Logbuilding News Issue No 42

All the news about fits
March/April 2003
Inside
this issue
Sponsors & donors
contribute to
conference success
Many thanks to these
generous folks
Page 4
Minutes of the Annual
General Meeting
Page 6
2002 Year-End
Financial Report
Page 9
Tech Talk
Three handy ideas to
make work easier
Page 11
Having a Web site
isnt good enough
market it!
Tips for getting the most
out of your Web site
Page 14
Welcome more new
and returning
members
ILBA membership
keeps growing
Page 22
Committee reports
Page 23
Conference photos
Did you catch the
cameras eye?
Throughout this issue
Agreement Number 40707514
Number 42
Aylmer 2003
ALL TOGETHER NOW 30th Annual AGM & Conference participants took a break to pose for a group shot.
By Cathy Hansen
This years conference was the 30th
AGM held by this association. We were for-
tunate to have the
Father of this Log
Building Association,
Allan Mackie, in atten-
dance. Personally, for me
it was an honour to have
Allan acknowledge our
work and share his
delight in the work the
staff and members are
doing to bring this association to where it
is today. It was great to see so many famil-
iar and new faces at this event. Newcomers
to our annual event shared their delight at
the networking and the sharing which tran-
spired throughout this gathering.
All events were well received and we
had many positive comments, along with
some constructive ideas for future confer-
ences. Thanks to all of you who took the
time to provide feedback at the confer-
ence. Our email and phone line are always
open for future comments as well togeth-
er we will grow wisely!
There were two pre-conference courses
prior to our main event. The Log Grading
Course was well attended and enjoyed,
with Ed Burke as the instructor. They had a
lot of fun, despite the freezing tempera-
tures. Once again, Frederic Brillant took
students to new levels in his French Scribe
Course, and with volunteer Willi Miks
ensuring they had heat and coffee, the stu-
dents survived winter in Quebec.
The Log Builders Competition on
Thursday afternoon saw an enthusiastic
group compete for the top prize. This year
Simon Auger of Qubec, stole the title.
Auger also walked away with a new chain-
CONFERENCE
Continued on page 3
Cathy Hansen
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Issue #42March/April 2003
Published six times a year
2003 International
Log Builders Association
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
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:
Cathy Hansen 250-547-8776
Ronn Hann 705-649-2780
Jeff Patterson 208-676-0422
Inge van Oostveen 250-549-1200
Log Building News Editor
Bettyann Moore
1909 Blake Blvd. S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
319-362-4484
betiam@athenet.net
Log Building
NEWS
"Very impressive, my first year here
and I feel as if I left with several
years of experience. I'm glad I was
contacted and I will be here bright
and early next year."
30th AGM memories and comments
"Loved the Notch Display"
ABOVE: Jean Rodrigue shows his stuff at the
Stair Workshop.The staircase was left as an
ILBA legacy on the golf course.
BELOW: Gathering for Tech Talk and the
Games happened Thursday.With temperatures
dipping on the weekend, the hardy builders
prevailed.
LEFT: The competition was stiff
BELOW: Great entertainment on Saturday evening
featured folksinger Valdy.
"Very good conference - a
must for Log builders."
3 March/April 2003 #42
saw and other prizes. All winning con-
testants were awarded belt buckles as
medallionsgold, silver and bronze
and additional prizes. Congratulations
to all those who competed this year
and took the challenge; we look for-
ward to seeing you back at the next
competition.
The schedule of events throughout
the weekend went well. There was
something for everyone, from history
to design, to marketing and hands-on
stair building and roof systems. This
year we offered an extra nights
accommodation with the package.
Evening events included an entertain-
ing presentation on Wood by Les
Josza, followed by the annual slide
show on Thursday evening.
Our Annual Auction took place on
Friday night, with John Boys winning
the main door prize draw of a 357XP
Husqvarna Chainsaw "We've been
giving away a chainsaw on auction
night as a door prize for the last few
years," says Ann Miks, ILBA
Administrative Assistant, "along with
several other door prizes just a
few more perks for members who
attend."
On Saturday we enjoyed Canadian
folk singer Valdy. It was great to see
so many families and children at this
years event; we look forward to
growing this concept.
For those who want to see what
they missed, a summary schedule is
available under conferences on our
Web site. Also, additional copies of
the Conference program book may
be purchased for $10CDN, each, plus
shipping from the ILBA office.Photos
are also available on our Web site at
www.logassociation.org, or Jerry
Rouleaus site at www.jrouleau.com.
Many thanks to Brian Lloyd and Jerry
Rouleau for all their photo taking!
We would like to thank all the
sponsors for their continued support
of our association and the log build-
ing industry. Thanks to those who
donate to our annual auction and to
those who donate by bidding on
those great items at our event!
Thanks to our members who attend-
ed this years event and thanks to our
presenters; it is all of you together
who make these annual events such a
success! And last, but not least, many,
many thanks to our volunteers who
provided endless hours of support to
the staff during the event Thanks
Gaylene, Andree, Tom Terry, Willi and
Matt!
Log Building NEWS
CONFERENCE
Continued from Cover
Excellent, informative
conference; my first one.
Especially enjoyed meeting
and talking shop with
other builders.
Conference attendee
Log Building NEWS
Sponsors & donors make AGM a success
The ILBAs Annual General Meeting
and conference in Aylmer was a big
success, thanks to the generous contri-
butions of our sponsors and those who
donated auction items. The ILBA offers
its sincere thank you to the following
sponsors and donors:
Cadwork S.A./Hundegger USA
Stefan Stamm/Steve Shrader
ch. Paradis 16, Blonay.VD 1807
Switzerland
P.O. Box 969, Charleston, UT 84032
Tel: 141-943-0040/435-654-3028
Fax: 141-943-0050/435-654-3047
Email: blonay@cadwork.ch
steve@hundeggerusa.com
Web: www.cadwork.com
www.hundeggerusa.com
Dietrichs North America
Will Dancey - Managing Director
51213 Woolleyville Line
R.R. #1, Aylmer, ON N5H 2R1
Tel: 877-877-0086
Fax: 519-765-2846
Email: w.dancey@dietrichs.com
Web: www.dietrichs.com
Forintek Canada Corp.
