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