What do you know about log & timber screws?

September 13, 2009

Readers of this blog know that I’m a DIY type of guy.  I LOVE tools and working with them and I’m always intrigued to learn something new about a specialty tool, fasteners or anything that is part of a building process. 
Anyway, I bumped into Will Leverett the other day, he’s the owner of Log & Timber [...]

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9/11/2001

September 11, 2009

In our prayers.

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Labor Day Recap

September 7, 2009

Have you noticed that sometimes it doesn’t matter if you live in a log home or a glass house, things don’t always go as planned.  My bride and I decided that this Labor Day was to be “staycation” (stay at home vacation) and that we would spend it relaxing and catching-up on some honey-do chores [...]

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A Log Home Community in Florida

September 3, 2009

Darian Estates is a ‘Log Home Community’ in Florida, owned by David Di Massino of DDM Developing, Inc.  David and I have been exchanging emails for a few months and I suggested recently that we do an interview because of his unique approach to this log home project. What follows is the result of our [...]

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Thank goodness summer is over!

August 31, 2009

Okay, I know that sounds blasphemous, especially if you live in the snowbelt, so let me explain…
I love summer and in my humble opinion there isn’t a better experience than cruising on Flathead Lake on a summer afternoon here in Montana.  So why am I happy to see summer winding down?  Traffic!  To be more [...]

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A Custom Built Cabin for Free?

August 17, 2009

Okay, so maybe it’s not a real log cabin, but it is a cabin and it could be yours… FREE!
DIY Network’s show, BLOG CABIN is in full swing and their motto is… “Blog It. Build It. Win It.”  In case you were not aware of their promotion, it is an interactive web-based sweepstakes that asks visitors to [...]

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Log Burning?

August 15, 2009

Okay, here’s the mind picture… it’s fall and the leaves are beginning to turn, there’s a chill in the air, you’re sitting on your log home’s deck watching NFL football on a portable TV, there’s ice cold beer in the cooler and a cozy fire beside you.  No, your deck isn’t on fire… you’re sitting [...]

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Log Home Handcrafting

August 3, 2009

I have talked to people who have ordered a log home and never visited the manufacturer that produced it.  Although a personal visit is not required, if you have the opportunity to visit a company and watch how a log home is created, you will have a whole new appreciation for the building process and the [...]

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The Geek Piece of the Log Home Business

July 31, 2009

I received a couple of great comments on an earlier post, so I must have struck a chord.  Thanks to all of you that took the time to offer your opinion – I sincerely appreciate that.  Chris M. asked the question,
“…how to make all this web stuff work. Do you have other people in your company that does [...]

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The Demise of Lodgepole Pine in Colorado

July 26, 2009

Clyde Cremer and son Jeff are the owners of American Log Homes, Inc. located in Pueblo West, Colorado. Both of these gentlemen have been contributors to this blog in the past (see this). Clyde wrote a very interesting article that illustrates some of the trouble western states, loggers and government branches are expereincing. His entire [...]

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