2665 E. Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5
Tel: 604-222-5682
Fax: 604-222-5690
GSCNE/Graphisoft
Pal Szabo
1473 Crescent Rd.
Mississauga, ON L5H IP5
Tel: 905-274-5534
Fax: 905-271-8618
Email: mail@gscne.com
Web: www.gscne.com
GRK Fasteners
Angie Whittington/Uli Walther
1499 Rosslyn Rd.
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6W1
Tel: 807-474-4300
Fax: 807-475-9625
Email: grk@grkfasteners.com
Web: www.grkfasteners.com
Gudeit Bros. Contracting, Ltd.
Len Gudeit
Box 1026 Dyfryn Rd.
Lumby, BC V0E 2G0
Tel: 250-547-9899
Fax: 250-547-9818
Email: lgudeit@telus.net
Husqvarna & Jonsered Co.
J.C. Pilon, Josa Corp.
200 Hamford St.
Lachute, PQ J8H 4L2
Tel: 450-562-7974
Fax: 450-562-6067
Email: sales@mcouat.com
Web: www.husqvarna.com
Our Sponsors
Karma Industries, Ltd.
Don Rossman
Box 48
Camp Creek, AB T0G 0L0
Tel: 780-674-6325
Fax: 780-674-6325
Email: drossman@phrd.ab.ca
Log & Timber Style magazine
Tracy Ossian
7009 South Potomac St.
Englewood, CA 80112
Tel: 303-662-5234
Fax: 303-397-7619
Email: tossian@mountainliving.com
Web: www.logandtimberstyle.com
Log Home Design Ideas magazine
Jerry Stoeckigt
386 N.York Rd., #205
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Tel: 630-516-4017
Fax: 630-516-4020
Email: jstoeckigt@sabot.net
Web: www.loghomedesignideas.com
Log Home Living magazine
Elaine Nosaka
4125 Lafayette Center Drive
Suite 100
Chantilly,VA 20151
Tel: 800-826-3893
Fax: 703-222-3209
Email: enosaka@loghomeliving.com
Web: www.loghomeliving.com
Makita Canada, Inc.
Sylvain Guenette
6389 Couture
St-Leonard, PQ H1P 3J5
Tel: 800-361-7049
Fax: 800-561-5953
Email: sylvainguenette@gc.aira.com
The Cottage &
Country Homes Show
Ray Fahey
805-325 Dalhousie St.
Ottawa, ON K1N 7G2
Tel: 613-241-7779
Fax: 613-241-9970
Email: ray@meechcreek.com
Web: www.meechcreek.com
The Sansin Corporation
Sjoerd Bos
3377 Egremont Drive
Strathroy, ON N7G 3H6
Tel: 519-245-2001
Fax: 519-245-4759
Email: info@sansin.com
Web: www.sansin.com
Many thanks to the following
who donated to our auction:
Les Jozsa
Katharina Koelbel
Jean Rodrigue
Eileen Hansen
Theresa Nadeau
Jerry Wait
Gaylene Bergan
Risto Vuolle-Apiala
Accutech Innovations Inc.,
Dare Zimmerman
Bailey's Inc., Kirk Fuller / Jeff McCaffrey
Beaver Creek Log Homes,
Robbin & Jules Obomsawin
Cadwork S.A., Stefan Stamm
Cannon Chainsaw Bars, Dan Hicks
CBR Products, Bill Willis
Chateau Cartier
D & S Machining, Lucy
Del Radomske's Okanagan School of Log
Building International,
Del Radomske
Dietrich's North America,
Wil and Chris Dancey
EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.,
Scott Folk / Dave Stevensen
Frontier Builders Inc., Daniel Wait
Gateway Graphics & Rubber Stamps Inc.,
Peter O'Brien
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Sarah O'Leary
Good Shepherd Wool Insulation,
Stan Potter
GRK Fasteners, Uli Walther
GSCNE / Graphisoft, Pal Szabo
Gudeit Bros. Contracting Ltd.,
Len Gudeit
Hoigaard Tommerhuse APS,
Andreas Hoigaard
Husqvarna & Jonsered Co., J.C. Pilon
ICC, Codes & Standards Development,
Larry Brown
Ingenius Web Design, Clint Ingham
J. Rouleau & Associates, Jerry Rouleau
Jean Steinbrecher Architects,
Jean Steinbrecher, A.I.A.
