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All the news about fits

March/April 2003

Insidethis issue

Sponsors & donors

contribute to

conference success

Many thanks to thesegenerous folks

Page 4

Minutes of the Annual

General Meeting

Page 6

2002 Year-End

Financial Report

Page 9

Tech Talk

Three handy ideas tomake work easierPage 11

Having a Web site

isnt good enough

market it!Tips for getting the mostout of your Web sitePage 14

Welcome more new

and returning

members

ILBA membershipkeeps growingPage 22

Committee reports

Page 23

Conference photos

Did you catch the

cameras eye?Throughout this issue

Agreement Number 40707514

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Aylmer 2003

ALL TOGETHER NOW 30th Annual AGM & Conference participants took a break to pose for a group shot.

By Cathy Hansen

This years conference was the 30thAGM held by this association.We were for-

tunate to have theFather of this LogBuilding Association,Allan Mackie, in atten-dance. Personally, for meit was an honour to haveAllan acknowledge ourwork and share his

delight in the work thestaff and members are

doing to bring this association to where itis today. It was great to see so many famil-iar and new faces at this event. Newcomersto our annual event shared their delight atthe networking and the sharing which tran-spired throughout this gathering.

All events were well received and wehad many positive comments, along withsome constructive ideas for future confer-ences.Thanks to all of you who took the

time to provide feedback at the confer-ence. Our email and phone line are alwaysopen for future comments as well togeth-er we will grow wisely!

There were two pre-conference coursesprior to our main event.The Log GradingCourse was well attended and enjoyed,with Ed Burke as the instructor.They had alot of fun, despite the freezing tempera-tures. Once again, Frederic Brillant tookstudents to new levels in his French Scribe

Course, and with volunteer Willi Miksensuring they had heat and coffee, the stu-dents survived winter in Quebec.

The Log Builders Competition onThursday afternoon saw an enthusiasticgroup compete for the top prize.This yearSimon Auger of Qubec, stole the title.Auger also walked away with a new chain-

CONFERENCE

Continued on page 3

Cathy Hansen


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Log BuildingNEWS

#42 March/April 20032

Issue #42March/April 2003

Published six times a year 2003 International

Log Builders Association

P.O. Box 775Lumby, British Columbia

V0E 2G0 Canada800-532-2900 toll-free

250-547-8776 phone250-547-8775 fax

www.logassociation.org

Cathy Hansen, Executive [email protected]

Robrt Savignac, Executive Director

[email protected] Miks,Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

Contributors to this issue:

Cathy Hansen 250-547-8776

Ronn Hann 705-649-2780Jeff Patterson 208-676-0422

Inge van Oostveen 250-549-1200

Log Building News EditorBettyann Moore

1909 Blake Blvd. S.E.Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

[email protected]

Log BuildingNEWS

"Very impressive, my first year hereand I feel as if I left with several

years of experience. I'm glad I wascontacted and I will be here bright

and early next year."

30th AGM memories and comments

"Loved the Notch Display"

ABOVE: Jean Rodrigue shows his stuff at the

Stair Workshop.The staircase was left as an

ILBA legacy on the golf course.

BELOW: Gathering for Tech Talk and the

Games happened Thursday.With temperatures

dipping on the weekend, the hardy builders

prevailed.

LEFT: The competition was stiff

BELOW: Great entertainment on Saturday eveningfeatured folksinger Valdy.

"Very good conference - amust for Log builders."


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saw and other prizes.All winning con-testants were awarded belt buckles asmedallionsgold, silver and bronzeand additional prizes. Congratulations

to all those who competed this yearand took the challenge; we look for-ward to seeing you back at the nextcompetition.

The schedule of events throughoutthe weekend went well.There wassomething for everyone, from historyto design, to marketing and hands-onstair building and roof systems.Thisyear we offered an extra nightsaccommodation with the package.Evening events included an entertain-

ing presentation on Wood by LesJosza, followed by the annual slideshow on Thursday evening.

Our Annual Auction took place onFriday night, with John Boys winningthe main door prize draw of a 357XPHusqvarna Chainsaw "We've been

giving away a chainsaw on auctionnight as a door prize for the last fewyears," says Ann Miks, ILBAAdministrative Assistant, "along withseveral other door prizes just afew more perks for members whoattend."

On Saturday we enjoyed Canadian

folk singer Valdy. It was great to seeso many families and children at thisyears event; we look forward togrowing this concept.

For those who want to see whatthey missed, a summary schedule isavailable under conferences on our

Web site.Also, additional copies ofthe Conference program book maybe purchased for $10CDN, each, plusshipping from the ILBA office.Photosare also available on our Web site atwww.logassociation.org, or JerryRouleaus site at www.jrouleau.com.

Many thanks to Brian Lloyd and JerryRouleau for all their photo taking!

We would like to thank all thesponsors for their continued supportof our association and the log build-ing industry.Thanks to those whodonate to our annual auction and tothose who donate by bidding onthose great items at our event!Thanks to our members who attend-ed this years event and thanks to ourpresenters; it is all of you together

who make these annual events such asuccess! And last, but not least, many,many thanks to our volunteers whoprovided endless hours of support tothe staff during the event ThanksGaylene,Andree,Tom Terry,Willi andMatt!

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CONFERENCE

Continued from Cover

Excellent, informativeconference; my first one.

Especially enjoyed meetingand talking shop with

other builders.

Conference attendee


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Karma Industries, Ltd.

Don Rossman

Box 48Camp Creek,AB T0G 0L0

Tel: 780-674-6325Fax: 780-674-6325

Email: [email protected]

Log & Timber Style magazine

Tracy Ossian

7009 South Potomac St.

Englewood, CA 80112Tel: 303-662-5234

Fax: 303-397-7619Email: [email protected]

Web: www.logandtimberstyle.com

Log Home Design Ideas magazine

Jerry Stoeckigt

386 N.York Rd., #205

Elmhurst, IL 60126Tel: 630-516-4017

Fax: 630-516-4020Email: [email protected]: www.loghomedesignideas.com

Log Home Livingmagazine

Elaine Nosaka

4125 Lafayette Center Drive

Suite 100Chantilly,VA 20151Tel: 800-826-3893

Fax: 703-222-3209

Email: [email protected]: www.loghomeliving.com

Makita Canada, Inc.

