Logbuilding News Issue No 48

NEWS
Inside This Issue

Conference comments
page 3
Many thanks to our Spring
AGM sponsors page 4
Annual Award page 4
Office Update page 5
Tech Talk page 6
Conference reections
page 8
More Parksville pics page 9
ILBA member to walk 60k in
breast cancer fundraiser
page 10
Wood Design Focus Journal
enclosed page 11
Gazebo Workshop page 12
A timber framers view of
our conference page 14
What do you and a 1643
Polish synagogue have in
common? page 16
Playing in the yard page 17
Log home insurance
page 18
Did you ever think...?
page 19
Financial Report/AGM
page 20/21
Nominees sought for
ILBA Directors page 22
New and renewing
members page 23
Classied ads page 24
Fraud notice page 25
Answer to Vacation in
Estonia
page 25
March/April 2004 Number 48
Agreement Number 40707514
The ocean side setting and fantastic weather for our
31st AGM and Conference was an added bonus to
this years event which kicked off with a pre-confer-
ence Gazebo building class on the 27th of March.
Photos of the structure can be found on our website,
and with the ocean back drop, our members efforts
will be greatly appreciated for many years to come.
We had attendees from several countries including
Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, New
Zealand, Scotland, and the United States (hope I
havent missed any), and the review response has
been wonderful. A wide variety of sessions were avail-
able, and despite the busy schedule everyone seemed
to nd time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings with a
little walk about or hike on the beach. Tim Bullocks
home cooked oyster feast was shared by many and is
still being talked about!
The tech talk session once again provided a great
hands on sharing opportunity for all, and the log
builders games saw a new competitor win this years
Overall Championship: Mark Deagle of Alberta.
Our sponsors were once again a great support of
the event, and we encourage you to thank them and
support their business as they greatly support this
industry.
The auction was a great success. Wed like to thank
all the donors, bidders, attendees and our auctioneer
Tom Terry for their continued support of this event
this year we raised over $45,000CDN. Thanks to John
Boys and Lloyd Beckedorf who so readily join in to
S PRI NG AGM & CONF ERENCE
Parksville Memories
by Cathy Hansen
Idyllic setting, passionate builders, and a log gazebo it doesnt get better than that.
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LogBuildingNews
March/April 2004
Issue #48
Published six times a year
2004 International
Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775
Lumby,
British Columbia ,
Canada V0E 2G0
Toll-free: 800-532-2900
Phone: 250-547-8776
Fax: 250-547-8775
www.logassociation.org
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
cathy@logassociation.org
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
robert@logassociation.org
Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant
ann@logassociation.org
Contributors to this issue:
Bob Kenel 989-642-2725
Katharina Koelbel
011-49-979-150-1339
Jeff Patterson 208-676-0422
Brant Schreiber 802-748-5929
Thanks to Jim Johnson, Mark Fritch
and Brian Lloyd for contributing
photos to this issue.
Log Building News Editor
Cathy Hansen
PO Box 775
Lumby, BC
Canada V0E 2G0
1-800-532-2900
assist the auctioneer each year. A new sign for the ILBA was hand carved by Dalibor
Houdek and then, at the end of auction night, auctioned off and purchased for the
ILBA by several members, which assisted in raising the nal totals of the evening
auction. A special thanks to you all!
We are already working on ideas for next year and welcome your input!
Parksville Memories from page 1
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Group photo at the gazebo;
Radomske pre et ls; John Boys and Katharina
Koelbel (Kat won the door prize saw on auction
night); Log Builder GamesBrian Lloyd (judge),
Dave Schneider (coordinator) and some of the
winning competitors, Glen Sparshu, Pat Clark,
Jarret Radomske and Mark Deagle (Overall Grand
Champion for 2004); Old friends get
together Wayne Sparshu, Lloyd
Beckedorf and Del Radomske.
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Conference comments
What a great bunch of folks to perform for, one of the
best concert audiences Ive had in a long time
David Essig
I think you did a terric job organizing everything. I think
it was a great business trip for me and my family had a
good time as well. Good work and thanks again.
Jennifer Anthony
That was an ace conference and Im very glad I came! I
take my hat off to all of you ne folk who make it
possible.
Gordon Macdonald
Thanks for everything it was good to see
everybody again. An excellent conference!
Todagin Hodson
Thank you so much for a great
conference, I hope we can do this
again.
Doug Reed
I truly enjoyed meeting all the different people! The
schedule was fantastic. We had plenty of time to socialize
& yet learned quite a bit.
Sarah Hamilton
Some conference participants think this was the best one
ever. Indeed it was fantastic! You all do so much to make
it happen and with such delightful energy. Thank you!
Tom Hahney
Thanks and well done. I had a great time and met some
fascinating people. Everything was so well organized and
rst class. Thanks again!
Gerry Tuppert
Congratulations to you and your team! It was
a really good conference, pleasant place, nice
rooms, good group. Oysters happily and
peacefully growing large not far away-thanks
to Tim Bullock I was able to eat quite a few
au naturel.
Rob Chambers
CADWORK/Hundegger USA L.C.
Stefan Schneider
5131, Rue de Bordeaux
Montreal, QC H2H 2A6
Tel: 514-524-2442
Fax: 514-524-2443
Email: montreal@cadwork.ca
Website: www.cadwork.com
Dietrichs North America
Wil and Chris Dancey
51213 Wooleyville Line, RR#1
Aylmer ON N5H 2R1
Tel: 877-877-0086
Fax: 519-765-2846
Email: w.dancey@dietrichs.com
Website: www.dietrichs.com
Emseal Corporation
Gieselle Baerveldt
84 Brydon Drive
Rexdale, ON M9W 4N6
Email: gieselle @emseal.com
Website: www.emseal.com
Tel: 416-740-2090
Fax: 416-740-0233
EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.
Dave Stevenson
3294 262nd Street
Aldergrove BC V4W 2X2
Tel: 604-857-7982
Fax: 604-856-0608
Email: dstevenson@energreenbsl.com
Website: www.energreenbsl.com
G.E.M. Inc.