Joyce Dayton Corporation, Mike Harris
Karma Industries Ltd., Don Rossman
Lee Valley Tools, Mark Williams
Les Entreprises, Jocelyn Tellier S.E.N.C. ,
Jocelyn Tellier / France Cossette
Log & Timber Style magazine,
Tracy Ossian and Kara Galvin
Log Builder's Association New Zealand,
Justin & Adie Long
Log Home Design Ideas, Jerry Stoeckigt
Log Home Living, Elaine Nosaka
Magard Ventures Ltd., Maurice Gardy
Makita Canada Inc., Noel Cleveland
Makita Canada Inc., Sylvain Guenette
Mark Fritch Log Homes, Mark Fritch
Moose Mountain Log Homes, Inc.,
Lloyd Beckedorf/Linda Bourdage
Mountain Ranch Lighting, Curtis T. Roth
Natural Log Homes LLC, Rob Lipps
Natural Log Homes Ltd.,
Robert W. Chambers
Nicola Log Works Ltd., John/Ingrid Boys
Nortek CopperWorks, Scott A. Eden
Northern Comfort Log Homes,
Ronald Hann
Provincial Timber Crafters,
Douglas Boyd
R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd.,
Cyril Courtois
Real Living magazine, Phil Watson
Sascho, Dan Pichan
Sellman Log Structures Inc.,
Duane Sellman
Summer Beam Books, Charlotte Cooper
The Cottage & Country Homes Show,
Ray Fahey
The Macinaw Logcrafter, Jim Grieb
The Sansin Corporation, Sjoerd Bos
Timber Framers Guild,
Joel McCarty/Will Beemer
Tommy Knockers, Tom Terry
Traditions Scandinaves Inc., Simon Auger
Unique Timber Corp.,
Dave Gardner/Mel Irmen
Universal Wood, Chris Vogler
Wayside Press Ltd., Melanie Prince
Wise Owl Joinery Company,
Richard Cormier
Wright's Custom Products,
Eldon or Randy Wright
Log Building NEWS
Although we have made every effort to list all of
the fine folks who contributed to this event, we may
have inadvertently missed someone. Our sincere
apologies if this is the case.
Log Building NEWS
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
The ILBA held its annual general meeting
on Sunday, April 6, 2003 in Aylmer, Qubec.
Board members present: Dave Gardner
(DG), Mark Fritch (MF), Dalibor Houdek
(DH) and Jeff Patterson (JP), Kurt Overholt
(KO), Elaine Nosaka (EN), Ed Burke (EB),
Katharina Koelbel (KK). Ryan McBride (RM)
Absent.
Staff Present: Robert Savignac (RS) and
Cathy Hansen (CH)
Meeting called to order at 7:33AM by
DG.
DG noted that we have the 7 percent
quorum to vote on items.
John Boys moved that the minutes to the
2002 AGM be accepted as posted on the
Web site.
DG noted the growth and changes of the
AGMs since the early 1980s.
1. A former annual budget was $700.00 with
$200.00 being allocated for beer.
2. Our staff has been increased to meet the
needs of the association membership.
3. A major turning point was the adoption of
the Log Building Standards.
4. The certification conversation will contin-
ue to be addressed by the board.
5. Log grading alternatives will be pursued by
the committee.
6. Increased the size of the AGMs; 8 coun-
tries represented this year with 21 countries
represented in the association.
7. The Rendez-vous was created to open up
to the needs of the members in more casu-
al, lower cost and more regional events.
DG - introduced the board
Committee Reports
Research and Development
Committee - DH
1. Brought together research from around
the world.
2. Log home finishes.
3. Lateral resistance of log walls to be
continued.
4. Thermal performance of log walls.
5. Air infiltration testing.
6. Soliciting funding from industries to sup-
port the committees work.
7. Please contact DH with any suggestions
and/or support.
Membership Committee - JP
1. March 31, 2003 367 members so far this
year, this is an exceptional result
2. Encouraged the support of new and
renewing members
3. We are looking at doing work on restruc-
turing categories.
Publications Committee - JP
1. Jig book
2. CD of many of the means of finishing log
homes that can be used by the public as well
as material.
3. Other ideas for publications are
appreciated.
Public Relations and Marketing - EN
1. Two main initiatives
a. Advertising
b. Consumer marketing
2. Membership survey completed, is a useful
tool.
3. Brochure being developed for use by the
office and for our members to use with
clients
a. Please send photos
b. To keep it generic, photo credits will be
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d. Please send your suggestions and photos in
any form.
Education Committee - MF
1. We have rebuilt our Web site.
2. There was a request of FAQ submissions
from the membership to include on our site.
3. Members were requested to use the Web
site and respond to questions posted on the
two forums.
4. We will be further developing a site for
training and research with the support of the
board, staff and Allan Mackie.
5. Our mandate is to educate and this
includes providing for the needs of the mem-
bership and consumers.
6. We need to know what courses are
needed and wanted by the membership.
7. We have available booths at all log home
shows if we want to participate.
Certification Committee
- Lloyd Beckedorf
1.Thank you for your input yesterday and at
the Rendezvous.
2. Based on the feedback, this will now be
acted upon by the committee.
Staff Report Robert Savignac
1. The office is busy.
2. Proud to respond to the membership and
the board.
3. Cathy Hansen and Ann Miks need to be
recognized for their superb efforts.
4. Financial control in the office is very effec-
tive.
5. Many ideas are presented, but are acted
upon consistent with the business plan and
the appropriate budgets.
6. Communications with members and public
is a priority and a large part of the work load.
7. We are looking at funding sources.
8. We are setting up charitable status in both
the US and Canada.
9. We are a networking agency.
10. We educate the public, but the public
doesnt fund our work; ultimately the value
comes back to the membership.
11. The staff is here to serve you and we can
use your input.
12. Funding initiatives, it takes money to
make money and it is not just out of the
dues.
13. Weve been invited to participate in the
Logging Sports Program in Revelstoke this
summer.
14. We are soliciting new sponsors.
15. The LBN size has been doubled in publi-
cations; we need your suggestions and arti-
cles for the LBN.
Old business
DG Are there any requests?
Murray Arnott requested that we get a bal-
ance sheet with the financial report.
European tour has been postponed for
now due to the current political situations.
We were unable to make any commitments
with a sufficient lead-time. It has been post-
poned indefinitely. It is a lot of work with the
conference, Rendez-vous and the proposed
TFG cooperative meeting so this would need
to be fitted into the efforts.
New business
Log grading is being worked on.