Sylvain Guenette

6389 Couture

St-Leonard, PQ H1P 3J5Tel: 800-361-7049

Fax: 800-561-5953Email: [email protected]

The Cottage &

Country Homes Show

Ray Fahey805-325 Dalhousie St.

Ottawa, ON K1N 7G2Tel: 613-241-7779

Fax: 613-241-9970Email: [email protected]: www.meechcreek.com

The Sansin Corporation

Sjoerd Bos

3377 Egremont DriveStrathroy, ON N7G 3H6

Tel: 519-245-2001Fax: 519-245-4759

Email: [email protected]: www.sansin.com

Many thanks to the following

who donated to our auction:

Les JozsaKatharina Koelbel

Jean RodrigueEileen Hansen

Theresa NadeauJerry WaitGaylene Bergan

Risto Vuolle-Apiala

Accutech Innovations Inc.,Dare ZimmermanBailey's Inc., Kirk Fuller / Jeff McCaffrey

Beaver Creek Log Homes,Robbin & Jules Obomsawin

Cadwork S.A., Stefan StammCannon Chainsaw Bars, Dan HicksCBR Products, Bill Willis

Chateau CartierD & S Machining, Lucy

Del Radomske's Okanagan School of LogBuilding International,

Del Radomske

Dietrich's North America,Wil and Chris Dancey

EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.,Scott Folk / Dave Stevensen

Frontier Builders Inc., Daniel WaitGateway Graphics & Rubber Stamps Inc.,

Peter O'BrienGibbs Smith, Publisher, Sarah O'LearyGood Shepherd Wool Insulation,

Stan PotterGRK Fasteners, Uli Walther

GSCNE / Graphisoft, Pal SzaboGudeit Bros. Contracting Ltd.,

Len GudeitHoigaard Tommerhuse APS,Andreas Hoigaard

Husqvarna & Jonsered Co., J.C. PilonICC, Codes & Standards Development,

Larry BrownIngenius Web Design, Clint Ingham

J. Rouleau & Associates, Jerry RouleauJean Steinbrecher Architects,Jean Steinbrecher,A.I.A.

Joyce Dayton Corporation, Mike HarrisKarma Industries Ltd., Don Rossman

Lee Valley Tools, Mark WilliamsLes Entreprises, Jocelyn Tellier S.E.N.C. ,

Jocelyn Tellier / France CossetteLog & Timber Style magazine,

Tracy Ossian and Kara GalvinLog Builder's Association New Zealand,

Justin & Adie LongLog Home Design Ideas, Jerry StoeckigtLog Home Living, Elaine Nosaka

Magard Ventures Ltd., Maurice GardyMakita Canada Inc., Noel Cleveland

Makita Canada Inc., Sylvain GuenetteMark Fritch Log Homes, Mark Fritch

Moose Mountain Log Homes, Inc.,Lloyd Beckedorf/Linda BourdageMountain Ranch Lighting, Curtis T. Roth

Natural Log Homes LLC, Rob LippsNatural Log Homes Ltd.,

Robert W. ChambersNicola Log Works Ltd., John/Ingrid Boys

Nortek CopperWorks, Scott A. EdenNorthern Comfort Log Homes,Ronald Hann

Provincial Timber Crafters,Douglas Boyd

R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd.,Cyril Courtois

Real Livingmagazine, Phil WatsonSascho, Dan PichanSellman Log Structures Inc.,

Duane Sellman

Summer Beam Books, Charlotte CooperThe Cottage & Country Homes Show,Ray Fahey

The Macinaw Logcrafter, Jim GriebThe Sansin Corporation, Sjoerd BosTimber Framers Guild,

Joel McCarty/Will BeemerTommy Knockers,Tom Terry

Traditions Scandinaves Inc., Simon AugerUnique Timber Corp.,

Dave Gardner/Mel IrmenUniversal Wood, Chris VoglerWayside Press Ltd.,Melanie Prince

Wise Owl Joinery Company,Richard Cormier

Wright's Custom Products,Eldon or Randy Wright

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Although we have made every effort to list all of

the fine folks who contributed to this event, we may

have inadvertently missed someone. Our sincere

apologies if this is the case.


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Log Building NEWS

Minutes of the Annual General MeetingThe ILBA held its annual general meeting

on Sunday,April 6, 2003 in Aylmer, Qubec.

Board members present: Dave Gardner(DG), Mark Fritch (MF), Dalibor Houdek

(DH) and Jeff Patterson (JP), Kurt Overholt

(KO), Elaine Nosaka (EN), Ed Burke (EB),

Katharina Koelbel (KK). Ryan McBride (RM)Absent.

Staff Present: Robert Savignac (RS) and

Cathy Hansen (CH)

Meeting called to order at 7:33AM byDG.

DG noted that we have the 7 percent

quorum to vote on items.

John Boys moved that the minutes to the

2002 AGM be accepted as posted on theWeb site.

DG noted the growth and changes of the

AGMs since the early 1980s.

1.A former annual budget was $700.00 with

$200.00 being allocated for beer.

2. Our staff has been increased to meet the

needs of the association membership.3.A major turning point was the adoption of

the Log Building Standards.

4.The certification conversation will contin-

ue to be addressed by the board.

5. Log grading alternatives will be pursued by

the committee.6. Increased the size of the AGMs; 8 coun-

tries represented this year with 21 countries

represented in the association.

7.The Rendez-vous was created to open upto the needs of the members in more casu-

al, lower cost and more regional events.