Sean Zimmer
9330 48th Street SE
Calgary, AB T2C 2R2
Tel: 403-215-3333
Fax: 403-287-2012
email: sean@euroslate.ca
Website: www.euroslate.ca
GRK Fasteners
Uli Walther
1499 Rosslyn Road
Thunder Bay ON P7E 6W1
Tel: 800-263-0463
Fax: 800-895-5160
Email: grk@grkfasteners.com
Website: www.grkfasteners.com
GSCNE/Graphisoft
Pal Szabo
1473 Crescent Rd.
Mississauga, ON L5H 1P5
Tel: 905-274-5534
Fax: 905-271-8618
Email: mail@gscne.com
Website: www.gscne.com
HSB-SOFT, LLC
Santiago Burbano
3191 South Valley Str., Ste 102
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Tel: 801-466-9006
Fax: 801-466-4380
Email: sb@hsb-cad.com
Website: www.hsb-cad.com
Husqvarna
Lee Lorentz
5982 Garvin Rd.,
Union Bay, BC V0R 3B0
Tel: 250-897-8255
Fax: 250-335-3213
Email: lee.lorentz@electrolux.com
Website: www.husqvarna.com
Log & Timber Style Magazine
Tracy Ossian
7009 South Potomac St.
Centennial CO 80112
Tel: 303-662-5213
Fax: 303-397-7619
Email: tossian@mountainliving.com
Website: www.logandtimberstyle.com
Log Home Design Ideas
Jerry Stoeckigt
386 N. York Rd., #205
Elmhurst IL 60126
Tel: 800-279-7361 Ext. 242 Fax: 630-
516-4020
Email: jstoeckigt@aimmedia.com
Website: www.loghomedesignideas.com
Log Home Living Magazine
Elaine Nosaka
4125 Lafayette Center Dr Suite 100
Chantilly VA 20151
Tel: 800-826-3893 Fax: 703-222-3209
Email: enosaka@homebuyerpubs.com
Website: www.loghomeliving.com
Makita Canada Inc.
Sylvain Guenette/Noel Cleveland
6389 Couture
St - Leonard QC H1P 3J5
Tel: 800-361-7049 Fax: 800-561-5953
Email: s.guenette@makita.com
n.Cleveland@makita.com
www.makita.com
Quatsino Lodge
Jean/Walter Schoenfelder
6288 Michaels Drive
Courtenay BC V9J 1P4
Tel: 250-338-7473 Fax: 250-338-7473
Email: rst-light@telus.net
R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd.
Cyril Courtois
8285 Chelmsford Place
Chilliwack BC V2R 3X2
Tel: 604-702-1188 Fax: 604-702-0022
Email: rcmcaddesign@shawbiz.ca
Website: www.loghomedesign.ca
Riverside Forest Products Limited
Clive Powell Log Sales
4280 Highway 6
Lumby, BC V0E 2G7
Tel: 250-550-7233
Fax: 250-547-1273
Email: CRPowell@riverside.bc.ca
Website: www.riverside.bc.ca
Stihl Limited
Gail Kenworthy
1515 Sise Road,
P.O. Box 5666
London, ON N6A 4L6
Tel: 519-681-3000 Fax: 519-681-1603
Email: gail.kenworthy@stihl.ca
Website: www.stihl.ca
The Sansin Corporation
Sjoerd Bos
111 McNab Avenue
Strathroy ON N7G 4J6
Tel: 519-245-2001 Fax: 519-245-4759
Email: info@sansin.com
Website: www.sansin.com
Timberlinx
Mike Preston/Neil MacLean
5 Jean Dempsey Gate
West Hill, ON M1C 3C1
Tel: 416-284-8934
Fax: 416-284-5152
Email: timberlinx@sympatico.ca
Website: www.timberlinx.com
Wayside Press Ltd.
Melanie Prince
3304 33rd St., PO Box 446
Vernon BC V1T 6M3
Tel: 250-545-2341
Fax: 250-545-4530
Email: mel@waysidepress.com
Website: www.waysidepress.com
Many thanks to our Spring AGM sponsors
Helping to make our 31st annual Conference a success
Through the years the ILBA has
awarded various recognition to
individuals, however, this year we
took on a more formal award, one
which the board has decided to
implement as an annual event at
each AGM.
This year Del Radomske received
this award. Del was presented with
a set of Jim Griebs scribers during
his recognition at the AGM on Sunday morning.. We want to
recognize and honour people in the industry who have made a
signicant contribution to the craft said past ILBA President,
John Boys. Dels work in teaching the trade has been excep-
tional and his experimenting with over scribing a real benet to
the industry said Boys.
Radomske accepted the award and said he would continue to
do his best to support and serve the industry and work on new
developments.
Annual Award
Members drop into our Lumby headquarters occasionally.
Gieselle Baerveldt of Emseal stopped by to take the ILBA and
Unique Timber staff to lunch this spring. (LEFT TO RIGHT:
Glendis Moen/Unique Timber, Gieselle Baerveldt/Emseal,
Cathy Hansen & Ann Miks/ILBA office, Bernie Dwan/Unique
Timber)
Were back from conference! It was a busy time and it was great
to see everyone again. These events are really like a gathering of
kin, with hugs and love to go around.Im reminded of how
many passionate people belong to this association at every
gathering. Our volunteers were once again charged and ready
to help; many thanks go out to Andree Menard, Nancy Wilde,
Susan Norlander, Mel Irmen, Willi Miks, Ron and Heather
Neufeld and Tom Terry our auctioneer. Our staff works hard to
get these events off the ground, and we especially thank Ann
Miks, Matt McIntyre and Suzette Storey for all their effort and
long hours prior to this event! Our sincere gratitude to all of our
sponsors as well, who are an important part of our log building
family, thanks to you all!
As always we return home with a few conference attendees.
This year we had visitors from Chicago, Germany and Scotland.
Cormac Seekings from Scotland was able to spend enough time
to assist Robert in building a great display model for the ILBA.
The guys had a great time building while sharing techniques
and methods they use. Robert is now on the road again, pre-
senting to Building Inspectors and others, armed with some
great visual aids.
As for future events, we anticipate nalizing a location for the
next AGM within the next few months. There has also been a
request to postpone the European Conference into 2005. Watch
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newsletters. As for the Rendez-vous, it
looks like this will be held in Idaho
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possibility of hosting this event at the
end of August to allow more family
participation prior to school starting.
Do let us know what you think ASAP?
Your ideas are very important!
The ICC process continues with Robert heading to Chicago
again this summer, as well as attending the Great Lakes
Logcrafters AGM & Conference which also takes place June 11,
12, 13. Make sure to visit their website at http://www.gllca.org
for further details.
The jig book is now at the printers, with nal contributions
still arriving and photos, etc. If you have anything to add, please
contact the office ASAP or email me the details at cathy@logas-
sociation.org
We had a computer crash prior to conference and lost several
incoming emails. If you sent us something and did not get a
response, this is why - please do send again! Until next time,
wishing you all much success with your building projects!
