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Conference 2008
The Competitive Edge
Log Builder Games 2008
Sponsors
Workshops
Auction Contributors
Demos
SketchUp
ILBA People
In Memory of Rick A. Hall
Log Building News in Colour
In Memory of Angus McCallum
Ceremonial Lodge - an Engineering Solution
Slotting Jig for Big Job
TechTalk…page 15
Too Much Underscribing?
ILBA Scholarship Made My Conference Possible
ILBA Memorial Scholarships
Message from the ILBA President
Treasurer’s Report for 2007
Ole-Karl Prøis - Carpenter and Cultural Worker, 1928–2006
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the International Log Builders’ Association
Classifieds
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LBN #65 November 2007-January 2008

ILBA 35th Annual AGM, Conference and Trade Show
Log Builder Games
Handmade for the Generations
Whitefish Bus Tour
Handmade for the Generations Sponsorship Opportunities
How to Get to Conference
Renowned carver Mike McVay returns to teach a Pre-Conference course
Major sponsor returns and offers a free pre-conference course
TechTalk
Fein Tools’ SuperCut
ILBA Memorial Scholarship Fund Initiated in 2008
Code of Ethics
Philip Baker – In Memoriam
Thoughts on Building Upside Down
Silver Park Design Competition
What I Did on My Winter Vacation
Classified Ads
Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
Advertisers in This Issue

LBN #64 August - October 2007

Doug Lukian: Builder, Artist, Friend
International Log Conference in Latvia
Scholarships to Whitefish Conference
Burnt Home, Burnt Forests, Burnt Jobs
Tech Talk
TFGNA “Log Track” at Montebello
Letter to the Editor
Rotary Chisel Review
Are You a Candidate?
Logworks Helper - Helps Our Business
In Front of the World
Park Structure Design Contest
New Survey Reveals Best Leads for Sales
Classified Ads
Advertisers in This Issue

LBN #63 May - July 2007

Conference Reports 2007
- Thank You to the Conference Volunteers
- Thank You to Our Sponsors
- Log Builder Games 2007
- Conference Tech Talk
Spiral Grain
The Honourable Barry Penner
What is Your Standard of Building?
Tech Talk
Panorama for Log Builders
Members Adopt Constitution, Bylaws, and Ethics Code at AGM
International Log Builders’ Association Constitution
International Log Builders’ Association Code Of Ethics
Classified Ads
Advertisers in This Issue

LBN #62 February - April 2007

Conference 2007 - You Won’t Want to Miss This!
Auction News - Special Items for Advance Bidding
International Conference of Log House Builders and Wood Construction Specialists in Riga, Latvia, from June 2 to 7, 2007
Large in Larch - Report From Russia
Announcing Our Sponsors!
Advertisers in This Issue
Tech Talk
Log Houses of the World
Welcome New and Renewing Members
Clients from Hell
Notice of Special Business to be Conducted at the 2007 AGM
Treasure’s Report, March 2007
ILBA Auditor’s Report, 2006
Classified Ads

LBN #61 November 2006-January 2007

Log Building Code Moves
Towards Adoption
Where will the Best Suppliers meet the Best Builders?
Charting Our Course in Changing Times
Chainsaw Carving Workshop
Are You Doing Donkey Work?
Advertisers in This Issue
Tech Talk
Log Grading Setback
Bad Weather? Got it
Covered
Welcome New and Renewing Members
A Plan for Transporting and Assembling Log Structures
Variation on the Knife- Plate Theme
Insulated Panels for Log Homes
Classified Ads
Start Training Now for the 2007 Log Builder Games
Election Results

LBN #60 September-October 2006

Advertisers in This Issue
Business Standards: Construction Agreements and Procedures, Part 3
2007 Conference & AGM
Moss, a natural form of insulation
TechTalk
SendThisFile
Letter to the Editor
Log Grading Update
Classified Ads