DG - introduced the board

Committee Reports

Research and Development

Committee - DH

1. Brought together research from aroundthe world.

2. Log home finishes.

3. Lateral resistance of log walls to becontinued.4.Thermal performance of log walls.

5.Air infiltration testing.

6. Soliciting funding from industries to sup-

port the committees work.7. Please contact DH with any suggestions

and/or support.

Membership Committee - JP

1. March 31, 2003 367 members so far this

year, this is an exceptional result

2. Encouraged the support of new andrenewing members

3.We are looking at doing work on restruc-

turing categories.

Publications Committee - JP

1. Jig book

2. CD of many of the means of finishing log

homes that can be used by the public as wellas material.

3. Other ideas for publications are

appreciated.

Public Relations and Marketing - EN

1.Two main initiatives

a.Advertising

b. Consumer marketing2. Membership survey completed, is a usefutool.

3. Brochure being developed for use by the

office and for our members to use with

clientsa. Please send photos

b. To keep it generic, photo credits will be


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Education Committee - MF

1.We have rebuilt our Web site.

2. There was a request of FAQ submissionsfrom the membership to include on our site.

3. Members were requested to use the Web

site and respond to questions posted on the

two forums.

4. We will be further developing a site fortraining and research with the support of the

board, staff and Allan Mackie.

5. Our mandate is to educate and this

includes providing for the needs of the mem-bership and consumers.

6. We need to know what courses are

needed and wanted by the membership.

7. We have available booths at all log home

shows if we want to participate.

Certification Committee

- Lloyd Beckedorf

1.Thank you for your input yesterday and at

the Rendezvous.

2. Based on the feedback, this will now be

acted upon by the committee.

Staff Report Robert Savignac

1.The office is busy.

2. Proud to respond to the membership and

the board.

3. Cathy Hansen and Ann Miks need to berecognized for their superb efforts.

4. Financial control in the office is very effec-

tive.

5. Many ideas are presented, but are actedupon consistent with the business plan and

the appropriate budgets.

6. Communications with members and public

is a priority and a large part of the work load.

7.We are looking at funding sources.8.We are setting up charitable status in both

the US and Canada.

9.We are a networking agency.

10. We educate the public, but the publicdoesnt fund our work; ultimately the value

comes back to the membership.

11.The staff is here to serve you and we can

use your input.

12. Funding initiatives, it takes money tomake money and it is not just out of the

dues.

13. Weve been invited to participate in theLogging Sports Program in Revelstoke this

summer.

14.We are soliciting new sponsors.

15.The LBN size has been doubled in publi-

cations; we need your suggestions and arti-cles for the LBN.

Old business

DG Are there any requests?

Murray Arnott requested that we get a bal-

ance sheet with the financial report.

European tour has been postponed fornow due to the current political situations

We were unable to make any commitments

with a sufficient lead-time. It has been post-

poned indefinitely. It is a lot of work with the

conference, Rendez-vous and the proposedTFG cooperative meeting so this would need

to be fitted into the efforts.

New business

Log grading is being worked on.

Bylaws changes

1. Four bylaw changes are being proposed

(see proposed changes at the end of this arti-cle).

2. Murray Arnott moved that we accept the

four changes as proposed. Motion passedunanimously.

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Tim Bullock requested that the annual

financial statements be created and sent tothe membership earlier. DG suggested that

the information will be sent out with the

conference packets next year. JP made him-self available to go over any and all of thefinancial statement.

DG acknowledged Jerry Wait for his work

as the past president.

DG acknowledged the board for their

efforts and pointed out their diversity. The

board has been taking a far greater role forthe association.

Jerry Wait asked about the future location

of the Rendez-vous.RS mentioned that there

have been no fixed demands for new loca-tions.The Cherryville site is still available for

the next gathering. It takes a local hero(s) to

carry the load for setting up a Rendez-vous.

We would like suggestions for future sites.

Next year the conference will be in the

Okanagan area of B.C. and we need your

suggestions. Jean Steinbrecher noted that we need to

notify the B.C. Societies Commission in

Victoria retroactively when we hold our con-

ference outside of B.C. or we may lose ourstatus.

DG thanked Pierre Cousineau for his

support in assisting with the pre-conferenceand conference courses.

DH asked that we acknowledge the office

staff.

Brian Lloyd was acknowledged as the rep-

resentative of the LBIBC. This organization

was organized at the AGM in Harrison Hot

Springs, B.C. The LBI has started itsapprenticeship program in BC.

DG requested a motion to adjourn. John

Boys so moved and was passed unanimously.

BYLAW CHANGES PROPOSED

FOR 2003

2.5.Annual Dues

(a) The Directors may determine from time

to time the amount of annual dues payable to

the Association by members.

(c) Dues shall be payable annually and are

due in the anniversary month of joining theAssociation.

(d) Any member who ceases to be a member

shall not be entitled to any refund of dues

paid.2.6.A person shall cease to be a member of the

Association

(a) by sending or delivering a resignation in

writing to the Clerk at the address of theAssociation;

(b) on death or, in the case of a company or

corporation, on dissolution;

(c) on having been a member-not-in-good-

standing for thirty (30) consecutive days.

5.2.The Directors

(a) The number of Directors of the

Association shall be nine (9).(b) Each Director, at the time of election and

throughout the term of office, shall be a

member-in-good-standing of the Association

(c) The retiring president shall remain a

Director if so elected.(d) Three (3) Directors shall be elected to

three (3) year terms at each annual election.

5.4. Election of Officers

(a) The Officers of the Association shall be

President, Vice President, Clerk and

Treasurer.

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(c) At the first Directors meeting of the calendar year, the

President, Vice President, Clerk and Treasurer of the Association

shall be elected to one (1) year terms by the Directors from

amongst their current numbers.(d) If still a Director, the Vice President shall succeed to the office

of President upon expiration of the term of office of the President.

