Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes
by Robert Wood Chambers
Sales Rank: 37017
List Price: $37.95 $37.95At Amazon on 10-14-2008
Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: Deep Stream Press May 1, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0971573603
ISBN-13: 978-0971573604
Product Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Product Review
"An indispensible guide for those who are going to build . . . by the leading log building instructor in North America." -- Log Home Living Magazine
"An indispensible guide for those who are going to build . . . by perhaps the leading log building instructor in North America." -- Log Home Living Magazine
"Fantastic ! Chambers casts light into some of the darkest corners of log building. Buy it. Read it." Bill Olsen -- Log Building News
"Fantastic! In one book Chambers casts light into some of the darkest corners of log building. Buy it. Read it." -- Log Building News
Product Description
The Log Construction Manual tells you what you need to know to build your own handcrafted log home shell. This is a comprehensive and thorough guide to how to scribe-fit logs to each other, cut notches, and build roof support systems of large, round, naturally-shaped logs.
The Log Construction Manual is packed with information that is available nowhere else including the Log Selection Rules, Chambers' brilliant and simple method for choosing which log to use next; detailed instructions for building handcrafted log roof trusses; step-by-step directions for laying out sill logs for any design or floor plan; how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches; methods to keep notches and grooves tight over time; allowing for settling and shrinkage of log walls; scribing tips that pro's use; and much more.
Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes
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