Bylaws changes
1. Four bylaw changes are being proposed
(see proposed changes at the end of this arti-
cle).
2. Murray Arnott moved that we accept the
four changes as proposed. Motion passed
unanimously.
AGM MINUTES
Continued on page 8
Tim Bullock requested that the annual
financial statements be created and sent to
the membership earlier. DG suggested that
the information will be sent out with the
conference packets next year. JP made him-
self available to go over any and all of the
financial statement.
DG acknowledged Jerry Wait for his work
as the past president.
DG acknowledged the board for their
efforts and pointed out their diversity. The
board has been taking a far greater role for
the association.
Jerry Wait asked about the future location
of the Rendez-vous. RS mentioned that there
have been no fixed demands for new loca-
tions. The Cherryville site is still available for
the next gathering. It takes a local hero(s) to
carry the load for setting up a Rendez-vous.
We would like suggestions for future sites.
Next year the conference will be in the
Okanagan area of B.C. and we need your
suggestions.
Jean Steinbrecher noted that we need to
notify the B.C. Societies Commission in
Victoria retroactively when we hold our con-
ference outside of B.C. or we may lose our
status.
DG thanked Pierre Cousineau for his
support in assisting with the pre-conference
and conference courses.
DH asked that we acknowledge the office
staff.
Brian Lloyd was acknowledged as the rep-
resentative of the LBIBC. This organization
was organized at the AGM in Harrison Hot
Springs, B.C. The LBI has started its
apprenticeship program in BC.
DG requested a motion to adjourn. John
Boys so moved and was passed unanimously.
BYLAW CHANGES PROPOSED
FOR 2003
2.5. Annual Dues
(a) The Directors may determine from time
to time the amount of annual dues payable to
the Association by members.
(c) Dues shall be payable annually and are
due in the anniversary month of joining the
Association.
(d) Any member who ceases to be a member
shall not be entitled to any refund of dues
paid.
2.6. A person shall cease to be a member of the
Association
(a) by sending or delivering a resignation in
writing to the Clerk at the address of the
Association;
(b) on death or, in the case of a company or
corporation, on dissolution;
(c) on having been a member-not-in-good-
standing for thirty (30) consecutive days.
5.2.The Directors
(a) The number of Directors of the
Association shall be nine (9).
(b) Each Director, at the time of election and
throughout the term of office, shall be a
member-in-good-standing of the Association.
(c) The retiring president shall remain a
Director if so elected.
(d) Three (3) Directors shall be elected to
three (3) year terms at each annual election.
5.4. Election of Officers
(a) The Officers of the Association shall be
President, Vice President, Clerk and
Treasurer.
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AGM MINUTES
Continued from page 7
(c) At the first Directors meeting of the calendar year, the
President, Vice President, Clerk and Treasurer of the Association
shall be elected to one (1) year terms by the Directors from
amongst their current numbers.
(d) If still a Director, the Vice President shall succeed to the office
of President upon expiration of the term of office of the President.
(e) The President may serve no more than two (2) consecutive
terms in that office.
Log Building NEWS
Profit & Loss Report
of December 31, 2002
Submitted by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer
Revenue CDN Funds US Funds
1.5%
Dues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,799.95 . . . . . . . 54,533.30
2002 Certification Pledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,565.00 . . . . . . . . 9,043.33
Retail Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,084.49 . . . . . . . . 7,389.66
Log Building News Ads/Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,570.79 . . . . . . . 11,047.19
Interest & Exchange Income . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,716.13 . . . . . . . . 3,810.75
Donations & Sponsorship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,1663.31 . . . . . . . 87,775.54
Conference Park City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,0931.06 . . . . . . 13,3954.04
Rendez-vous Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,127.58 . . . . . . . 12,085.05
Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,458.31 . . . . . 319,638.86
Expenses
Cost of Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,730.25 . . . . . . . 17,820.17
Conference Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,678.02 . . . . . . 147,785.35
Rendez-vous Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,359.15. . . . . . . . 13,572.77
Accounting & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.40 . . . . . . . . . . . 14.27
Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,836.05. . . . . . . . . 3,890.70
Certification expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,490.96. . . . . . . . . 8,327.31
Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.97 . . . . . . . . . . . 10.65
Dues & Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.00
Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,732.38. . . . . . . . . 1,154.92
Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,168.44. . . . . . . . . 8,778.96
Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790.94 . . . . . . . . . . 527.29
Membership Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,833.85. . . . . . . . . 3,889.23
Office Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,899.70. . . . . . . . 11,266.47
Postage & Courier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,798.03. . . . . . . . . 3,198.69
R & D Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,146.70. . . . . . . . . 5,431.13
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200.00. . . . . . . . . 2,800.00
Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,138.00. . . . . . . . . 2,092.00
Standards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,099.09. . . . . . . . . 1,399.39
Sub contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.67
Telephone/Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,953.42. . . . . . . . . 1,968.95
Travel & Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,943.66. . . . . . . . . 3,295.77
Website Design/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 1716.60 . . . . . . . . . 1144.40
Bad Debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -170.00 . . . . . . . . . -113.33
Wages & Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,088.09. . . . . . . . 76,058.73
Employer Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,728.90. . . . . . . . . 7,819.27
Health Plan Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759.96 . . . . . . . . . . 506.64
Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484,674.56 . . . . . 323,116.40
Net Profit / (Loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (-5,216.25) . . . . . (-3,477.54)
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2002
Submitted by Jeff Patterson, ILBA Treasurer
Assets
Current Assets
Cash On Hand
Armstrong Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,16.07
Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,785.90
Royal Bank - GIC Prime Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,922.78
USD Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,207.94
Petty Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____200.00
Total Cash On Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,632.69
Accounts Receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,944.24
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___3500.00
Total Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,076.93
Other Assets
Conference 2003-WIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,378.93
2004 Summit Conference WIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,576.12
2004 Conference - WIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___31.40
Total Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,986.45
Fixed Assets
Computer Hdw. Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,991.04
Equipment Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,957.37
Computer Sftw. Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.13
Total Fixed Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,339.54
Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,402.92
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,436.79
GST Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1,871.75
Payroll Liabilities
Vacation payable main account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,901.28
Accrued Employer Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3,199.80
Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,266.52
Equity
Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,144.71
Current Year Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4,008.31
Total Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,136.40
Total Liability & Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,402.92
The ILBA board of directors ponders member input during its 30th Annual General
Meeting held in Aylmer.