(e) The President may serve no more than two (2) consecutive

terms in that office.


Log Building NEWS

Profit & Loss Report

of December 31, 2002

Submitted by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer

Revenue CDN Funds US Funds

1.5%

Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,799.95 . . . . . . . 54,533.30

2002 Certification Pledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,565.00 . . . . . . . . 9,043.33Retail Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,084.49 . . . . . . . . 7,389.66

Log Building News Ads/Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,570.79 . . . . . . . 11,047.19Interest & Exchange Income . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,716.13 . . . . . . . . 3,810.75Donations & Sponsorship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,1663.31 . . . . . . . 87,775.54

Conference Park City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,0931.06 . . . . . . 13,3954.04Rendez-vous Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,127.58 . . . . . . . 12,085.05

Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,458.31 . . . . . 319,638.86

Expenses

Cost of Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,730.25 . . . . . . . 17,820.17

Conference Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,678.02 . . . . . . 147,785.35Rendez-vous Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,359.15. . . . . . . . 13,572.77

Accounting & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.40 . . . . . . . . . . . 14.27

Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,836.05. . . . . . . . . 3,890.70

Certification expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,490.96. . . . . . . . . 8,327.31Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.97. . . . . . . . . . . 10.65Dues & Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.00

Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,732.38. . . . . . . . . 1,154.92

Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,168.44. . . . . . . . . 8,778.96Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790.94 . . . . . . . . . . 527.29

Membership Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,833.85. . . . . . . . . 3,889.23Office Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,899.70. . . . . . . . 11,266.47

Postage & Courier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,798.03. . . . . . . . . 3,198.69R & D Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,146.70. . . . . . . . . 5,431.13

Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200.00. . . . . . . . . 2,800.00

Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,138.00. . . . . . . . . 2,092.00Standards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,099.09. . . . . . . . . 1,399.39

Sub contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.67

Telephone/Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,953.42. . . . . . . . . 1,968.95Travel & Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,943.66. . . . . . . . . 3,295.77

Website Design/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 1716.60 . . . . . . . . . 1144.40Bad Debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -170.00 . . . . . . . . . -113.33

Wages & Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,088.09. . . . . . . . 76,058.73Employer Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,728.90. . . . . . . . . 7,819.27

Health Plan Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759.96 . . . . . . . . . . 506.64

Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484,674.56 . . . . . 323,116.40

Net Profit / (Loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (-5,216.25) . . . . . (-3,477.54)

Balance Sheet

As of December 31,2002

Submitted by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer

Assets

Current Assets

Cash On Hand

Armstrong Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,16.07

Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,785.90Royal Bank - GIC Prime Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,922.78

USD Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,207.94Petty Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____200.00

Total Cash On Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,632.69

Accounts Receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,944.24

Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___3500.00

Total Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,076.93

Other Assets

Conference 2003-WIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,378.93

2004 Summit Conference WIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,576.122004 Conference - WIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___31.40

Total Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,986.45

Fixed AssetsComputer Hdw. Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,991.04Equipment Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,957.37

Computer Sftw. Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.13

Total Fixed Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,339.54

Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,402.92

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,436.79

GST Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1,871.75

Payroll LiabilitiesVacation payable main account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,901.28Accrued Employer Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3,199.80

Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,266.52

Equity

Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,144.71

Current Year Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4,008.31

Total Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,136.40

Total Liability & Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,402.92

The ILBA board of directors ponders member input during its 30th Annual Genera

Meeting held in Aylmer.


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By Ronn Hann

Electrical Plug MortiseProduction Jig

As demonstrated at Jig Talk atthe Aylmer Conference, a small

box of 2x6sand 2" plywoodscraps and a padded Mini Pro Bar onyour power saw make quick work ofplug mortises. I added a bubble level tothe topside and use a cordless drill driv-er to screw the box to the log wall.Often I use a horizontal centre line onthe log to move the box left or right tocut a two or three gangable switch. A

corresponding centre line is drawn on the box. Someday Iwill make a box to cut multiple switches but, until then, thissystem works well. Use a switch box as a gauge to mark

the offset required. Have yourlicensed electrician install boxesthat have the wire knockoutsexit the rear instead of the

sides and little

chisel workshould berequired.

I also usean ovalshaped alu-minum flatstock tem-plate to markthe log for asmall plumbscarf prior tousing the jig.

These are cut with a radius sole planer and touched upwith a disc grinder and the flat produced should exceed theheight and width of the cover plate to be used.

Further to John Boys Nail-on Level Adapter: if you areworking alone and require levelling of a log with centre

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lines, just screw a short piece of angle iron to the log end and use a mag-netic sided level. Leave angle iron on log until all operations are done.

3Stumps with handles as

reprinted from Great LakeLog Crafters Association

Newsletter with permis-

sion from Duane Sellman -

Former World Champion.

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5Plastic Pistol cases makeperfect weatherproof scriber

storage containers. Protector

Series by Plano - Model 1403

fits Mackie and Greib scribers

to a tee in padded eggshellfoam comfort. Larger scribes

require bigger boxes and for

those I use Rubbermaid

storage containers.

Patent applied for Master Stumps with Handles 2003 Version.

Recycled chain oil jugs

cut into strips. Small flats accommo-

date scaffold planks

16" - 20"

Buzz small flat on side to

better accommodate

nailed-on plastic liner.

TOP VIEW

V-cut for

handles

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LEFT: Reunions with friends and coworkers were noted around the resort

throughout the weekend, as always it was a great networking opportunity.

BELOW: Friends old and new came together to enjoy the events.


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On the Web, the traditional mar-keting credo of Build it, and they will

come has beenreplaced by

Promote it,and they will

come. It does-

nt matter hownice your sitelooks,or how easyit is to navigate, or

how informativethe content is, if no one can actuallyfind your Web site.The good news isthat if you have a small business Web

site or even a personal Web site, youcan still compete by using the samesearch engine positioning strate-

gies utilized by major online market-ing campaigns.