LBN #59 January-March 2006

News from the Board of Directors
Treasurer’s Report: “Firmly in the Black”
Thank You to All Our Montebello Sponsors
Montebello Conference Awards
Ink Durability
TechTalk
Advertisers in This Issue
A New Auger Bit
Blackline Chalk Company
Montebello Log Games Results
PLS2 Laser
New and Renewing Members
Business Standards: Construction Agreements and Procedures, Part 2
A Message from BC
Letter to the Editor
Classified Ads

LBN #58 January-March 2006

Transition Time at the ILBA
Chambers Returns as Editor
Nominees for ILBA Board of Directors
B. Allan Mackie — Happy 80th Birthday!
New Job-Costing Software from ILBA
ILBA Visits Okanagan School of Log Building
Getting a Handle on Lifting Logs
Advertisers in this issue
TechTalk
ILBA Conference 2006
Women in the Industry
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads
President’s Letter
Letter to the Editor
Helicopter Re-assembly
Bhutan - Land of the Thunder Dragon
ICC Code in Second Round
Treasurer’s Report
Dummies Can Be Smart
Advertisers in This Issue
TechTalk
ILBA Conference 2006 - Telling Our Story - Building Our Future
From the Conference Team
International Log Building Conference in Latvia
Construction Agreements and Procedures, Part 1
Log Building in Russia
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads

LBN #57 September-December 2005

Transition Time at the ILBA
Chambers Returns as Editor
Nominees for ILBA Board of Directors
B. Allan Mackie — Happy 80th Birthday!
New Job-Costing Software from ILBA
ILBA Visits Okanagan School of Log Building
Getting a Handle on Lifting Logs
Advertisers in this issue
TechTalk
ILBA Conference 2006
Women in the Industry
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads

LBN #55 May/June 2005

ILBA Road Tour Sponsors
Log Building Association of New Zealand 11th Biennial Conference
Networking and symbiosis
Celebrating 30 years of educating builders
A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes
Black and white and handsome!
Why do we have standards?
TechTalk
Foundation Options
Advertisers in this issue
GLLCA annual meeting
International Conference in Latvia
Tour Norway-Sweden
Log Home Construction Financing
ICC Update
Classified Ads
New and Renewing Members

LBN #53 January/February 2005

Conference Comments
Log Builders Games Results
Our Volunteers
ILBA 2005 Achievement Award
Pre-Conference Workshop Photos
Conference Photos
GST Plea
OfficeUpdate
Our Members
Homes Needed in Mexico
Speaking Out Loud
TechTalk
Log Builder Games Photos
Once in a Lifetime Builder Profile
Sauna Tips
List of Advertisers
30th Anniversary of the Pat Wolfe Log Building School
AGM of the ILBA
Latvia Conference
Treasurer’s Report
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Scribe Quiz Winner
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads

LBN #56 July/August 2005

ILBA Road Tour Sponsors
Update from the Board of Directors
Nominees Sought for ILBA Directors
Letters to the Editor
Advertisers in this issue
TechTalk
Tech Tips
Why Hang a Sign?
Why We Need Standards and Education
ICC Update
Wittenham Clumps Rendezvous 2005
International Conference in Latvia
Classified Ads
New and Renewing Members

LBN #54 March/April 2005

Letters to the Editor
ICC Update
OfficeUpdate
ILBA Standards Start-up
ILBA Eastern Rendez-vous
Fix It Before It Breaks
Where is Allan?
TechTalk
List of Advertisers
International Conference
2004 Log Home Report
Print Advertising
Treen Joinery Workshop
Sponsorship Details for Road Tour and Eastern Rendez-vous
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads

LBN #52 November/December 2004

Good Benches Make Good Neighbours
OfficeUpdate
Season’s Greetings
Aristocracy of the Building Trade
Important AGM and Conference Notes
List of Advertisers
Letters to the Editor
Moving?
International Conference in Latvia
Thank You to ’05 Sponsors
Hooked on Timber Framing
Insect Guide
Insurance for ILBA Members
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads
TechTalk Scriber Quiz & Christmas Colouring Picture