Take care, Cathy
1. We call these adjustable log chairs and use them to steady
and adjust the height of single notch logs. A at spot is sawn
on the bottom of the log at the notch end to prevent rolling
and once the log is centered, it is jacked up or down to parallel
the log below resulting in minimal loss to scribe. Pat
Lintaman
2. This device is a lightweight, nearly indestructible 57-pound
hand tool. It will easily move a log of up to 500 pounds. Its
capacity is up to 16" diameter, but it is realistically used to
move logs 4" to 12" in diameter and 16 feet in length. Using
one of these on each end of a log allows you to move logs
effectively around the yard. Marc Fritch
3. This cool tool makes square holes in round logs. You may
not know what you will use it for right now, but youll gure it
out! Buy one. The Makita chain mortiser is designed for timber
frame work, but modied, could be used for a number of log
home applications. John Boys
4. This is a 1959 DeWalt 10" 3-1/4 hp Radial Armsaw that is
modied into a tenon cutter, cuts tennons up to 16" long and
3/4" minimum diameter and up to 20" in diameter round or
square shoulders and it also duplicates tread lengths for stair
building. Jim Greib
TechTalk
ILBA members share ideas
J US T A FEW OF THE J I GS S HARED AT THE
CONFERENCE: LOG CHAI R, HAND TRAI LER,
CHAI N MORTI S ER, S TAI R TENON CUTTER
1 2
3 4
Russell Josephs jig
Neil Maclean of Timberlinx
works alongside Scott
Anderson on the Gazebo
Project. Many thanks
to Timberlinx for their
contribution to this project.
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Timberlinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Robrt Savignac and
Cormac Seekings
with...
notches etc.
LETTER TO THE EDI TOR
Conference reections
by Katharina Koelbel, Germany
Once again this year, people from around the world arrived for a long weekend full of
log building. I noticed my old friends getting a little older, as their past year has been
lled with work and all the aspects involved. It was wonderful to meet new friends,
collect all those great hugs, which will carry me through till we meet again. Our spon-
sor friends also came, some brought their families it was great to see you all!
Our office staff and our dedicated volunteers did an incredible job putting things
together to arrange such a spectacular event for those who have never had the
opportunity to participate in a conference, you cannot imagine the friendliness of this
fantastic crew, while they care for our wild log building crowd. Many thanks goes out
to them for sharing their skills, their time and their love with all of us ILBA members.
Saturday night was full of great entertainment, thanks for this special evening too!
Sunday morning was a little more challenging with daylight savings time taking an
hour away of our peaceful sleeps.
The Tigh-Na-Mara Resort was a fantastic place to stay, right beside the sea. The
schedule of event was very full, I wanted to be in several spots at the same time
those who found it challenging to go everywhere, all the more reason to bring your
staff next year, so they can soak up all the information available.
I loved this years conference because of:
all the different classes offered, even for the non-physical log building portion of our
industry
the time away to think about how to be successful in my office
the socializing time between classes
the small and efficient classes
it was an enjoyable place after a long grey German winter
a chance to see all my friends, those very special log builders
Cant wait to see you all next year!
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Saturday
night auction fever; enter-
tainer Malcom Le Maistre
from Scotland; Mark Deagle
receiving Overall Grand
Champion Award for Log
Builders Games, presented
by Lee Lorentz of Husqvarna;
Yoshito (Dai) Ona who host-
ed the gazebo project at his
shop
More Parksville pics
On August 20-22, 2004, Melody Irmen of
Unique Timber Corporation in Lumby will
join approximately 2,500 other dedicated
women and men for the The Weekend to
End Breast Cancer beneting the BC
Cancer Foundation. One in nine Canadian
women will be diagnosed with breast can-
cer in her lifetime. The participants of The
Weekend to End Breast Cancer have the
opportunity to make a personal difference
in the ght against breast cancer, and col-
lectively, will have an enormous impact on
breast cancer research funding.
Personal Motivation
Melody Irmen has decided to participate
in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer,
beneting the BC Cancer Foundation,
because she has a very good friend that is
ghting this disease. Melodys friend is a
very special lady, also deeply involved in
the log building industry as well as a
strong community volunteer. Her courage
and strength inspires Melody to take on
this challenge and help to nd a cure for
people like her friend.
To make a greater impact, Melody
Irmen (walker number 42303-2) has set a
personal fundraising goal of $2,500.00. To
help her reach this goal, visit www.end-
cancer.ca to make a donation online or
call (604) 684-9255. If you would like to
make a cheque donation, please send
your donation to:
The Weekend to End Breast Cancer
303 698 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6B3
Cheques should be payable to The
Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Please
include the following information with the
donation to ensure the participant is prop-
erly credited:
Walker Name
Walker Number
For more information on the event or to
Register please go to www.endcancer.ca
or call (604) 684-9255.
For some participants, The Weekend to
End Breast Cancer, beneting the BC
Cancer Foundation, is a tribute to those
lost to breast cancer, for others it is a rally
for loved ones still ghting the disease,
and for many it is a celebration of their
lives as breast cancer survivors. Whatever
their inspiration, all walkers have the same
goal: to raise money to save lives and to
help put an end to breast cancer.
ILBA member to walk 60k in
breast cancer fundraiser
by Rick A. Hall
Wood Design Focus Journal
enclosed
With the initial mail out of this newsletter, ILBA members will
receive this informative journal which includes articles on:
Lateral Resistance of Log Walls and Foundation Anchorage
Energy Performance of Log Homes
Fire Resistance of Log Walls
Visual Stress Grading of Wall Logs and Sawn Round Timbers
Used in Log Structures
ILBA members can purchase additional copies of this journal by
contacting the ILBA office.
Prices are as follows:
$5CDN per copy plus
shipping
$4CDN per copy plus
shipping when pur-
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$3CDN per copy plus
shipping when pur-
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Entertainer David Essig makes preparations to play slide gui-
tar at the ILBA Conference in Parksville. He nds that a 5/8"
socket makes the best slide.
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LEFT AND ABOVE: Co-instructors
of the gazebo project,
Cormac Seekings, Egils
Artmanis and Duane Sellman
UPPER RIGHT: Justin Porter
working with the Timberlinx
jig
LOWER RIGHT & CENTRE: Egils
Artmanis and Pat
Lintamanjigs and more
jigs
Gazebo Workshop
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: What joinery! Close up shots of the
gazebo structure
LOWER LEFT: Cormac and Egils deep in thought
A timber framers view of our conference
by Gord Macdonald, Mill Bay, BC
Just back from the International Log
Builders Association (ILBA) annual confer-
ence at Parksville on Vancouver Island, BC.