Search engine positioning

consists of four stages: 1. Page

preparation,2.Link building,3. Searchengine submission, and 4. Monitoringand analysis.

Before we go any further, lets get

a couple of things straight: Searchengines are only one piece of

the puzzle. A complete Web site

marketing strategy must take intoaccount how users typically accessyour Web site: The majority alreadyknow your Web site address and

they may type it in or link to it fromyour e-mail signature, the secondgroup follows links from other sitesto yours, and the third group uses a

search engine to find your site.Lets also mention the importantrole your Web site statistics will

play in this game. Talk to yourInternet Service Provider or Webhosting service and make sure youhave access to regularly updated

Web stats. Now you can find outexactly how many people have visit-ed your Web site, what pages theyare viewing, which search engines

and keywords were used to findyour site, how long visitors are stay-ing at your site, and even where they

are from.Use your stats to gauge theeffectiveness of your marketingstrategies, and fine-tune both yourmarketing campaign and the

performance of your Web site.Now lets get started! The first

and most critical step in online

marketing is building the best

Web site you can afford tobuild. After all, this Web site is yourface to the world.Once your site has

been built, you must prepare it forsearch engines. Every page of yourWeb site should have an informativepage title, a list of keywords and a

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Having a Web site isnt enoughmarket it!

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description, as well as indexable textcontaining your most important key-words. The keywords and descrip-

tion reside in the META tags of yourdocument and are not displayedon the Web site itself.

An increasingly important compo-

nent of search engine positioning isincreasing the relevance of your

site by building links to it from othersites. This process is referred to as

link building. There are two mainreasons for focusing on link building:

The number of sites linking to

your Web site is a major factor indetermining how your site ranks onmost major search engines, and

Following links from other sites

is the number two way people visitWeb sites.

So how can you build links?

By searching out industry andregional directories where you could

have your site included, for example,the ILBA Web site found atwww.logassociation.org.

By exchanging links betweenother clients to build an extensivenetwork of links to benefit everyone.

By purchasing ads with links on

other Web sites.You can constantly monitor to see

who is linking to your site, and just asimportantly, you can measure exact-

ly how many visitors are following aparticular link to your site. Afterreviewing this data you will have the

information you need to make thoseimportant marketing decisions.

After you have optimized yourWeb site and built those all-impor-

tant links to your site, youre readyto submit your Web site to searchengines. Choose the searchengines your target audience is

most likely to use. In NorthAmerica, the top search enginesinclude Google, Yahoo, AllTheWeb

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WEB MARKETING

Continued on page 16

Tracking The Success of

Your Advertising:

Additional domain namesor Web site addresses can be

used to track the efficiency ofmore traditional marketingcampaigns. For example, youcan place an ad in a magazinereferencing a specific domainname not normally used by

visitors to your site.Your Website statistics can then be usedto determine how many visi-tors were convinced enough

by your ad to visit your Website.


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WEB MARKETING

Continued from Page 15

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ABOVE: Allan Mackie and Jerry Wait share some ideas.

RIGHT: Les Jozsa provides informative and entertaining sessions.

"Extremely glad to meet with other people and enjoytheir work. The contacts made andsolution sharing helped greatly."

"Pre-conference was very good -allows chance to spend time with

other builders and learn new stuff."


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ABOVE, LEFT: Jules and Robbin Obomsawin

enjoy an evening session at this years AGM.

ABOVE RIGHT: Professional Workshop pro-vided a round table opportunity for industry

professionals.

LEFT: Kids filled the dance floor this year,

as our Annual AGM is moving

towards being a family affair.


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Games competition winners

Grand Champion - Simon Auger

Full Scribe (2 Man Team)1st Place - Ron Hann & Simon Auger

One Man Notching1st Place - Jean Rodrigue2nd Place - Duane Sellman3rd Place - Martin St. Jacques

Slabbing1st Place - Simon Auger2nd Place - Ronn Hann3rd Place - Tim McLaughlin

Axe Toss

1st Place - Kym Terry2nd Place - Brian Lloyd3rd Place - Duane Sellman

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Over 20 years ago,we introduced builders to

the phrase, Easyaspie.

When you serve up construction-perm lending for as long as we have, you tend to learn a thing ortwo about what builders like. Our recipe for success has always had one key ingredient: Simplicity. Byoffering one-stop shopping, you keep the customer right where you want them in your office. Thisincludes everything from nationwide financing to one close loans. Custom draw schedules to 12month construction loans for standard and system built homes. And an added benefit to you forbeing an Approved Bonded Builder, custom funding options. To find out more about our full menuof construction-perm features for standard and system built homes, call 1-888-539-1160or visit us at www.systembuilt.com. Its soeasy, youre sure to come back for seconds.

AZ: Mortgage Banker #18073; CA: M&T Mortgage Corporation is licensed by the Department of Corporations under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act.; IL: M&T Mortgage Corporation, One Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203, Illinois ResidentialMortgage Licensee; MA: Mortgage Lender #0672 & 1119, Mortgage Broker #1051 & 1634, Collection Agency #CA0487; NH: First Mortgage Banker and Broker #8083-MB; NJ: Licensed by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.

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RIGHT: Simon

Auger and Ron

Hann accept

awards during the

Log Builders

CompetitionAwards.

BELOW: John

Boys seems to be

on target for the

axe toss.

ABOVE: Ron Hann & Simon Auger

team up for the Full-Scribe two-man

team competition and win.


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LEFT: Log Grading course participants

pose for the camera.

BELOW, LEFT: Log Grading Instructor Ed

Burke provided insight to many in the

Pre-conference course.

BELOW, RIGHT: Pre-conference French

Scribe Workshop with instructor Frederic

Brillant.


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FAR RIGHT: Brian Lloyd hit a bulls

eye in the axe toss competition.

RIGHT: President Dave Gardner

speaks at the Sunday AGM.

