| In case you missed the course, Loghomeology is the | | | | structures. If you are considering building a log home, |
| science behind log and timber frame homes. | | | | one of the first questions you will be asked is which |
| Regrettably, there are not any universities offering a | | | | type of corner you prefer. Do you have a |
| degree in this field, but that hasn't stopped what was | | | | preference for the Dovetail, Swedish Cope, Saddle |
| once a cottage industry (no pun intended), in | | | | Notch or Butt and Pass corner? In some cases it will |
| becoming one of the fastest growing segments of | | | | be a design option and in others, a structural issue |
| modern home building. The log home industry is | | | | may dictate or limit your choice. Nonetheless, having |
| currently enjoying the largest growth phase in its | | | | an understanding about what these terms mean and |
| history. The baby boomers have raised their families, | | | | what something looks like will help you with your |
| some are retiring or looking for vacation homes, but | | | | decision. is an encyclopedia of log and timber home |
| most are simply at a stage where they can now | | | | construction terms, definitions, building techniques and |
| choose how and where they want to spend the rest | | | | pictures specific to this industry niche. Log and timber |
| of their lives. A surprising percentage of this group is | | | | frame homes are related to stick-built homes in the |
| choosing to build their dream home from logs. This | | | | way that buffalos are related to cows. There are |
| does not mean that only retirees are buying log | | | | many similarities, but they are very different animals. |
| homes; far from it. In fact the number of log homes | | | | When you are searching for information, you will not |
| that are being built as a primary residence is at an | | | | get bogged down with ordinary home building jargon |
| all-time high. People of all ages, professions and | | | | as the emphasis is placed on terminology specific to |
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| than your average suburban cookie-cutter house. | | | | decipher the strange language of log and heavy |
| Unlike modern stick-built homes, log and timber frame | | | | timber construction is what is all about! Oh, and by |
| construction has an extraordinary history behind their | | | | the way, when you have graduated from the |
| handcrafted construction methods and a vocabulary | | | | University of Loghomeology and are ready to talk |
| unique to the trade. Terms such as 'Scissor Truss', | | | | log-speak and kick bark peelings with the pros, you |
| 'Purlins', 'Chinking', ' Saddlenotch or Butt-and-Pass | | | | will want to spend some time browsing the Log Cabin |
| Corners and other terminology requires a college | | | | Directory. There you will find a listing of most of the |
| education to communicate with the experts. The | | | | log home and timber frame dealers, builders and |
| good news is that one need not attend a university | | | | manufacturers in the USA and Canada. |
| or take a class to learn this log-speak because a | | | | Tom Heatherington is the author of "The |
| reference source is now available and requires no | | | | Complete Small Business Internet Guide" and is |
| tuition or homework assignments. A website called | | | | the founder and editor of the Log Furniture Directory |
| 'Loghomeology' explains the terminology and the | | | | and the Log Cabin Directory. |
| science behind modern log and timber frame | | | | |