This is the rst time that Ive really min-
gled with the round folk, but it sure
wont be the last! I thought that a wee
update for your readers might be of inter-
est.
The conference itself appeared to run as
a seamless event, and it was clear that the
ILBA logistics team led by Kathy Hansen
had put an awesome amount of work into
it. The ILBA board did many of the intros
and were always milling around in the
crowds trying to meet their members.
Totally available and keen to listen, it was
nice to see that such a large group had
maintained an honestly grass-roots
avour. The ILBA must have about 500
members, half of which appear to have
made a trip to the West Coast for this
event...how cool is that?
About a dozen people constructed a
pretty little 24 ft log gazebo in a pre-con-
ference workshop, and get this: they even
nished it on time-ish, in daylight! (I dont
think Ive ever seen that before.) I man-
aged to catch a number of interesting
workshops and lectures, but I particularly
enjoyed meeting Petr Ruzicka from the
Applied Arts Centre in Prague. Petr
demonstrated the use of a variety of
medieval axes for hewing, notching and
creating fancy timber ends, and showed
some amazing slides of his conservation
and restoration work in Eastern Europe.
Petr is now heading for the Western
Conference at Colorado to present more
workshops, and from what little I man-
aged to catch of his slideshow this will be
a real treat for any timber framers interest-
ed in historic construction. Other high-
lights included the logbuilders Tech Talk
with John Boys and Pat Lintaman, where a
variety of cunning jigs and home-made
gear was demonstrated...this got me
thinking about how much potential there
is for timber framers and log builders to
learn from one another. Id love to see
these guys make an appearance at a Guild
event one day. Johns company Nicola
Log Works also stole the show at the
design awards, where he presented a
complicated and curvaceous beast of a
house that would knock the socks of any
good framer.
One thing that these guys all seem to
have in common is a lust for outrageously
large bits of wood; casual mentions of 16"
x 30" rafters and 24" posts abound. It also
surprised me to learn that about one in
every two of them runs their own crane.
But if theres one thing that these people
do well that really sets them apart from
the pack, its using a chainsaw...wow. It
was pretty neat to see how effortlessly
they wield these machines, and how
much control they have of the bar and
tip. It was just like watching a timber
framer handle a favourite chisel.
I think most people made it to the
beach for an hour or two at some point,
and everyone who made the half-hour
journey to visit the tall trees of Cathedral
Grove came back glowing. The ne
weather and stunning location combined
to give most people a chance to enjoy the
outdoors as much as the conference, and
it was great to have Rathtrevor Park so
close at hand so that deadbeats like
myself could sleep out under the stars and
enjoy a mug of camp coffee. (I heard a
rumour that we may be considering Tigh-
Na-Mara Lodge for our very own Western
Conference one day...and if you get the
chance, its really worth the trip!)
Im glad to say that I wasnt the only
fake at the conference and I spotted sev-
eral other familiar faces: Will Beemer pre-
sented his well-oiled compound roof
workshop (the logbuilders are completely
in awe of us timberframers now, thanks to
Will), Susan Norlander vetted the Design
Expo, Cormac Seekings (Scottish TFG
member) was one of the instructors at the
gazebo workshop, Jerry Rouleau led a
sales workshop, and I noticed various
other dark characters like Gene Burlock
(Gateway Timber Frames) and Stefan
Hoppner (German Zimmerman) lurking
about in the shadows too. Hmmm,
maybe theyre trying to pick up a few
tricks too?
All in all it was great fun and well worth
the trip (far too many good things to
recall here, and my apologies to anyone
overlooked). If you can handle the endless
jokes about timber framers being totally
square, and you can get your head
around buildings that are actually
designed to shrink...then theres a heck of
a lot to be learned from these ne, friend-
ly folk.
LEFT: Will Beemer of the Timber Framers Guild contemplates round, while viewing
a Western Red Cedar at Cathedral Grove. BELOW: Petr Ruzicka uses a medieval goose-
wing axe to make lumber the old-fashioned way.
April 23rd and 24th I
had the honor of serv-
ing as the mouthpiece
for the ILBA at the
Building Preservation
and Restoration
Conference in Boston,
Massachusetts. Held at the Hynes
Convention Center on Boylston Street in
downtown Boston, this was a huge con-
vention, with hundreds of exhibitors lling
a 150,000 square foot arena to near maxi-
mum capacity! While the magnitude of
the event was stunning, the public inter-
est in the Zabludow Synagogue Project
which I was fortunate enough to be a
small part of was even more overwhelm-
ing!
For those of you who havent heard, the
Zabludow Project is an exciting and ambi-
tious project already underway which has
multiple goals. Drawing from an interna-
tional non-prot coalition, it entails the
rebuilding of a highly intricate and ornate
synagogue from scratch. The original
structure was widely esteemed for its elab-
orate wood carvings as well as the bril-
liance of engineering in the framework.
Some particular details are a free-standing
vaulted plank ceiling completely inde-
pendent of the roof structure and intricate
hand painted iconography throughout
the interior. Perhaps most intriguing from
an engineering point of view is how the
roof structure maintained its integrity; in
fact some of the integral members of the
truss system were intentionally weakened
by the creators to demonstrate the design
prowess!! Two examples--a king post truss
had the king post cut clean through
above the cross tie, and in another loca-
tion the bottom cord of a truss was
repeatedly drilled through simply to
demonstrate that it was not being relied
upon structurally! Its no wonder the
North American Timber Framers Guild,
Stone Masons, Preservation Trades
Network and ILBA are conspiring to recre-
ate this beautyNo one is really sure how
it was built in the rst place!
Unfortunately this magnicent building
and dozens of others like it were
destroyed when the Nazis ravished Poland
in WWIIthats where this starts to get
really inspiring! Spawned by Polish archi-
tect Mark Baranski, an international move-
ment is growing not only to rebuild this
synagogue, but to teach hundreds of
young people the skills required at the
same time! Out of this healing process has
sprung the IPTENInternational
Preservation Trades Education Network
which is a sort of international student
exchange program for young people
inspired by traditional art and building
techniques. Not only is the Zabludow
Synagogue going to be resurrected, but
in the process many new seeds will nd
purchase in young minds across Europe
and North America to revitalize the essen-
tial skills!
