within the last 10

years as well as in the international log

building business.

Its interesting to watch the ILBA

growing and getting more and more

organized. In my opinion it is importantto keep your eye on your personal com-

pany public relations campaign; watchyour own job management; take care

about social aspects of your crafters and

to be open to and aware of how others

handle these issues so that your own

methods can be updated.

For me its a great opportunity talking

to other log builders and organizations in

the US and Canada as well as all over the

world.Their structures, ideas, problems

and work styles differ due to cultural

influences, building costs etc. But thosedifferences open up our own horizons so

that we can survive and stay flexible in a

rough business world.

There is no boredom when you have

to handle the same things in different

ways in different places, which is some-

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Its not too soon to start making plans to attend theILBAs 30th annual Spring Conference and general meeting

to be held the first week-end in April, 2003, at theformidable Chteau Carti-er in Qubec. Situated onthe north bank of theOttawa River, ChteauCartier is central to all of

the National CapitalRegion and is just a few minutes from the heart of down-town Ottawa.

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have been field testing it on my roof at home since 1989, soI know it works.

We mounted roller tables to a table on adjustable feet,so that its easy to keep everything in good alignment.The

rollers themselves are plated and have sealed bearings forlongevity.

We have had trouble-free operation of this machine forabout two years now. Our only major complaint was havingto drag the planer in and out every day, so we recentlyadded the little locking doghouse. It has a door on each endthat swings down out of the way for planing.We are alsoconsidering mounting the planer on a turntable (like theones used for turning pallets in a warehouse) which will cutdown on handling by allowing us to push a timber back andforth until all four sides are planed.

TECH TALK

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Log Building NEWS


UpdateFROM THE ILBA OFFICE

Once the fires were built and wefound our hats and gloves, life was

grand at the Fall Rendez-vous despitethe sight of snow.The weekend start-ed with students being awestruckwith Frdric Brillants French Scribetechniques and at the end of theworkshop a beautiful timber frametruss was complete.

The official Rendez-vous LogBuilders competition was wellattended and saw many new mem-bers competing for the grand prizechainsaw.The official Overall Grand

Champion of the event was DaveChaluck of White Valley Log Homes, afirst time competitor in our events,and one wholl be sure to return toanother conference to maintain hisclaim to fame.

The food was incredible and much

appreciated by all!Mary Mackie was

on hand to providesome insight as towhere the associa-tion came from since our foundingsome 30 years ago.Were also happyto say at the end of the Miter TrussWorkshop, those students had com-pleted a beautiful log truss under theinstruction of Brooks Minde per-haps a truss to be used for the ILBAsfuture office.

There are many to thank for such

a great event: all those who attend-ed, all those who sponsored, all thosewho volunteered and worked tomake it happen! Again, the peoplewho attend these events, our mem-bers, are well received wherever wego: What an incredible group you

have, was thecomment heardover and overagain.

As the end of

the year is fastapproaching, youwill soon bereceiving yourrenewals for your2003 membership.Introduce newmembers to the

association and have your nameentered into a draw for a FREE passto our Spring Conference. Let usknow who youve forwarded on to usso that we can keep entering yourname!

As a member you also have accessto the Members Only Section on ourWeb site; the password for theremainder of 2002 is handcrafted.

The new password for 2003 will beissued with your 2003 renewal.

Thats all from the office for now.We are busy preparing for the springconference which will take place thefirst weekend in April 2003 at LeChteau Cartier in Alymer, Quebec,only 15 minutes from downtownOttawa; close to museums, parliamentbuildings, etc. If youre a hockey fanyou might even want to check outOttawa vs. Boston at the Corel Cen-

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Standards & Grading Committee

Progress on adopting log buildingstandards into the upcoming ICC build-

ing code has been a slow process todate, with little chance for the Associa-

tions involvement. Ed Burke andRobrt Savignac, along with other ILBAand Log Homes Council (LHC) mem-

bers, have applied for inclusion in theICC subcommittee handling log building

standards.While no word has comeback from ICC on when the committee

members will be chosen, a good sign

appeared with the ICC committeechairmans request that Ed Burke

review a preliminary draft of the stan-dards outline. Burke will be working on

the outline with ICC and LHC co-reviewer Rob Pickett.They hope to be

able to put in place a workable outlinefor the committee and eventually writea draft that will get the discussions and

standard drafting going in a positive,efficient manner.The chairman recog-

nizes the critical need for the industryassociations to be right in the thick of

getting the standard written and imple-mented and has welcomed Rob and Edas co-workers and allied consultants. It

will be a tedious but very worthwhileprocess with significant impacts on the

future of the industry.This is the chancefor the Association to really educate

the public and code officials, and wecannot and will not be passing up thismarvelous opportunity.

Log grading has been a topic of greatinterest for at least the last two years.