BELOW, RIGHT: Allan Mackie gives

the keynote speech.

BELOW, LEFT: Duane Sellman com-

petes for appreciative onlookers.


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Company Members

and contacts

Americana Log Homes*,Pierre CousineauAppalachian Log Homes,

Tracy & Paul WakefieldArtisan Custom LogConstruction,Rob & Katherine LittlerArt Maison*,Sylvain MetivierBitterroot Timber Frames,Brett MauriBullock & Company,Timothy BullockCadwork S.A.,Stefan StammCanadas Log People Inc.,Theo WieringCancedar Log Homes Ltd.,Gerhard Ronner

Caribou Creek Log Homes,Inc., David BylerCBR Products,Bill WillisChemco*, Jim HassiContinental Log HomesDrew ObersonCoyote Log Homes Inc.,Dan AlbertDel Radomskes OkanaganSchool of Log BuildingInternational,Del RadomskeDelta Log & Timber Homes,Inc., Nick/Sarah MakresDietrichs North America,Wil DanceyEd Miller - Logbuilder,Ed MillerEdmunds & Company LogHome Restorations,Peter EdmundsFreningen SvenskaTimmerhus,Berndt Berglund Bengt AgerFort Nelson Log Homes*,

John - Derek Watson

Great Lakes School of LogBuilding & Stonemasonry,Ron BrodiganGudeit Bros. ContractingLtd.,Len GudeitHeartwood Log Homes Ltd.,

Rick McMahonHighlands Log Structures,Inc.,Winston & Pam JohnsonHilgard Log Builders,Blair AndersonHusqvarna & Jonsered Co.,

J.C. PilonHomestead Log Homes Inc.,

James D.HoffmanInsurance and FinancialServices*, Ron NeufeldIsland School of BuildingArts, James Mitchell

J. Rouleau & Associates,Jerry Rouleau

John DeVries Log & TimberHomes 2000 Ltd.,Martin St. Jacques &Martin SlagerLanding InsuranceAgencies Ltd.Matthew Leck, CAIBLandmark Log Building,Tim McLaughlinLasko School of Log Building,William LaskoLegend Log Crafters LLC,Larry D. JohnsonLloyd Ventures,Brian G.LloydLog Knowledge, Inc.,Peter CottierLogs & Timbers,David RogersMakita Canada Inc.,Sylvain GuenetteMark Deagle Log BuildingLtd.,Mark DeagleMill & Timber Products Ltd.Doug AbbottMinde Log Construction Inc.,Brooks Minde

Mitchell Mountain CompanyRobert C. Peters Sr.Mountain Eagle ConstructionCo., Inc., Ralph K. HempMountain Ranch Lighting*,Curtis T. Roth

Mountain State Log HomesInc., Robert (Bob) HeinrichsMountainview LogStructures,Rick/Linda ChilsonMurray Arnott Design Ltd.,Murray ArnottNaturhome*,Xavier RizoNeville Log Homes,Mike ApplegathNicola Log Works Ltd,

John BoysNorth Arrow Log Homes,Lyle C. KelleyNorth Region Log Homes,

John EggeNorthern Comfort LogHomes, Ronald HannNorthwest TerritoriesHousing Corporation*,Guy Saint AndreNorthwood Log Homes Ltd.,

John PlowmanNorwegian Wood LogHomes, Gary EspeOriginal Log Homes Ltd.,Brian GardnerPedersen Logsmiths, Inc.,

Jeff PedersenPrecision Craft Log Homes,

Jim YoungR.C.M. CAD Design &Drafting Ltd.,Cyril CourtoisRed Willow Rustic LogHomes, Keith HodsonRustic Home Builders,

Jay & Jared DriesenSellman Log Structures Inc.,Duane SellmanSenty Log Homes,Mike Senty

Silver Plume Log &Timberworks L.L.C.,

Jonathan StreetStonewood Design,Mark J. HammerlSummer Beam Books,

Charlotte CooperSunstream Log Homes,Mark WilliamsSurelog Homes Ltd.,Terry HallThe Cottage & CountryHomes Show*,Ray FaheyTimberstone Log HomesLimited,Hartley MacArthurTop Notch LogConstruction,Pat LintamanTraditions Scandinaves,Simon Auger

True Log Homes,Jim MaushakTwin Butte Log Homes Ltd.,Bruce MackintoshWest Coast Log Homes,Andy KoberwitzWhitevalley Log Homes Ltd.,Dave SchneiderWinterwood CustomBuilders,Mark ParkinsonWynibec Enterprises Ltd.,Earl Danyluk Doug Clark

Employee Members

Bengt AgerZach BaneMichel Boivin*Kathryn Christie*Patrick ClarkClaude Cloutier*Treffl Cousineau*Rob Dietrich*Steven R. EgglestonPatrick Fillion*Nathan Gochie*Steve Hewson*Todagin Hodson*Cary JohnsonDana Leach

Phillip Lessald*Martin Moilien*

Jennifer OGorman*Marc PecoraRobert Peters Jr.Dayton Skrivseth*Darrell StorringTim Taylor*Kevin Troutt*Phil Vachon*Brian WallaceDarren Whalls*

Eric Wood*

Individual Members

Cliff Albee*Levi Anderson*

Stphane Arsenault*Chris Atchison*Frederic BrillantBob Bristol

Jed ChristmanPatrick DucharmeMichael Duhan*Dan Dums

Joseph J. Duran IIMichel Filion*Laurent GaudinFrederick GenawStephen A. Giesen

Jim GriebDave Gunderman

Jim Havelock*

James Hawke*Ryuichi HirakawaAndreas HoigaardCharley Hood

John HowarthEric JokinenChris KellandTim Kiose *

Jeff KrentzDick Kyser*Maurice Landemare

Jacques Lariviere*William LaRuffaEarl LavertyMary MackieKevin MalonMatthew McIntyre*Patrick J. McMahon*Steve MeyerSabine Mohr*Randy NorgateAustin OBrienDonald Ouellet*Andre Oude OphuisVic Proctor