Already in just seven short months a set
of complete working blueprints have been
draftedthis project is on the verge of
complete blossom! Plans are now being
formulated to work out the logistics with
the Polish government. Intentions are to
build the synagogue using the same tools
used in the original construction as well as
the same timbera type of larch/tama-
rack. Even more interesting is the quest to
locate the original location of the syna-
goguenobody is exactly sure where in
the town of Zabludow, Poland it stood!
Although extensively photographed, only
century old photographs exist (from
which the blueprints were generated!),
with the only consistent landmark depict-
ed being a large boulder near the north-
west corner of the building. A hunt is
underway to try and determine exactly
where to set the new Synagogue.
If you would like more detailed history
of the Zabludow Synagogue and the
development of this project go to
(www.PTN.org/Zablodow/zablodow.htm).
Please nd out how YOU can be a part of
it too! Volunteers of all skill levels and
backgrounds are highly encouraged to
participatesimply contact the ILBA office
or North America project facilitator Ken
Follet at (Zabludow@precon-logstrat.com)
today!
What do you and a 1643 Polish synagogue have in common?
by Brant Schreiber
Participants in the Handshouse Studios Zabludow model workshop proudly show
off the scale reproduction of the Zabludow Synagogue. Please go to
www.handshouse.org for further information on this team effort.
ABOVE Gerry Tuppert
practicing cordwood
building
LEFT Ron Neufeld
demonstrates shake
making
Log Builder Games:
RIGHT Randy Gresham
and BELOW Eric Larson
Playing in the yard
Dalibor Houdek puts nishing touches on the ILBA sign at the Spring Conference
Log home insurance
Why are Log Home Owners having trouble nding
insurance and when they do nd insurance, why are
they being charged a surcharge? Calls to the ILBA
regarding this question are becoming more regular,
and according to Matthew Leck of Landing
Insurance, insurance companies (most of them) are
not familiar with Log Homes. They immediately
think that with all that wood, it will ignite very easily
and burn down very fast. He did assure us that,
not all insurance companies are quite this naieve,
advising us to tell clients to locate an insurance bro-
ker who is familiar with log homes and an insurance
company that will insure them without a surcharge.
The ILBA also has some great resources to provide
to these insurance companies, including the Fire
Resistance of Log Walls article which can be found
on our website at
http://www.logassociation.org/resources/index.php
There are also insurance companies who are mem-
bers of the ILBA, who are ready and willing to insure
log homes, you will nd them at http://www.logas-
sociation.org/directory/other.php in our membership
directory.
This could happen to you. My whole
world changed for me on December 26,
2003. My business has been very success-
ful and enjoyable for me for the last 25
years. I always thought this to be my busi-
ness until that day in December. Ive been
happily married 26 years to my wife
Karen. She has a Bachelors Degree in
Business Management and is the CEO for
a tool-manufacturing rm.
When I rst started my business I was
an energetic builder and did all the work;
sales, estimating, bids, design, building,
payroll, management accounting, etc. All
this was done on paper ledgers and hand
written. As my business grew, my wife
started to help do payroll and paperwork,
I concentrated on sales design and build-
ing.
Over the years, with larger payroll,
quoting, taxes, work schedules, insurance,
unemployment, etc., I lost track of what
was being done on the paper work side of
business. Then in 1980 or so, my wife
decided to let a MONSTER evade the way
weve been doing things.
It arrived in several large boxes with a
manual as big as a phone book for New
York City. Yes you guessed it, the dreaded
computer!! From the beginning I cursed it
and 20 years later continue to do so. My
wife insisted we needed this to do the
things required in business management,
so I said ok. Little did I know, all my
recorded information would now be
recorded somewhere in cyberspace. As
years passed I was building and Karen was
bookkeeping on the MONSTER. I had
little interest to learn or care about how to
use the beast. I was busy building and all
was ne and dandy.
My 13-year-old daughter, Jennifer, has
become very efficient by using her MON-
STER. By about the year 2000, I found I
had to try to do something on this
machine. My wife showed me how to use
it to locate hunting outtters which was
great for me. The next week, I found e-
bay and yahoo auctions, which was not
great for I spent over $3,000 in two days.
My wife was very upset and I stopped
feeding this MONSTER for a long time.
Over the years it was also mutating, for
we had to keep updating, thats when I
found out the MONSTER bites or should I
say bytes? There was never enough mem-
ory, programs, bytes or whatever.
Updates, viruses and what not, always
had to do with more money. For my wife
who now did 100% of the paperwork and
bookkeeping, this MONSTER was heaven
sent. As I sit in my easy chair in the
evenings I ask myself, if the MONSTER
was sent by heaven why was my wife
cursing it and talking to it in vulgar tones
and growls? When I would ask is every-
thing ok in there? She would reply just
ne in a sweet calm voice.
And so it went on, business as usual.
After a wonderful Christmas dinner with
family at our house, Karen, Jennifer, and
myself cleaned things up and went to bed
as usual. I awakened at about 7:00a.m. I
let my wife continue to sleep, as this was
one of her favorite things to do. I went
out to the shop and was getting rid of all
the boxes and trash from Christmas. At
12:00 I came back in and my daughter
said she could not wake mom up. Stroke
had come over my wife in her sleep, our
lives are changed. Not only dealing with
medical problems, I had little or no idea
how to do or nd anything. I was lost.
Being year-end, my quarterly taxes are
due, payroll, car, house payments etc.,
etc., etc., etc. The MONSTER had come to
bite me. My daughter and I tried to do
things but with no success, with pass-
words unknown, programs with no
access, combined with the stress of
Karens medical problems I realized some-
thing. My wife is not just my spouse; she
is also my partner and part owner of the
business, accountant, secretary, human
resources, bookkeeping, and computer
tech. Along with laundry, housework,
other stressful fulltime job, taxi service
etc., etc.
This article was written to help others to
learn to cross train yourself and others. To
all parts of the business or have a plan so
you can continue to run a smooth pro-
gram and cover yourself for losses before
they occur. What happens if you are in
the middle of a building project and
something happens to you? Would you
have another builder ll in or nish for
you? Could you have funds to hire an
office manager, accountant, computer
tech, secretary, etc.? Have a plan prepared
and test it. Many of us have a partner in
life but also in our businesses. Small oper-
ations, like builders, take for granted
things spouses and family members do so
we can do what we enjoy. Hope this
sends a message to all and good luck.
P.S. Karen is doing ne and will recover.