By Ronn Hann
Electrical Plug Mortise
Production Jig
As demonstrated at Jig Talk at
the Aylmer Conference, a small
box of 2x6s
and 2" plywood
scraps and a padded Mini Pro Bar on
your power saw make quick work of
plug mortises. I added a bubble level to
the topside and use a cordless drill driv-
er to screw the box to the log wall.
Often I use a horizontal centre line on
the log to move the box left or right to
cut a two or three gangable switch. A
corresponding centre line is drawn on the box. Someday I
will make a box to cut multiple switches but, until then, this
system works well. Use a switch box as a gauge to mark
the offset required. Have your
licensed electrician install boxes
that have the wire knockouts
exit the rear instead of the
sides and little
chisel work
should be
required.
I also use
an oval
shaped alu-
minum flat
stock tem-
plate to mark
the log for a
small plumb
scarf prior to
using the jig.
These are cut with a radius sole planer and touched up
with a disc grinder and the flat produced should exceed the
height and width of the cover plate to be used.
Further to John Boys Nail-on Level Adapter: if you are
working alone and require levelling of a log with centre
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Tech
TALK
Close-view
Ronn Hann
lines, just screw a short piece of angle iron to the log end and use a mag-
netic sided level. Leave angle iron on log until all operations are done.
3Stumps with handles as
reprinted from Great Lake
Log Crafters Association
Newsletter with permis-
sion from Duane Sellman -
Former World Champion.
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perfect weatherproof scriber
storage containers. Protector
Series by Plano - Model 1403
fits Mackie and Greib scribers
to a tee in padded eggshell
foam comfort. Larger scribes
require bigger boxes and for
those I use Rubbermaid
storage containers.
Patent applied for Master Stumps with Handles 2003 Version.
Recycled chain oil jugs
cut into strips. Small flats accommo-
date scaffold planks
16" - 20"
Buzz small flat on side to
better accommodate
nailed-on plastic liner.
TOP VIEW
V-cut for
handles
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throughout the weekend, as always it was a great networking opportunity.
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Before we go any further, lets get
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the puzzle. A complete Web site
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they may type it in or link to it from
your e-mail signature, the second
group follows links from other sites
to yours, and the third group uses a
search engine to find your site.
Lets also mention the important
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play in this game. Talk to your
Internet Service Provider or Web
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have access to regularly updated
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exactly how many people have visit-
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are viewing, which search engines
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effectiveness of your marketing
strategies, and fine-tune both your
marketing campaign and the
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Now lets get started! The first
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been built, you must prepare it for
search engines. Every page of your
Web site should have an informative
page title, a list of keywords and a
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description, as well as indexable text
containing your most important key-
words. The keywords and descrip-
tion reside in the META tags of your
document and are not displayed
on the Web site itself.
An increasingly important compo-
nent of search engine positioning is
increasing the relevance of your
site by building links to it from other
sites. This process is referred to as
link building. There are two main
reasons for focusing on link building:
The number of sites linking to
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determining how your site ranks on
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Following links from other sites
is the number two way people visit
Web sites.
So how can you build links?
By searching out industry and
regional directories where you could
have your site included, for example,
the ILBA Web site found at
www.logassociation.org.
By exchanging links between
other clients to build an extensive
network of links to benefit everyone.
By purchasing ads with links on
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You can constantly monitor to see
who is linking to your site, and just as
importantly, you can measure exact-
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particular link to your site. After
reviewing this data you will have the
information you need to make those
important marketing decisions.
After you have optimized your
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to submit your Web site to search
engines. Choose the search
engines your target audience is
most likely to use. In North
America, the top search engines
include Google, Yahoo, AllTheWeb
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WEB MARKETING
Continued on page 16
Tracking The Success of
Your Advertising:
Additional domain names
or Web site addresses can be
used to track the efficiency of
more traditional marketing
campaigns. For example, you
can place an ad in a magazine
referencing a specific domain
name not normally used by
visitors to your site.Your Web
site statistics can then be used
to determine how many visi-
tors were convinced enough
by your ad to visit your Web
site.
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WEB MARKETING
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ABOVE: Allan Mackie and Jerry Wait share some ideas.
RIGHT: Les Jozsa provides informative and entertaining sessions.
"Extremely glad to meet with other people and enjoy
their work. The contacts made and
solution sharing helped greatly."
"Pre-conference was very good -
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ABOVE, LEFT: Jules and Robbin Obomsawin
enjoy an evening session at this years AGM.
ABOVE RIGHT: Professional Workshop pro-
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LEFT: Kids filled the dance floor this year,
as our Annual AGM is moving
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Games competition winners
Grand Champion - Simon Auger
Full Scribe (2 Man Team)
1st Place - Ron Hann & Simon Auger
One Man Notching
1st Place - Jean Rodrigue
2nd Place - Duane Sellman
3rd Place - Martin St. Jacques
Slabbing
1st Place - Simon Auger
2nd Place - Ronn Hann
3rd Place - Tim McLaughlin
Axe Toss
1st Place - Kym Terry
2nd Place - Brian Lloyd
3rd Place - Duane Sellman
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Auger and Ron
Hann accept
awards during the
Log Builders
Competition
Awards.