John RigdenJulie RodriguazJean RodrigueTim RogersCormac Seekings

Jeffrey Slater

John SmehWayne SparshuHoward StockburgerDavid SwetlandCalvin TomicichGene Turney*Greg Woody WarringtonPeter F.WatsonRobert Wigg*Chris WoodRuss Zietz**denotes new members

Welcome more new and returning members

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Publications Committee Report

Some exciting events took place atthe Conference in Aylmer.The

PublicationsCommittee hadthe chance tomeet face to facewith John Boys anddiscuss the publica-tion and printing oftheJig Book. As aresult of that

meeting, two pro-posals for the printing of theJig Bookwill be presented to the Board ofDirectors. Each proposal reflects thecosts for printing and what thebreak-even point is for each of theproposals.

John committed the time neces-

sary to finish the last few pages of theJig Book so we can have it printed andready for sale this year.Thanks, John,for your dedication to this project.

Sign-up sheets were circulated atthe Conference asking who is inter-ested in purchasing theJig Book. Alltold, 37 people signed up to purchasetheJig Book.All of you who want toget your names on the list for thefirst printing of theJig Book, please letthe ILBA office staff know and your

names will be added to the list.While at the Conference, John

Boys presented an idea for his nextproject. It is for a Log Home FinishingBook.This project may be also pre-sented in the form of a CD.Wouldntit be great to supply your clients or

contractors with a tool that shows

eight different ways to install win-dows?

This CD would be a compilationof finish and construction details fromthe members of the ILBA. Go John!You certainly have the PublicationsCommittees support as well as manyof the members that were at Aylmer.

Great Spring to allJeff Patterson, Chairman

Membership Committee

Hello to All! The Conference inAylmer was great. We had membersfrom eight different countries attend.

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ILBACOMMITTEE REPORTS

STANDARDS & LOG GRADING

CONFERENCESMEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONSEDUCATION & TRAINING

FUNDRAISINGPUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & WEB SITE

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTCERTIFICATION

Jeff Patterson

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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DEPEND ON WEATHERALL COMPANYWatch the weather but dont worry about it.

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Log Home Products

That Preserve & ProtectFor exceptional durability, longevity andease of application look for the WeatherallCompany Log Home Sealant System.

Weatherall 1010 ChinkingMortar-textured sealant Superior flex and adhesion

UV Guard Premium CaulkProfessional strength sealant Spans gaps up to 2"

Log Guard InteriorProtective Wood FinishPenetrates and protects

UV Guard Exterior Wood FinishSuperior UV protection

Tri-Rod

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Triple Stretch Log Home SealantExceptional elasticity textured sealant

UV Guard Textured CaulkProfessional strength sealant textured finish

Stay Clean I/ E & CPF 2DAdditives to inhibit mold, mildew and insects

UV Guard Deck & Fence CoatingSun and weather resistant.

Redi-SetBetween log sealant.

Weatherall Company, Inc.106 Industrial Way Charlestown, IN 47111TEL: 800-367-7068 FAX: 812-256-2344

www.weatherall.com

Weatherall Northwest658 Highway 93 South Hamilton, MT 59840TEL: (800)531-2286 FAX: (406)363-1558

For more complete product information visit our web sitewww.weatherall.com or call our toll-free number ( 80 0) 36 7-706 8.

D istributor inquiries a re w elcome.


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As of March 27, just beforeConference, we had a total of 367members.This membership numberbreaks down as 182 Company

Members, 142 Individual Members and43 Employee Members.We now havemembers from 21 different countries.

We will be looking at a proposal torestructure the membership cate-gories that may include GovernmentOfficials and Non-Builder relatedCompany Members. If you have anyideas, please feel free to contact me at

[email protected] people that attended the

conference expressed what a value

their membership was to them indi-vidually or for their companies.Withthis excitement, we see our member-ship continuing in its growth. If youknow of anyone who may be interest-ed in joining, please call or drop ouroffice staff a note and they will bepleased to send out a membershipapplication.

A new By-Law was passed at theAGM allowing for memberships to befor 12 months from the month that

membership enrollment is received.For more specifics, please refer to theAGM Minutes listed on the ILBA Website.

Best regards,Jeff Patterson,

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Continued from Page 23

Membership Pays

ILBA membership has its advantages!

Have your membership card handyand call the toll-free number below.

FREECurrent ILBA Company

Members can now receive a

FREE 1-year subscription

to Log Home Living!

Call Christine Kepic at

800-826-3893 ext. 261 to

register your company. No

coupon necessary, just have

your valid ILBA MembershipCard with number handy

when you call.

Offer expires 12/31/03

Limit one subscription per company.

Membership Pays

For members only!

Receive 50% off a one-yearsubscription.

50% off

A one-year subscription to Log

& Timber Style magazine

regular price $33.97USD;

members pay just $17.97USD.

To start your subscription,

please call 888-645-7600,

ext. 212 or 303-662-5212.

Your valid ILBA membernumber and credit card are

required with your order.


Limit one subscription per member.

Membership Pays

ILBA membership has its advantages!

Have your membership card handy

and call the toll-free number below.

FREECurrent ILBA Company

Members: Receive a FREE

1-year subscription

to Log Home Design Ideas!

Call Crystal Leisch at

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No coupon necessarysimply

have your valid ILBA

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handy when you call.


Limit one subscription per company.

What do you know

about insurance for

your employees? Learn

about the types ofcoverage available and

how they can benefit

you and your

employees in the

May/June issue of the

Log Building News.