Thanks for all the cards and prayers.
Everyone should learn how to tame the
MONSTER because they are here to stay.
Did you ever think...?
by Bob Kenel, President Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
Bob and Karen at our AGM
Small operators...take for granted the things spouses and
family members do so we can do what we enjoy.
Financial Report
As published in our 2004 Conference program book
by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer
2003 was a another very productive year for the ILBA with basi-
cally reaching the scal goal that we had set to achieve, a break
even point in its operation. This time last year, my report project-
ed operating at a decit but with the diligence of our staff we
were able to turn the balances around. This was achieved by
watching expenses and increasing our revenues from gains in
membership and sponsorship. However, the most signicant fac-
tor, which is not reected on either the Balance Sheet or the
Statement of Operations
and Members Equity, at
the instruction of our
accountant, is the value of
the building that was pro-
duced at the Fall
Rendezvous. The sale price
for this building is
$29,000.00 CDN. If it had
sold last year and the rev-
enue was realized, that
would have brought us to
the break-even point,
which was our goal.
In response to members
requests, we have hired a
Chartered Accounting rm
to review our accounting
procedures and we have
been told that our staff is
doing a very good job in
their efforts and bookkeep-
ing practices. I have
a copy of this letter for any-
ones review. The attached
consolidated Balance Sheet
and Statement of
Operations and Members
Equity were prepared by
this Chartered Accountant.
Also in response to mem-
bers requests, this report is
being presented to the
membership prior to the
Annual General Meeting.
Please take the time to
review this information and
if you have any questions, I
will be available to go over
any aspects of these state-
ments after the close of the
Annual General Meeting. I considered the basis for this presenta-
tion to be most appropriate for the broad communication of
nancial information to the members. Complete consolidated
nancial statements have been prepared and will be provided to
any member upon request.
Thanks to the great work of our staff, the excitement of our
membership and the generosity of our sponsors, we had another
very good year. Lets keep it going in 2004.
International Log Builders Association
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2003
CANADIAN $
Assets
Current
Cash 54,285
Accounts receivable 10,442
Inventory 3,000
Prepaid expenses 10,281
78,008
Property, plant and equipment 9,161
87,169
Liabilities
Current
Accounts payable and accruals 4,483
Members equity
Members equity 82,686
87,169
Statement of Operations and Members Equity
Year ended December 31, 2003
CANADIAN $
Revenue 194,616
Direct costs 161,314
Gross margin 33,302
Other income
Dues 117,861
Sponsorship 31,729
Interest 1,771
Foreign exchange loss (8,173)
143,188
176,490
General and administrative
Wages and employee benets 142,326
Office 14,698
Travel 9,318
Amortization 9,001
Telephone and internet 7,484
Bank charges 6,046
Freight 5,429
Rent 4,814
Professional fees 3,114
Bad debts 2,268
Insurance 2,115
Meetings 1,713
Sub-contracts 1,406
209,732
Excess of expenses over revenue for year (33,242)
Members equity, beginning of year 115,928
Members equity, end of year 82,686
1. Call to order at 8:00 am Dave Gardner, President
2. Adoption of the minutes of the last AGM which are available
on the ILBA website
a. moved by Jeff Patterson and passed
3. Treasurers Report Jeff Patterson
a. nancial statement available in the conference booklet
b. Jeff explained the $33,000 decit in terms of the asset of
$29,000 represented by the dovetail building built at the
October 2003 Rendezvous
c. staff are increasing revenue through membership and
sponsorships
d. reported that we have 500 members in 30 countries
e. two chartered accountants look at our books and the
board reviews them regularly as well
Motion to accept Duane Sellman carried
4. Presidents report Dave Gardner
a. wonderful conference
b. staff has worked hard on the conference
c. recognized the contribution of Robert Savignac and also
his working on behalf of the ILBA at the International
Codes Committee
d. a formal thanks was expressed for Robert
e. we are seeking member input on code
f. thanked sponsors for generous and long-standing sup-
port
g. acknowledged strong relationships with other associa-
tions:
i. Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
ii. Timber Framers Guild
iii. BC Log and Timber Building Industry Association
h. auction results -- $40,000+ raised
i. ILBA building standards now is the time to pay close
attention to them. Dave will be contacting associations
to review standards
j. Jig Book recognition of John Boys diligently writing
the book is at the editors and will be out this summer.
John Boys invited last minute ideas.
k. Land to Lock Up next rendition is currently underway
and will be put on CD to send to interested members
l. we will likely be adding new staff to ease the work-load
and make possible for our staff to enhance the associa-
tion
m. closing statement before calling John Boys forward:
This will be my last year as president and I fully intend
to honour the bylaw.
5. Report by John Boys:
a. We want to recognize and honour people in the industry
who have made a signicant contribution to the craft.
This year it was Del Radomske. John commented on the
high quality of his students as they enter the industry. He
testied to Dels contribution in experimenting with over-
scribing.
b. Del was then presented with a set of scribers.
c. Del accepted the award and said he would continue to
do his best to support and serve the industry and work
on new developments.
6. Office Report Robert Savignac
a. recognized staff, particularly Ann
b. some of the work Robert has been involved in:
i. co-ordinating projects and liaising with organizations
ii. an ambassador for the association
iii. initiatives to new groups articulating with us such as
ICC, CSA (for Building Code of Canada)
letting ICC do all the work and then this will be widely
used in Canada and around the world
code not just for handcrafters
Robert stands strong for handcrafters in the code
process
reminded group that the present draft is work-in-
progress
its been hard to budget time management for such
things as face-to-face meeting in Chicago
Zabludow project will have a workshop in Poland in
September (synagogue restoration and reconstruction)
working with Swedish association for a meeting in
Stockholm in Spring of 2005 this will be the rst
European conference and 1015 languages will be
spoken there Timber Framers are included in this
talking about a rendezvous in Scotland contact peo-
ple are at the Parksville conference
the Quebec rendezvous as been deferred owing to a
300th anniversary of the village but the town is interest-
ed in working with us on such an eventthis will likely
happen in 2005
iv. Robert closed by inviting everyone to be ambassadors
to get people in their areas and employees to join the
association
7. Some announcements:
a. Timber Framers Guild Conference April 14, 2004, in
Colorado
b. Great Lakes Log Crafters Association AGM June 10 13,
2004, Mackinaw, Michigan
8. New Business and assorted comments from the oor:
a. next years AGM venue not decided yet but the following
continued on page 25
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April 4, 2004, Parksville BC
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Nominees sought for
ILBA Directors
Elected candidates will take office January 01, 2005 with elec-
tions taken place in the fall of 2004.