LBN #50 July/August 2004

ICC Update Diluted Log Building Standards to be Set In Concrete
Why use the ILBA Shell Contract?
Nominees sought for ILBA Directors
Training Beyond Compliance Investing in a Culture for your Company
List of Advertisers
Chris and Wil Dancey of Dietrich’s-Building Their Own Home
Log Building News 101
The Tall Trees are Falling An open letter to the Log & Timber Industry
Zabludow Model on Exhibit
New and Renewing Members
Annual Award Nominees Sought
Rendez-vous Cancelled
Classified Ads

LBN #48 March/April 2004

Conference comments
Many thanks to our Spring AGM sponsors
Annual Award
Office Update
Tech Talk
Conference reflections
ILBA member to walk 60k in breast cancer fundraiser
Wood Design Focus Journal enclosed
Gazebo Workshop
A timber framer’s view of our conference
What do you and a 1643 Polish synagogue have in common?
Playing in the yard
Log home insurance
Did you ever think...?
Financial Report/AGM
Nominees sought for ILBA Directors
New and renewing members
Classified ads
Fraud notice
Answer to “Vacation in Estonia”

LBN #51 September/October 2004

ICC Update: 45-day Public Review to Start
OfficeUpdate
TechTalk
2005 ILBA Board of Director Elections
A simplified system to bolt the sill logs through the subfloor
List of Advertisers
Overscribing
La maison Arsenault
Marketing 101
ILBA Thermal Performance Survey: The heat is ON!
Classified Ads
New and Renewing Members

LBN #49 May/June 2004

Tech Talk
Office Update
Nominees sought for ILBA Directors
Internet News
Spring AGM and Conference
Is phytosanitation in your future?
A long-term approach to a short-term problem
Copyright issues in architectural design
Compassionate Care benefit now available
New and renewing members
GLLCA Conference at Mackinaw City, Michigan
Classified ads
In Memoriam: Mark Raymond Witter

LBN #47 January/February 2004

Message from the President
Tech Talk for Non-chainsaw Users
TechTalk
Many thanks to our Spring AGM sponsors
Log Homes on the Move
Office Update
In Memoriam: Steve Kemper
Fishing with John
Log Building Education
Sales & Marketing Tips
Vacation in Estonia
Tidbits from the Jig Book
International Log Building
Product holds frames together gracefully
New & Renewing Members
ICC Update: What is a log?
Classified Ads

LBN #46 November/December 2003

Sales and Marketing Tips
Office Update
Compound Roofs: A timber framer’s secrets
At last, a class for Project Managers
Dietrich’s 3-day D-Log workshop
What can you do with your “waste” wood?
Design Expo
Web Update
Microsoft Integration class offered at Spring AGM
A picture is worth a thousand words
Scottish Rendez-vous
Ideas to recognize and reward good employees
New and renewing members since our last issue
Obomsawin inspires with her latest publication
Author Cindy Thiede Dies
Classified Ads

LBN #44 July/August 2003

Tech Talk
Scribe Fit Grooves and Dovetail Corners that Remain Tight
Sales and Marketing Tips
Spring Conference and AGM Location Confirmed
Message from the President
New Screw Jack Developed by ILBA Member
New and Renewing Members
New ILBA Director Appointed by Board
Nomination of Directors
Scholarship Offered
Classified Ads

LBN #42 March/April 2003

Aylmer 2003 30th Annual AGM & Conference
Sponsors & donors contribute to conference success
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
2002 Year-End Financial Report
Tech Talk
Having a Web site isn’t good enough- market it!
Welcome more new and returning members
Committee reports
Conference photos

LBN #45 September/October 2003

2003 Rendez-vous Sponsors
Rendez-vous Competition
Rendez-vous Tech
TechTalk
Fact Sheet on Log Building Protection and Finishing
Spring AGM Plans
Scientific Conference: Log Building in Latvia
The Zabludòw Project
Sales and Marketing Tips
Your Log House
Letter To the Editor
OfficeUpdate
Crane Safety
EnerGreen SIP’s Receive ICC Approval
Treasurer’s Report & Membership Update
New and Renewing Members
Classified Ads