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phone Sjoerd Bos directly at

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C l a s s i f i e d A d s

Accutech Innovations Inc., manufacturer of theChain Saw Micro Mill, has expanded operations and

moved. Please update your records with the newaddress. 816 Falcon Blvd., Burlington, ON, Canada L7T3B3. Phone: 905-631-1149. Fax: 905-631-9734. Email:[email protected]. WATCH FOR OURNEW PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES.Tool case forChain Saw Micro Mill 90" aluminum extrusion toreplace the 2"x 6" for increased precision.

Large property available for entrepreneurialHand Crafted Log Home Builder. Location-Port Hardy,Vancouver Island,B.C.Western Red Cedar building logs

available. Contact: J im Mackay 250-949-6642,[email protected] or Doug Abbott 604-328-5550, [email protected]

Employment Wanted: 15-year timber framer, loghome builder and designer from Nova Scotiainterested in employment in British Columbia, but willconsider other areas. Please call Kevin Harvey at 902-348-2556 or Email [email protected].

Log Home General Contracting/finisher: 12

years experience/re-assembly/rough-in/turnkey,Michigan market. Member of ILBA; restoration,maintenance and consulting. Call Gordon Merritt atMerritt Contracting at 1-734-878-9055.

LYRA PENCILS and MARKERS have arrived inCanada. Its about time we have a HIGH QUALITYPENCIL for writing on everything from glass to wet

wood. Carpenter pencil: 10-Inch long, dry & wet.Contact Northwood Log Homes, Phone: 867-872-4261; Fax: 867-872-4645; email:[email protected].

LOG BUILDING TOOLS - STARRETT &MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives up to 30";peeling spuds; chopping & finishing axes; broadaxes;adzes; GRANSFORS axes; ENGLISH slicks; ROBERTSORBY, HENRY TAYLOR, FOOTPRINT & PHEILchisels and gouges; JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, inklines & flex squares; hand-forged Flarens,shovel gouges,

flat & scarf slicks, drawknives & draw-gouges; BARRSpecialty Tools; peavies; cant hooks; lifting tongs; log

dogs & cleats; log horses; water stones; Diamondwhetstones; NORTHWEST calipers, tenon cutters &long auger bits; ship augers; chainsaw mills &attachments; MAKITA & MAFELL planers, saws & chainmortisers; MACKIE log building books & videos. FREE32-page catalogue, MAGARD VENTURES LTD, 8365Domagala Road,Prince George,B.C., Canada V2K 5R1;

Phone: 250-962-9057; Fax: 250-962-9157MauriceGardy

The Black Rapids Timber Framing School will

be hosting eight, seven-day Timber Framing workshopsin the heart of the Alaska Range. Formal sessions run allsummer long and are limited to eight students.Tuitionof $995 includes instruction, food and lodging. (Thereare a few student openings for a preliminary, bare-bones shake-down session of three days at $120 perdaylunch onlyfocusing on floor construction in mid-May.) Dates are as follows: Preliminary Session: May 16- 18; Session #1: June 2 - 8; Session #2: June 12 - 18;Session #3: June 23 - 29; Session #4: July 3 - 9; Session#5: July 14 - 20; Session #6: July 24 - 30; Session #7:

August 4 - 10; Session #8:August 14 - 20.Tel: 907-455-6158; Fax: 907-452-5550 Email: [email protected] site: www.blackrapids.org.

For the Love of Working with Wood TrainingLog Builders for Tomorrow. See them off to a greatstart with our Entry-Level Trade Program. DelRadomskes Okanagan School of Log Building

International. Phone: 250-765-5166 Email:[email protected].

The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association

invites you to attend our 2003 Annual conference.Weare a group of handcrafted log builders dedicated tothe furtherance of the craft of log building.We shareinformation, resources and fellowship. Please plan onjoining us on June 20 & 21 in Silver City, Michigan. Forreservations or information call 651-464-3843 or visitour Web site at www.gllca.org Registration deadline isMay 15.


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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 43 deadline.

If you submit articles in Microsoft Word on CD or by email, sendthem 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.The

International Log Builders Association assumes no responsibility for theaccuracy 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, but

PC is acceptable) with the appropriate fonts (screen and printer), images,and graphics included.All images should be scanned at 266 or higher and

in an EPS or TIF format. Ads can also be sent as PhotoShop (6.1 orbelow) or Illustrator (9.0 and below) EPS files or as 300 dpi greyscaleTIFs. Submissions can be made on Zip disk, CD-ROM, floppy disk or via

email.Compressed .sit, .zip or .sea files are acceptable.

Editorial submissions can be made in MicroSoft Word, Works,Simpletext, 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 orig-inal art for scanning.

Contact the ILBA for other digital file information by email [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-tion sheet and ad rates.

Joining the ILBA

Membership in the International Log Builders

Association is open to any interested person. Members

get one year of Log Building News, membership certificatevoting privileges, discounted conference registration, alisting in the Annual Directory, a copy of the AssociationConstitution and Bylaws, use of computerized help want

ed and work wanted ads, and all ILBA mailings andnotices. Company memberships have additional benefits

Company members can consider becoming Certified &Pledged Builders.The ILBA accepts Visa or MasterCard.

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

President

Dave GardnerPh: 250-547-2400Fax: [email protected]

Vice-President

Dalibor Houdek, PH.D.Ph: 780-413-9031Fax: [email protected]

Treasurer

Jeffrey J. Patterson

Ph: 208-676-0422Fax: [email protected]

Clerk

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

Cathy Hansen, Executive [email protected]

Robrt Savignac, Executive [email protected]

Ann Miks,Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

International Log Builders AssociationP.O. Box 775

Lumby, British ColumbiaV0E 2G0 Canada

800-532-2900 toll-free250-547-8776 phone250-547-8775 fax

www.logassociation.org

For more information

2003 ILBA officersDirectors

Dr. Edwin Burke, PH.DPh: [email protected]

Katharina KoelbelPh: [email protected]

Elaine NosakaPh: [email protected]

Kurt OverholtPh: [email protected]

Jeffrey PattersonPh: [email protected]

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