Responsibilities of Directors
A Director must be dedicated to furthering the craft of hand-
crafted log building, to the advancement of log builders, and to
the promotion of the highest standards of the trade. This
involves commitment to the following:
Attendance and participation at the Annual General Meeting
and the weekend Interim Board as Telephone conference meet-
ings of approximately one hour occurring every six weeks.
It involves taking responsibility for the short- and long-term
direction of the Association and Liability for the affairs of the
Association.
From the Board, the following positions will be elected:
1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
It will involve committee work in one or more committees.
Nominees must be current ILBA members, and if elected
must maintain their membership in good standing through the
duration of their three year term. Nominations should be sub-
mitted to the ILBA office with bios and photos of nominees by
September 10th, 2004, to allow for printing of ballots and cir-
culation to the membership prior to election time.
WELCOME!
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Corp.
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School of Log Building
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Corp.
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Log Homes
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Corp.
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Structures Inc.
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Structures
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Structures
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Okanagan School of Log
Building
Dayton Skrivseth/Caribou Creek
Log Homes Inc.
Darrell Storring/John DeVries Log
& Timber Homes 2000
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Logcrafters
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Cormac Seekings
Jeffrey Slater
John Smeh
Milan Smeh
Glen Sparshu
Wayne Sparshu
Kerry Staehler
Joe Strama
David Swetland
Kym Terry
Ryan Wahls
Peter F. Watson
Allan Wiens
Uwe Ziegler
The Great Lakes Log Crafters
Association Annual Conference is on
June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2004 for more
info visit http://www.gllca.org
C L A S S I F I E D A D S
FOR S ALE
LOG BUILDING TOOLS STARRETT &
MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives up
to 30; peeling spuds; chopping & nishing
axes; broadaxes; adzes; GRANSFORS axes;
ENGLISH slicks; ROBERT SORBY, HENRY
TAYLOR, FOOTPRINT & PHEIL chisels and
gouges; JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, ink
lines & ex squares; hand-forged Flarens,
shovel gouges, at & scarf slicks, drawknives
& draw-gouges; BARR Specialty Tools;
peavies; cant hooks; lifting tongs; log dogs &
cleats; log horses; water stones; Diamond
whetstones; NORTHWEST calipers, tenon
cutters & long auger bits; ship augers;
chainsaw mills & attachments; MAKITA &
MAFELL planers, saws & chain mortisers;
MACKIE log building books & videos. FREE
32-page catalogue, MAGARD VENTURES
LTD,
8365 Domagala Road,
Prince George, BC, Canada V2K 5R1
Tel: 250-962-9057 Fax: 250-962-9157 Attn:
Maurice Gardy
FIR HOUSE LOGS FOR SALE
10 to 11" tops $130 per cu. m.
Hand Peeled and rocker planed
$70 per cu.m. Call: Ron Lim, Forbes Landing
Log Homes 250-286-3723 (home), 250-287-
0080 (cell)
For Sale: 1999 Self Erecting Tower
Crane Edilgru Model 1000.36 with 125
jib, Three phase, includes radio remote
control, transformer, 3000 Watt spot light
and trailer. $75,000CDN Call Simon at 819-
572-7019
1979 Rough terrain Bantam 20 ton
crane. Price: $32,500 CAD. It will lift 2500
lbs. plus at 75 feet, charts go out to 97 feet
and it will still lift approximately 1600 lbs. It
is certied, has great paint, two winches and
good rubber. Runs excellent. Very fuel
efficient, priced to sell. Call Lloyd at
403-932-3992 or
e-mail info@moosemountain.com
15 Ton Bantam Rough Terrain Crane
70' reach, solid, clean, reliable Must sell
$23,000USD, Steamboat Springs, CO call
Bradley Bartels at 970-871-1681
FOR S ALE
One 1979 S688 Bantam 20 Ton Rough
Terrain Crane for sale, $30,000 Canadian
or $23,500 US. Presently stationed in Illinois.
Very Good Condition, 60 foot hydraulic
boom or 80 foot with jib. Very fuel efficient
453 Detroit. Should provide many years of
trouble free service. Call 1-403-932-3992.
EQUI PMENT WANTED
Makita 9201 Curve Shoe
planner/rabetting planner. Please call
Higgs Murphy at 705-286-4578 or
email: logdoggies@yahoo.com
HELP WANTED
Experienced Log Crafters Moose
Mountain Log homes Inc. currently has two
full time long term positions open for
experienced log handcrafters with dual US
and Canadian citizenship. Join a leading
edge, quality oriented company that has
been in business for over 25 years!
Please phone 1-877-932-3992 or
email: info@moosemountain.com
Wages, earnings based on experience.
Experienced Log Crafters and Timber
Framers Silver Plume Log & Timber Works
in the Denver/Mountain region of Colorado
has full time, year round work available for
residential and commercial projects. Please
call, fax or email resumes.
Tel: 303-567-4207,
Fax: 303-567-4305
Email: shingwolf@worldnet.att.net
Experienced log builder and
apprentice level log builder with
handcrafted log building company in
Merritt, BC. Good math skills an asset.
Contact John at Nicola Logworks 250-378-
4977
Timber Frame Shop Foreman
Established West Coast Timber frame Design-
build company has an immediate opening
for a timber frame professional to manage its
state of the art, timber frame fabrication
facility. The successful applicant will be a
journeyman timber framer who is well
organized and has good communication
skills. He will have proven leadership ability
and an interest in joining the management
team of a progressive timber frame company
with a distinguished, 25-year record of
HELP WANTED
building ne homes and public buildings.
The Timber Frame Shop coordinator will
receive a competitive salary; a
comprehensive benets package, and an
opportunity to work with skilled craftspeople
in a location well known for its outdoor
recreational opportunities. Respond with
resume to: J Rouleau & Associates, PO Box
30, Terryville, CT 06786
S EEKI NG EMPLOYMENT
Travelling Timberwright Ralph Clegg
28 years experience ground to nish. Will
support re-erect crews and continue till nish
with contractor or owner, as an advocate for
your company. Have truck, tools, and
passport. Phone Ralph Clegg at
604-740-2404
January Graduate of Del Radomskes
School of Log Building, seeks employment in
the log building industry. I also have years of
general construction experience and have
owned a concrete business since 1991.