LBN #43 May/June 2003

Log Grading Program
ILBA Demos Log Builder Competition Events
TechTalk
Letters to the Editor
Protection of Wood Using Borates
ICC Update
Mold is a Pest - Pesticide Concerns
Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
News from the Log Builders’ Association of New Zealand
Group Insurance Needs
Standards and Finishing Techniques
News from the Office
Log Home Insurance
New and Renewing Members

LBN #41 January/February 2003

30th AGM info
Importance of a good website
Crane Safety
Stairs
A log builders' experience building their own home
Visual stress grading or building logs and timbers
2003 members renewed
Committee reports; Membership / Certification

LBN #40 December 2002

European Summit review
Letters to the Editor
Like math? Two approaches to complex joinery
Tech Talk-leveling a log in blocks
Using the Past to learn and grow
More Tech Talk - Lots of holes to drill, try this handy tool
Update from ILBA Office
Committee reports; Membership/ R&D / PR & Marketing / Certification

LBN #38 2002

Letters to the Editor
Thermal properties of log homes
Take your marketing to the next level
An insider's peek at photo shoots
ILBA Photo Contest Announced
Hats off to Chambers
Log Building (R)evolution
ILBA Office update
ILBA Committee reports

LBN #36, January 2002

Lighting
Utah!
Marketing
Books: Small Homes & Cabins
Boy's Years & Board
Eliminator Auger
Office Updates
Engineering Research
Tech Talk
Cutting Stumps
Tornado
New Peeler
OSHA Grants
Ads & Froggies

LBN #39 2002

Letters to the Editor
Tech Talk
Log walls put to the test
Drawings: What are they?
Rendez-vous is a success because..
Meet your new ILBA Directors
ILBA Office update
ILBA Committee reports

LBN #37 June 2002

Utah!
Drilling Jigs
Rendez-vous
BC Safety Manual
Certification Update
Tech Talk & Competition
Chambers Retires as Editor
Working with Bankers
Archi-CAD Workshop
Office Update
Board Meets, Bylaws Change
Treasurer & President Reports
Complex Roof & French Scribe
Laying Out Stumps
AGM Minutes
Ads

LBN #35 September 2001

Fire & Logs
Log Building Success
Utah Conference
Before the Finish
Wedding News
Conditioning Discs
Board Changes
Builder Certification
Micro-Mill
Tech Talk & Reviews
Need for Standards
Ads

LBN #34 June 2001

Kananskis Recap
Fire & Heat
ILBA - Sharing
Teaching our Trade
Jigs @ Kananaskis
Log Grading
Water Levels
Office Updates
Jig Design, Leadership
Sponsors & Photos
AGM Minutes
Park Structures
Dovetails & Saddles
2000 Financial Statement
Great Lodges
Ads

LBN #33 December 2000

Name Change
Conference Preview
Water Damage
Grieb Scribers
Rough Notches
New Tools
Office Update
Chinking Standards
Marketing by Rouleau
Jigs & Board Nominations
Pit House
Ads & Sharpening Chains

LBN #31 May 2000

Montebello
Purlins
AGM Report
Office Update
Gazebo Photos
Tech Talk Photos
Board Minutes and Bio's
Steinbrecher
CSA Meeting in Ottawa
Ads

LBN #32 October 2000

Lateral Loading
Certification & Standards
Office Update
The Round Square Notch
2001 Conference
Accelerated Workshop
Accelerated Review
Jig Book
John Boys Screwjack
Ads
How to Join, & More

LBN #30 January 2000

Valley Rafters
Scribed Scarf Joint
Association Update
Conference News
1999 Finances
Quick-Clips
Corner Log
Really Small Scribers
Ads

LBN #29 November 1999

2000 Conference Preview
Bylers of Caribou Creek
Gin Pole
Association Update
Design Workshop
Montebello Magic
Ultra-Scribers
Lots of Straps
Quick-Clips
Ads

LBN#27 January 1999

Colorado Conference coming up
Wood Preparation from start to finish
Jig for Electric Flats
Safe Trucking
Log Home Value
Log Building News Clips
Log Home Longevity
Assocation News
Certifying Builders Considered
Ads