BELOW: John
Boys seems to be
on target for the
axe toss.
ABOVE: Ron Hann & Simon Auger
team up for the Full-Scribe two-man
team competition and win.
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LEFT: Log Grading course participants
pose for the camera.
BELOW, LEFT: Log Grading Instructor Ed
Burke provided insight to many in the
Pre-conference course.
BELOW, RIGHT: Pre-conference French
Scribe Workshop with instructor Frederic
Brillant.
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FAR RIGHT: Brian Lloyd hit a bulls
eye in the axe toss competition.
RIGHT: President Dave Gardner
speaks at the Sunday AGM.
BELOW, RIGHT: Allan Mackie gives
the keynote speech.
BELOW, LEFT: Duane Sellman com-
petes for appreciative onlookers.
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Company Members
and contacts
Americana Log Homes*,
Pierre Cousineau
Appalachian Log Homes,
Tracy & Paul Wakefield
Artisan Custom Log
Construction,
Rob & Katherine Littler
Art Maison*,
Sylvain Metivier
Bitterroot Timber Frames,
Brett Mauri
Bullock & Company,
Timothy Bullock
Cadwork S.A.,
Stefan Stamm
Canadas Log People Inc.,
Theo Wiering
Cancedar Log Homes Ltd.,
Gerhard Ronner
Caribou Creek Log Homes,
Inc., David Byler
CBR Products,
Bill Willis
Chemco*, Jim Hassi
Continental Log Homes
Drew Oberson
Coyote Log Homes Inc.,
Dan Albert
Del Radomskes Okanagan
School of Log Building
International,
Del Radomske
Delta Log & Timber Homes,
Inc., Nick/Sarah Makres
Dietrichs North America,
Wil Dancey
Ed Miller - Logbuilder,
Ed Miller
Edmunds & Company Log
Home Restorations,
Peter Edmunds
Freningen Svenska
Timmerhus,
Berndt Berglund Bengt Ager
Fort Nelson Log Homes*,
John - Derek Watson
Great Lakes School of Log
Building & Stonemasonry,
Ron Brodigan
Gudeit Bros. Contracting
Ltd., Len Gudeit
Heartwood Log Homes Ltd.,
Rick McMahon
Highlands Log Structures,
Inc.,
Winston & Pam Johnson
Hilgard Log Builders,
Blair Anderson
Husqvarna & Jonsered Co.,
J.C. Pilon
Homestead Log Homes Inc.,
James D. Hoffman
Insurance and Financial
Services*, Ron Neufeld
Island School of Building
Arts, James Mitchell
J. Rouleau & Associates,
Jerry Rouleau
John DeVries Log & Timber
Homes 2000 Ltd.,
Martin St. Jacques &
Martin Slager
Landing Insurance
Agencies Ltd.
Matthew Leck, CAIB
Landmark Log Building,
Tim McLaughlin
Lasko School of Log Building,
William Lasko
Legend Log Crafters LLC,
Larry D. Johnson
Lloyd Ventures,
Brian G. Lloyd
Log Knowledge, Inc.,
Peter Cottier
Logs & Timbers,
David Rogers
Makita Canada Inc.,
Sylvain Guenette
Mark Deagle Log Building
Ltd., Mark Deagle
Mill & Timber Products Ltd.
Doug Abbott
Minde Log Construction Inc.,
Brooks Minde
Mitchell Mountain Company
Robert C. Peters Sr.
Mountain Eagle Construction
Co., Inc., Ralph K. Hemp
Mountain Ranch Lighting*,
Curtis T. Roth
Mountain State Log Homes
Inc., Robert (Bob) Heinrichs
Mountainview Log
Structures,
Rick/Linda Chilson
Murray Arnott Design Ltd.,
Murray Arnott
Naturhome*,
Xavier Rizo
Neville Log Homes,
Mike Applegath
Nicola Log Works Ltd,
John Boys
North Arrow Log Homes,
Lyle C. Kelley
North Region Log Homes,
John Egge
Northern Comfort Log
Homes, Ronald Hann
Northwest Territories
Housing Corporation*,
Guy Saint Andre
Northwood Log Homes Ltd.,
John Plowman
Norwegian Wood Log
Homes, Gary Espe
Original Log Homes Ltd.,
Brian Gardner
Pedersen Logsmiths, Inc.,
Jeff Pedersen
Precision Craft Log Homes,
Jim Young
R.C.M. CAD Design &
Drafting Ltd.,
Cyril Courtois
Red Willow Rustic Log
Homes, Keith Hodson
Rustic Home Builders,
Jay & Jared Driesen
Sellman Log Structures Inc.,
Duane Sellman
Senty Log Homes,
Mike Senty
Silver Plume Log &
Timberworks L.L.C.,
Jonathan Street
Stonewood Design,
Mark J. Hammerl
Summer Beam Books,
Charlotte Cooper
Sunstream Log Homes,
Mark Williams
Surelog Homes Ltd.,
Terry Hall
The Cottage & Country
Homes Show*,
Ray Fahey
Timberstone Log Homes
Limited,
Hartley MacArthur
Top Notch Log
Construction,
Pat Lintaman
Traditions Scandinaves,
Simon Auger
True Log Homes,
Jim Maushak
Twin Butte Log Homes Ltd.,
Bruce Mackintosh
West Coast Log Homes,
Andy Koberwitz
Whitevalley Log Homes Ltd.,
Dave Schneider
Winterwood Custom
Builders,
Mark Parkinson
Wynibec Enterprises Ltd.,
Earl Danyluk Doug Clark
Employee Members
Bengt Ager
Zach Bane
Michel Boivin*
Kathryn Christie*
Patrick Clark
Claude Cloutier*
Treffl Cousineau*
Rob Dietrich*
Steven R. Eggleston
Patrick Fillion*
Nathan Gochie*
Steve Hewson*
Todagin Hodson*
Cary Johnson
Dana Leach
Phillip Lessald*
Martin Moilien*
Jennifer OGorman*
Marc Pecora
Robert Peters Jr.