Work is still under way to develop a

plan to allow ILBA members access tothe Log Homes Council grading pro-gram, currently administered by Ed

Burke for the Log Homes Council. Edhas been working behind the scenes toassist the Grading Committee of the

council in developing a new member-ship category that would allow mem-

bers to meet the National Associationof Home Builders (parent organization

of the Log Homes Council) require-ments for participation.While it would

seem a simple matter for NAHB andthe LHC to just open up the program

to one and all, the fact is that the LHCGrading Program, and all other grading

programs, are required to comply withrules set up by the National EvaluationService which accredits the program

for recognition by the major buildingcodes.

Dave Kaufman, executive director ofthe LHC;Chris Wood, President; and

Randy Combs, Chairman of the LHC

Grading Committee, have been and arecurrently working to develop a mecha-

nism that would allow ILBA membersto use the grading program within both

the by-laws of the NAHB and therequirements of the National Evaluation

Service. As you all know, Ed has beenworking to developa means to offer

grading services forour members and

will continue to doso as a non-voting,

yet influential mem-ber of this group.He is learning that

patience and offer-ing practical solu-

tions are key toaccomplishment in

in large, member-staffed organiza-tions like ILBA and

LHC.We also mustremember that the

NAHB has insur-

ance and otherrequirements thatmust be met within

the framework ofits charter.

The work done

on the Log BuildingStandard for ICC

will bring log grad-ing to the top of

the to-do list forthe two associa-

tions. It is obviouslyin the best interest

of both organiza-tions to join togeth-

er on building stan-dards, log gradingand all the other

issues that aresqueezing our shoes.

Please get into the process by com-ment, suggestion, volunteering to

review work in process or discussing

standards, grading and all the othervitally important issues that face the

Association today and in the future.Reach the committee via Ed Burke at

[email protected] or FAX himat (406) 243-4845.

ILBACOMMITTEE REPORTS

Ed Burke

STANDARDS & LOG GRADING

CONFERENCESMEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONSEDUCATION & TRAINING

FUNDRAISINGPUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & WEB SITE

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTCERTIFICATION

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How to get Log Building NewsLog Building News is mailed to all ILBA members.Articles, photos and

letters are welcomed. Contact the ILBA office for the LBN 40 deadline.

If you submit articles in Microsoft Word on CD or by email, send

them directly to the ILBA office.

Back issues of Log Building News are available from the Associationoffice. Call 800-532-2900 to order.

Copyright noticeLog Building News is copyrighted in Canada and the United States.

Express written permission is required from the ILBA and, in some cases,

from the author, before any article or photo can be photocopied, dis-tributed or republished.Contact the ILBA office for details.

DisclaimerThe views and information expressed in articles and ads appearing in

Log Building News are those of the authors of those articles and ads.TheInternational Log Builders Association assumes no responsibility for the

accuracy of the information contained herein and does not edit or inves-tigate any article or ad for that purpose.

Log Building StandardsThe ILBA Log Building Standards, the building code for handcrafted,

scribe-fit log homes are available online at the ILBA Web site,

www.logassociation.org and can be downloaded to your computer at nocharge as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.

AdvertisingThe Log Building News welcomes advertisers. Please contact the ILBA

office for deadlines.

Advertisers can send files in QuarkXpress format (Mac preferred, butPC is acceptable) with the appropriate fonts (screen and printer), images,and graphics included.All images should be scanned at 266 or higher and

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Editorial submissions can be made in MicroSoft Word,Works, Simple-text, PDF, or QuarkXpress formats and can be sent as above. Any line

drawings should be sent in TIF format scanned at 1200 dpi or as originalart for scanning.

Contact the ILBA for other digital file information by email at

[email protected].

Log Building News is a great way to contact the best log home builders.

The ILBA is the largest group of builders of handcrafted log homes in theworld our members made well over $250 million of logwork last year.

Please contact the office at 800-532-2900 for an advertising specifica-

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privileges, discounted conference registration, a listing inthe Annual Directory, a copy of the Association Constitution and Bylaws, use of computerized help wanted and

work wanted ads, and all ILBA mailings and notices. Com-pany memberships have additional benefits. Company

members can consider becoming Certified & PledgedBuilders.The ILBA accepts Visa or MasterCard.

For more information on dues and member benefitsplease call the ILBA office at 800-532-2900.

PresidentJerry WaitPh: 715-547-6222Fax: [email protected]

Vice-PresidentDave GardnerPh: 250-547-2400Fax: [email protected]

TreasurerMurray Arnott

Ph/Fax: [email protected]

SecretaryMark FritchPh: 503-668-7130Fax: [email protected]

Cathy Hansen, Executive Director

[email protected] Savignac, Executive Director

[email protected]

Ann Miks,Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

International Log Builders Association

P.O.Box 775Lumby, British ColumbiaV0E 2G0 Canada

800-532-2900 toll-free250-547-8776 phone

250-547-8775 fax

www.logassociation.org

For more information

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Dalibor [email protected]

Elaine [email protected]

Jeffrey [email protected]

Kurt [email protected]

Dr. Edwin [email protected]

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