LBN#28 June 1999

1999 Colorado Conference review
Are wood-boring insects eatings your logs?
Conference 1999 Photos
Conference Tech Talk
Review: Log Construction Manual
Shannon Maris Leaves Association
Log Building News Clips
Cathy Hansen is hired
Cutting square ends of log posts
Cut-off Jig for mitered trusses
Proposal to certify log builders
Ads

LBN #26 September 1998

Cutting Tools Costs and Increasing efficiency
Tools
grain scribe, log cart, han-d-pump ,
3--legged steps, crowbar by Tove®, portable shed for worksite
New broad axes-- Pedersen
Understanding Log Structures - Steinbrecher
Bolting walls to Foundations- Fritch
News clips

LBN #24 January 1998

Managing Workers- Olsen
25th Conference Update
Contracting Tips
Assoc. to do
Consumer Seminars-update
Log Home Shows
Tech Tips/News Clips/Ads

LBN #25 May 1998

25th Conference summary
Tech Tips
easier sanding drill
trimming posts for flooring
cutting logs at an angle
cell phone vibrating ringer
drilling countersinks at an angle
stick framing to log connection
peeling logs with rotating nozzle
Hydraulic tools for log builders
Summary of Whistler Log House Tour
Minutes of 25th Annual General Meeting
Sparshu talks on jobsite efficiency
Log Building News - Clips
classified

LBN #23 July 1997

Annual Conference Summary
President's Report
Annual Minutes of Association
Jersey Devils - speaker review
Leveling pads - Olsen
Rods & Washers-Shure
New BC Log Building Assoc.
Tech Talk Review
News clips/Ads

LBN #22 January 1997

Special Issue: Stairs
Adjustable Scribing Jig- Beckedorf
Hanging Stairs
Self-adjusting stairs
Rustic Furniture - Book review
Prow Buildings - layout - Chambers
Restoration - Part 2 - Renfroe
News Clips/Ads

LBN #21 October 1996

Exterior Finishes for Log Homes
Restoration, Protection & Maintenance
New Research on Wood Finishes
Tomsk- Book review

LBN #20 June 1996

1996 Conference Review
Thermal Performance
Fly Rafters for Gables
23rd AGM
Log Jacks
Cutting Notches Faster
News Clips
Hewing
Ads

LBN #19 December 1995

1996 Conference
Gaps and Bows of Roofs & Beams - Beckedorf
Contracts and Liens - Senty
I.A.S. Report- Brian Lloyd
The New Board
News Clips : Ads & Info

LBN #17 February 1995

New Trusses- Ed Shure
Roof Math Made Easy - Ed Shure
After the Shell- Duane Sellman
Moving Day- Pat Wolfe
New Husky Electric- Steve Greer
1995 Annual Meeting
An Experience with Ethics & Contracts- Gary Lazarowski
Ads & Info

LBN #18 August 1995

Truss Engineering - Tom Hahney
Energy Code Scare in Canada - Hahney
22nd AGM
New Log Selection Rules - Chambers
Hahney Retires
News clips
Dan Porter Remembered
Ads & Info
Banff Conference Report
Committees - listed

LBN #16 October 1994

Log Building in Latvia
Computer Generated Templates
Japan Log House Forum News
Association's Financial Report
Here's a Groovy Tool
General Contracting Made Easier
CLBAI/ALBA Constitution and Bylaws
Tech Tips, etc.
Great Lakes Log Crafters Meet
Baluster Layout
New Zealand Log Building Flourishes
The Log Home Council

LBN #14 January 1994

A glance back at the 93 ILBC
Presidents Report
Annual Finnancial Report
Letters
Conference Evaluation
Minutes of the 20th AGM
The Board of Directors Minutes
Reflection on Names
New Joint for Complex Log Roofs
News from the Great Lakes
Western Lumber Span Tables
Foot-Inch Calculator for the Computer