Dayton Skrivseth*
Darrell Storring
Tim Taylor*
Kevin Troutt*
Phil Vachon*
Brian Wallace
Darren Whalls*
Eric Wood*
Individual Members
Cliff Albee*
Levi Anderson*
Stphane Arsenault*
Chris Atchison*
Frederic Brillant
Bob Bristol
Jed Christman
Patrick Ducharme
Michael Duhan*
Dan Dums
Joseph J. Duran II
Michel Filion*
Laurent Gaudin
Frederick Genaw
Stephen A. Giesen
Jim Grieb
Dave Gunderman
Jim Havelock*
James Hawke*
Ryuichi Hirakawa
Andreas Hoigaard
Charley Hood
John Howarth
Eric Jokinen
Chris Kelland
Tim Kiose *
Jeff Krentz
Dick Kyser*
Maurice Landemare
Jacques Lariviere*
William LaRuffa
Earl Laverty
Mary Mackie
Kevin Malon
Matthew McIntyre*
Patrick J. McMahon*
Steve Meyer
Sabine Mohr*
Randy Norgate
Austin OBrien
Donald Ouellet*
Andre Oude Ophuis
Vic Proctor
John Rigden
Julie Rodriguaz
Jean Rodrigue
Tim Rogers
Cormac Seekings
Jeffrey Slater
John Smeh
Wayne Sparshu
Howard Stockburger
David Swetland
Calvin Tomicich
Gene Turney*
Greg Woody Warrington
Peter F. Watson
Robert Wigg*
Chris Wood
Russ Zietz*
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Welcome more new and returning members
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Publications Committee Report
Some exciting events took place at
the Conference in Aylmer. The
Publications
Committee had
the chance to
meet face to face
with John Boys and
discuss the publica-
tion and printing of
the Jig Book. As a
result of that
meeting, two pro-
posals for the printing of the Jig Book
will be presented to the Board of
Directors. Each proposal reflects the
costs for printing and what the
break-even point is for each of the
proposals.
John committed the time neces-
sary to finish the last few pages of the
Jig Book so we can have it printed and
ready for sale this year. Thanks, John,
for your dedication to this project.
Sign-up sheets were circulated at
the Conference asking who is inter-
ested in purchasing the Jig Book. All
told, 37 people signed up to purchase
the Jig Book. All of you who want to
get your names on the list for the
first printing of the Jig Book, please let
the ILBA office staff know and your
names will be added to the list.
While at the Conference, John
Boys presented an idea for his next
project. It is for a Log Home Finishing
Book. This project may be also pre-
sented in the form of a CD. Wouldnt
it be great to supply your clients or
contractors with a tool that shows
eight different ways to install win-
dows?
This CD would be a compilation
of finish and construction details from
the members of the ILBA. Go John!
You certainly have the Publications
Committees support as well as many
of the members that were at Aylmer.
Great Spring to all,
Jeff Patterson, Chairman,
Membership Committee
Hello to All! The Conference in
Aylmer was great. We had members
from eight different countries attend.
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ILBA
COMMITTEE REPORTS
STANDARDS & LOG GRADING
CONFERENCES
MEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION & TRAINING
FUNDRAISING
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & WEB SITE
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
CERTIFICATION
Jeff Patterson
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Continued on page 25
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Distributor inquiries are welcome.
As of March 27, just before
Conference, we had a total of 367
members. This membership number
breaks down as 182 Company
Members, 142 Individual Members and
43 Employee Members. We now have
members from 21 different countries.
We will be looking at a proposal to
restructure the membership cate-
gories that may include Government
Officials and Non-Builder related
Company Members. If you have any
ideas, please feel free to contact me at
jeff@edgewoodlog.com.
Many people that attended the
conference expressed what a value
their membership was to them indi-
vidually or for their companies. With
this excitement, we see our member-
ship continuing in its growth. If you
know of anyone who may be interest-
ed in joining, please call or drop our
office staff a note and they will be
pleased to send out a membership
application.
A new By-Law was passed at the
AGM allowing for memberships to be
for 12 months from the month that
membership enrollment is received.
For more specifics, please refer to the
AGM Minutes listed on the ILBA Web
site.
Best regards,
Jeff Patterson,
Log Building NEWS
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Continued from Page 23
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Log Building NEWS
C l a s s i f i e d A d s
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.
Large property available for entrepreneurial
Hand Crafted Log Home Builder. Location-Port Hardy,
Vancouver Island, B.C.Western Red Cedar building logs
available. Contact: Jim Mackay 250-949-6642,
jimmackay@apgroup.ca or Doug Abbott 604-328-
5550, dougabbott@apgroup.ca
Employment Wanted: 15-year timber framer, log
home builder and designer from Nova Scotia
interested in employment in British Columbia, but will
consider other areas. Please call Kevin Harvey at 902-
348-2556 or Email kevin.harvey@ns.sympatico.ca.
Log Home General Contracting/finisher: 12
years experience/re-assembly/rough-in/turnkey,
Michigan market. Member of ILBA; restoration,
maintenance and consulting. Call Gordon Merritt at
Merritt Contracting at 1-734-878-9055.
LYRA PENCILS and MARKERS have arrived in
Canada. Its about time we have a HIGH QUALITY
PENCIL for writing on everything from glass to wet
wood. Carpenter pencil: 10-Inch long, dry & wet.