Seeking employment in western USA , will
consider other areas. Please contact Jeff
Parish at (386) 756-1785, home, or (386)
405-6280 cell phone.
EVENTS & ANNOUNCMENTS
Training the Log Builders of Tomorrow
16-week entry level class, April 2005.
4-week Introduction to Log Building class
October 2004.
Advanced builders 5-day seminar
November 2004. Contact Del Radomskes
Okanagan School of Log Building
International at 250-765-5166 or
Email: radloghomes_school@telus.net for
more information.
Accutech Innovations Inc., manufacturer
of the Chain Saw Micro Mill, has expanded
operations and moved.
Please update your records with the new
address.
816 Falcon Blvd.,
Burlington, ON, Canada L7T 3B3
Phone: 905-631-1149 Fax: 905-631-9734
Email: dz@accutechinnovations.com
WATCH FOR OUR NEW PRODUCTS AND
ACCESSORIES. Tool case for Chain Saw
Micro Mill. 90" aluminum extrusion to
replace the 2" x 6" for increased precision.
AGM Minutes from page 17
EVENTS & ANNOUNCMENTS
The Great Lakes Log Crafters
Association Annual Conference is on
June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2004 for more
info visit http://www.gllca.org
Retreat for Log/Timber Companies.
Note date change: The Survivor Retreat for
Managers and Business Owners of
Log/Timber Companies has been changed
to Monday & Tuesday June 7th and 8th.
The retreat will be held at the Hilton Garden
Inn, in Windsor, CT
For details of the program and registration
information go to:
http://www.jrouleau.com/trainingPrograms.
htm#0 or call Jerry Rouleau at
860-589-7614
Dietrichs NA Workshops at the Centre
for Advanced Wood Processing University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
June 10-12 Hands-on workshop for Timber
Frame Roof Design and Layout of
Compound Joinery
June 17-18 Designing a Timber Frame
Building with Dietrichs 3D CAD/CAM
Software
June 21-22 Producing Timber Structures
on a CNC Beam Processor
Class size is limited and registration must be
made through the Continuing Education
Program at the Centre for Advanced Wood
Processing.
1-866-822-2297 or 604-822-6448 or email:
cawp@cawp.ubc.ca
Eastern Conference 2004
October 28-31, 2004
Seven Springs Mountain Resort,
Champion, PA
www.tfguild.org
suggestions were made:
i. Phoenix, Arizona
ii. Deerhurst
iii. Connecticut
iv. a cruise ship
b. Mark Fritch is asking for ideas and input in education (committee)
c. Mira Jean Steinbrecher would like to see us contribute to a scholarship
fund, particularly for education
d. Will Beemer mention his association (Timber Framers) have a $50,000 endow-
ment fund and use the interest towards subsidizing members to go to events,
paying half their costs
e. Murray Arnott questioned membership categories such as including homeown-
ers we still need to look at this
f. Martha Patterson feels homeowners and potential homeowners would be
interested
g. Robert Savignac called for greater volunteerism to implement initiatives
h. Tom Hahney expressed thanks to the board for taking on portfolios
i. Brian Lloyd reported in his capacity as liaison between the ILBA and the BC asso-
ciation, expressed the wishes of Peter Sperlich, President, for us to have a suc-
cessful conference as well as his wishes for a continued relationship between the
two organizations. The BC organization is primarily a business organization. This
organization is known as the BC Log and Timber Building Industry Association,
Brian stated that log and timber builders benet from membership in both asso-
ciations and then noted three important elements:
i. training and education they have developed certication under the govern-
ment journeyman program and are working on safety standards with the
Workers Compensation Board
ii. continually lobby for access to softwood
iii. lobbying to have the burnt out trestles in the Kettle Valley system rebuilt
9. Motion to adjourn Tom Hahney, accepted unanimously
Answer to Vacation in Estonia
In our last LBN, issue #47, we had some confusion about this article from page 15. For
clarication Joel McCarty of the Timber Framers Guild, was promoting the ILBA in this
article. The ILBA did not provide any funding for this event. McCarty had met his con-
tacts there prior to and also at an ILBA event, and since this event was primarily log
builders, he felt it tting to include us in his report. Many thanks to the Timber Framers
Guild for their continued support of our association and to McCarty for recognizing our
involvement in log building worldwide.
Fraud notice
The ILBA has been receiving several calls of complaints regarding an individual
contacting our members, representing himself as either from the ILBA and/or
the ILBA Coordinator. He is attempting to sell knives, and even tells our members
he is doing this on behalf of the ILBA and is usually quite rude. In one of the
recent calls he even indicated these were left over knives from our conference,
except he happened to be calling a member who was at the conference and was
caught immediately in his lies. Please note this has nothing to do with our office or
the association, we do not support this sales effort in anyway. We also recommend
you report this action as fraud to your local police detachment if the caller identies
himself as an ILBA representative.
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PROUD TO SERVE
THE INTERNATIONAL
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ASSOCIATION
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
robert@logassociation.org
Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant
ann@logassociation.org
P.O. Box 775
Lumby, British Columbia
V0E 2G0 Canada
800-532-2900 toll-free
250-547-8776 phone
250-547-8775 fax
www.logassociation.org
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notices. Company memberships have additional
benets. The ILBA accepts Visa or MasterCard.
For more information on dues and member
benets, please call the ILBA office at
800-532-2900.
President
Dave Gardner
Ph: 250-547-2400
Fax: 250-547-8888
djg@uniquetimber.com
Vice-President
Dalibor Houdek, PH.D.
Ph: 780-413-9031
Fax: 780-413-9032
dalibor@edm.forintek.ca
Treasurer
Jeffrey J. Patterson
Ph: 208-676-0422
Fax: 208-676-9129
jeff@edgewoodlog.com
Clerk
Vic Janzen
Ph: 604-858-4135
Fax: 604-858-5665
vicjanzen@uniserve.com
2004 ILBA Officers
Directors
Dr. Edwin Burke, Ph. D
Ph: 406-251-6189
eburke@bigsky.net
Mark Fritch
Ph: 503-668-7130
Fax: 503-668-3285
mfritch@loghomz.com
Katharina Koelbel
Ph: 011499791501339
katharina.koelbel@klafs.de
Elaine Nosaka
Ph: 703-227-5275
enosaka@loghomeliving.com
Jean Rodrigue
Ph: 819-832-2167
valcourt@videotron.ca
Coming up in the May/June issue
Drying large timbers, Fall Rendez-vous update, more Tech Talk,
employee insurance information, and more.
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