LBN #15 June 1994

Review of Banff 1994 AGM
Mission Statement for Assoc.
Article: Building Agreements for Log Construction
Code of Ethics & article
Review of new Board members
Review: Software "Sundial" for Mac computers
Article: Log Building for Love or Money or Both
Article: Bolting (Purlins, posts, trusses)

LBN #13 August 1993

Last chance news on 93 International
Conference
Falling Down-Looking Up
New Woodcraft Adze
News From New Zealand
Ole-Karl Prøis- Log Master
Log Building Competitions at Conference
Special Advanced Education Courses at Conference
Jig for Rectangular Housing in Logs
Log Span Tables Republished- update
CLBAI dues go up for 1993-4
Pro-Flex Anti-Vibration Gloves
CLBAI Builders needed for Latvian Students-notice

LBN #11 January 1993

19th Annual Meeting Report
Minutes of the 19th Annual Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Log Building Standards and Canadian Code
Over-Scribing the Lateral Groove to Create A Compression-Fit Notch
Latvians to be Trained in North America
Great Lakes Log Crafters Meet
Tech-Tips- self steering trailer, plate log roll-out
From the Journal of Light Construction- tips
Mackie School Closes
Message from the President
CLBAI to Publish Log Span Tables- new edition

LBN #12 May 1993

1993 International Log Building Conference Update
Another Log Building in New Zealand
Log Building as a Game
Korean Log Builders Assoc. is Founded
Reflections of a Founder- After 20 yrs.- Janzen
Last minute details of Program of 93 International Conference
Update on Home Office Deductions- Journal of Light Construction
The Early History of CLBAI
Great Lake Log Crafters Meet
In the Groove
Old Edge Tools- Where to Find Them and How to Sharpen Them
Ethics and Competition in Business

LBN #10 July 92

Previews of 92 Annual General Meeting at Sorrento, BC
Preview and update on 1993 International Log Building Conference planning
Sill Log Options
Tidbits and Tech-Tips
Members Forum- inquiries, updates, association news
Rocky Mountain Meeting
Timber Framers Build Bridge
Should We Change the Name of the CLBAI
Working With An Architect

LBN #8 January 92

18th Annual (CLBAI) Meeting a Big Success
Directors (CLBAI) Meeting review
Minutes of the 18th Annual General Meeting
Jeff Arvin Gives Keynote Address
Tech-Talk
Plate log roll-out solutions
Sapstain
pencil scribing flat logs
Grey-Flex ®
Trimming door and Window openings
Spiral Grain detector
1993 International Conference
Timber Framers Western Conference
1990 Canadian Log Home Update
News from Mary Mackie
News about Members and Membership
Radomske Explains Shrink-fit Grooves at AGM
Radomske Log Selection
Where Do We Come From and Where Are We Going? (membership)
Brian Lloyd Addresses Japan Log House Forum
Results of 1991 Member Survey
Chinkers
Notices/ Classified Ads

LBN #9 May 1992

The Wooden Architecture of Russia
A Simple Log Roof System
So Now We Have Standards
Sapstain
Secretary's Report
Letters
Tree Fee or Timber Tax?
The Emseal Choice
Notice of Meetings
Tree Dimensional Trusses
Marketing Ideas
Odds-n-Ends-tips, info
Books available from CLBAI

LBN #7 August 91

Building Code Committee Meeting
Plans for Allan Mackie Log Tongs
Plans for Ed Shure Log Scaffolding
Springtime in the Rockies- Rocky Mt. Log Builders' Meeting Review
Plans for Hidden Settling Jack
The Sparshu Spar-Log Peeler
Tech Tips
The Woodcarver Disc
Random orbital sander review
Butt-joining logs
One notch logs
Self-steering highboy trailer
Scriber-leveling Plate
Membership news
New Zealand Log Builders- Annual Meeting report
Great Lakes Log Crafters (Minnesota Log Crafters Association) Annual Report
Timber Framers (TFGNA) New York Conference Review
Japan Log House Forum
Requests for information and survey results on "In the Groove"
What's the Best Log House- by Del Radomske (over-scribing)
Dovetail Church Reconstuction
Book Review: Trim Carpentry by Craig Savage
Classified Ad