Contact Northwood Log Homes, Phone: 867-872-
4261; Fax: 867-872-4645; email:
logdognwt@hotmail.com.
LOG BUILDING TOOLS - STARRETT &
MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives up to 30";
peeling spuds; chopping & finishing axes; broadaxes;
adzes; GRANSFORS axes; ENGLISH slicks; ROBERT
SORBY, HENRY TAYLOR, FOOTPRINT & PHEIL
chisels and gouges; JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, ink
lines & flex squares; hand-forged Flarens, shovel gouges,
flat & 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, B.C., Canada V2K 5R1;
Phone: 250-962-9057; Fax: 250-962-9157Maurice
Gardy
The Black Rapids Timber Framing School will
be hosting eight, seven-day Timber Framing workshops
in the heart of the Alaska Range. Formal sessions run all
summer long and are limited to eight students. Tuition
of $995 includes instruction, food and lodging. (There
are a few student openings for a preliminary, bare-
bones shake-down session of three days at $120 per
daylunch onlyfocusing on floor construction in mid-
May.) Dates are as follows: Preliminary Session: May 16
- 18; Session #1: June 2 - 8; Session #2: June 12 - 18;
Session #3: June 23 - 29; Session #4: July 3 - 9; Session
#5: July 14 - 20; Session #6: July 24 - 30; Session #7:
August 4 - 10; Session #8: August 14 - 20.Tel: 907-455-
6158; Fax: 907-452-5550 Email: startips@ptialaska.net.
Web site: www.blackrapids.org.
For the Love of Working with Wood Training
Log Builders for Tomorrow. See them off to a great
start with our Entry-Level Trade Program. Del
Radomskes Okanagan School of Log Building
International. Phone: 250-765-5166 Email:
radloghomes_school@telus.net.
The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
invites you to attend our 2003 Annual conference. We
are a group of handcrafted log builders dedicated to
the furtherance of the craft of log building. We share
information, resources and fellowship. Please plan on
joining us on June 20 & 21 in Silver City, Michigan. For
reservations or information call 651-464-3843 or visit
our Web site at www.gllca.org Registration deadline is
May 15.
Log Building NEWS
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How to get Log Building News
Log Building News is mailed to all ILBA members. Articles, photos and
letters are welcomed. Contact the ILBA office for the LBN 43 deadline.
If you submit articles in Microsoft Word
on CD or by email, send
them directly to the ILBA office.
Back issues of Log Building News are available from the Association
office. Call 800-532-2900 to order.
Copyright notice
Log Building News is copyrighted in Canada and the United States.
Express written permission is required from the ILBA and, in some cases,
from the author, before any article or photo can be photocopied, dis-
tributed or republished. Contact the ILBA office for details.
Disclaimer
The views and information expressed in articles and ads appearing in
Log Building News are those of the authors of those articles and ads. The
International Log Builders Association assumes no responsibility for the
accuracy of the information contained herein and does not edit or inves-
tigate any article or ad for that purpose.
Log Building Standards
The ILBA Log Building Standards, the building code for handcrafted,
scribe-fit log homes are available online at the ILBA Web site,
www.logassociation.org and can be downloaded to your computer at no
charge as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
Advertising
The Log Building News welcomes advertisers. Please contact the ILBA
office for deadlines.
Advertisers can send files in QuarkXpress format (Mac preferred, but
PC is acceptable) with the appropriate fonts (screen and printer), images,
and graphics included. All images should be scanned at 266 or higher and
in an EPS or TIF format. Ads can also be sent as PhotoShop (6.1 or
below) or Illustrator (9.0 and below) EPS files or as 300 dpi greyscale
TIFs. Submissions can be made on Zip disk, CD-ROM, floppy disk or via
email. Compressed .sit, .zip or .sea files are acceptable.
Editorial submissions can be made in MicroSoft Word, Works,
Simpletext, PDF, or QuarkXpress formats and can be sent as above. Any
line drawings should be sent in TIF format scanned at 1200 dpi or as orig-
inal art for scanning.
Contact the ILBA for other digital file information by email at
cathy@logassociation.org.
Log Building News is a great way to contact the best log home builders.
The ILBA is the largest group of builders of handcrafted log homes in the
world our members made well over $250 million of logwork last year.
Please contact the office at 800-532-2900 for an advertising specifica-
tion sheet and ad rates.
Joining the ILBA
Membership in the International Log Builders
Association is open to any interested person. Members
get one year of Log Building News, membership certificate,
voting privileges, discounted conference registration, a
listing in the Annual Directory, a copy of the Association
Constitution and Bylaws, use of computerized help want-
ed and work wanted ads, and all ILBA mailings and
notices. Company memberships have additional benefits.
Company members can consider becoming Certified &
Pledged Builders. The ILBA accepts Visa or MasterCard.
For more information on dues and member benefits,
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
Mark Fritch
Ph: 503-668-7130
Fax: 503-668-3285
mfritch@loghomz.com
Cathy Hansen, Executive Director
cathy@logassociation.org
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
robert@logassociation.org
Ann Miks, Administrative Assistant
ann@logassociation.org
International Log Builders Association
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
For more information
2003 ILBA officers
Directors
Dr. Edwin Burke, PH. D
Ph: 406-251-6189
eburke@bigsky.net
Katharina Koelbel
Ph: 011499791501339
katharina.koelbel@klafs.de
Elaine Nosaka
Ph: 703-227-5275
enosaka@loghomeliving.com
Kurt Overholt
Ph: 406-821-4602
logcrafter@earthlink.net
Jeffrey Patterson
Ph: 208-676-0422
jeff@edgewoodlog.com
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