LBN #5 January 91

Message From the President (of CLBAI)
Report From Down Under- travel notes from Ken Guest
Hardie Speaks on Canadian Log Building Industry
AGM Tech Talk- better chalk lines, innovative level, VOX voice transmitter, Makita® cutting wheel, spiral grain detector, one notch log roller, spindle cutter, log peeling machine, self-tightening nut, tip for scribing vertical surfaces.
Blind Test of Finishes
17th Annual Meeting of CLBAI- review
Future Log Builders- Editorial
Timber Framers at Mt. Hood- review
Access the Wood- value-added advantage to bid proposals on timber sales
Books- reviews Building With Logs , Park Structures and Facilities
Checking
Log Building Classes Held
More Tech Talk- pressurized mister, Construction Master II Calculator®, solid state timer.
List of Sources.

LBN #6 May 91

Selecting the Next Log-butt and tip layout
Tech Tips
Book Review- Norwegian Wood
Mackie Scribers Revisited
Burke Speaks on Wood Strength at AGM
CLBAI Survey Results
Readers Forum- questions from members
Focus Groups at 1990 AGM
The Padded Bar- chainsaw guide device
Classified Ads

LBN #4 August 90

Energy and Log Homes
Energy Performance of Minnesota Log Homes
Letter to the Editor- More on Beckedorf Notching and counter effects of shrinking.
Is It Square or Round?- A different way to file chain saw teeth
Pressure Peeling Logs
Tools and Techniques-Makita® Electric chain saws, Woodcraft® Woodcarver, chalklines, pencils for marking logs, reference to "sun-lining" chain saw technique.
The Next Pen
Replant What You Use
Timber Framers Meet in New York
Rocky Mountains- Review of 4th Annual Meeting
New Zealand-Review of Annual Meeting of New Zealand Log Builders Association.
List of Sources

LBN #3 January 90

16th Annual Meeting
The Pursuit of Excellence
Beckedorf's Notching System- how to and info on types of notching
Hahney on Roof Trusses
Fir and Feathers- supporting value-added timber access
Joiner's Quarterly- issue #13 has been printed. Info on hip and valley roof framing and full scribe, dovetail joinery. Subscription address.
Mary Mackie Honored
Material Safety Data Sheets
Run-Off from Wood Treatment- regulations, copies of report "Controlling Stormwater Discharges of Anti-Sapstain Chemicals.
Cold Draft Anyone?-Sealing window openings
New Preservative-Diffusol®
Unusual Fasteners And....-catalog
Brass- index of sources
Jigs, Tools, and Gadgets- Contour Marker
Info and Plan Services- list of sources for info and construction
List of Sources

LBN #2 August 89

Keeping The Roof On- engineering/construction guidelines
Log Building: Business or Lifestyle?- Fear of losing customers, how to bid, price negotiation, quick fixes, the customers.
Technical Tidbits- Drying whole logs in three days, Drying Wood Cookies, Its Done With Mirrors- how to mark true lines on logs.
Kiwi Ingenuity- chain saw modifications
Log Peeling and Preserving
Good Chaulk
Hand-Forged Edge Tools
Rocky Mountains- Review of 3rd
New Zealand-Review of Annual Meeting of New Zealand Log Builders Association.
Minnesota- Review of Annual Meeting of Minnesota Log Builders Association.
List of Sources

LBN #1 December 88

15th Annual Meeting
Tech Talk- EPDM gaskets, CSI ® borate rods, log finish, metal shaving disk, IBM/Versacad software, power-chinking machine w/ Sashco caulk for checks, Sellman scribers.
Free Trade-Free Travel
Access to Logs-bidding on timber sales
Workshop On Bidding
Units- standards for bidding
Hahney on Stress and Strain- engineering guidelines
Hahney Part 2
Beckedorf Honored
Finnish Fireplaces
TFGNA Worried About Old-Growth Timber
List of Sources

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International Log Builders' Association
PO Box 775
Lumby, BC
V0E 2G0 Canada

Phone: (250) 547-8776
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