HIGHSMITH...........HERE ARE SOME COMMENTS I`D LIKE TO MAKE AND CORRECT.HOPEFULLY ,YOU HAVEN`T BUILT YET.

FIRST OFF,YOU ARE SMART TO TAKE TRAINING AS LOG BUILDING IS A TRADE...NOT FOR THE UNTRAINED DIY`ER.ITS GOOD YOU ARE TAKING A SEMINAR....BUT IF ITS JUST A 3 DAY SEMINAR HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU WILL LEARN?USUALLY SEMINARS ARE TO GET YOU INTERESTED AND TO GET YOU TO SIGN UP FOR A COMPLETE COURSE.
USUALLY ,YOU BUILD A COUPLE OF ROUNDS HIGH AT BEST.SO YOU DON`T LEARN HOW TO DO A LOG FLOOR SYSTEM,WINDOW DOOR PLACEMENT,ROOF,CHIMNEY FRAME IN ETC.
AS FOR LOG HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.I THINK ITS THE SCHOOLS OWN ASSOCIATION TO BOLSTER CONFIDENCE...IF I`M WRONG I`LL APPOLOGIZE![INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDING ASSOCIATION IS THE REAL THING.]
NOTE:THE LOG HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO POST.MAINLY BECAUSE I`M A PERPONENT OF THE SCANDINAVIAN SCRIBE FIT SYSTEM.WHICH IS THE CADILLAC OF LOG BUILDING SYSTEMS.ITS ALSO A CHINKLESS SYSTEM.

NOW FOR COMMENTS FROM YOUR FOLLOW UP POSTS.

[1]GARY M.....KUDO`S TO YOU ABOUT THE SLIP JOINT,WINDOW DOOR FRAME SLOTTING,JACK POSTS.BUT HERE ARE SOME YOU MISSED.
(a)TOILET PLUMBING HAS TO BE GRADED STEEPER TO ALLOW FOR SETTLEMENT ON SECOND FLOORS.
(b)STAIRS ON THE SECOND FLOOR SHOULD BE BUILT WITH WHEELS SO THEY SLIDE OUT WHEN THE WALLS SETTLE.PLUS THEY SHOULD BE SLOPPED TO ALLOW FOR SETTLEMENT.
(c)CUPBOARDS ALSO HAVE TO ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT OF THE WALL.
(d)LEFT HANDED SPIRAL GRIANED LOGS
(e)LOCALIZE CHECKING UNDER THE LOG
(f)ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE PLACED BETWEEN THE LOGS AND HIDDEN.THE LOGS AROUND SWITCHES AND BOX PLATES
ARE RECESSED/BEVELED INWARDS.
(g)ETC

[2]HIGHSMITH.....AS FOR NO CONSEQUENCES FROM SHRINKING?I THINK YOU ARE MISINFORMED.EVEN A 100 YEAR OLD LOG CABIN WALL SHRINKS AND SWELLS.
THE KNOTCHING WOULDN`T HAVE ANY BARING ON THAT.



[3]PAPPY 19.....NOT ALL GREEN LOGS TWIST,IN THE SCANDINAVIAN SCRIBE FIT METHOD, BUILDERS PREFER TO USE GREEN LOGS AND I`M NOT AWARE OF ANYONE HAVING A PROBLEM.BUT IN THE CASE OF LEFT HANDED SPIRAL GRAINED LOGS.THEY WILL TWIST BUT A TRAINED LOG BUILDER CAN TOUCH THE LOG AND KNOW ITS NOT FOR THE WALLS.

[4]PAT......PERSONALLY,I DON`T CALLED MILLED LOGS A LOG CABIN.IN THE ROUNDED SCANDIANAVIAN SCRIBE FIT METHOD(CHINKLESS) WATER WOULD HAVE TO DEFY GRAVITY TO LAY IN A JOINT.BUT IN CHINKED/CAULKED JOINTS ON A MILLED LOG,IT A TWO EDGE SWORD.YOU CAN TRY AND KEEP WATER OUT BUT IF IT GETS IN ITS TRAPPED.WOOD ROTS WHEN MOISTURE LEVELS EXCEED 19%.REMEMBER ON A FLAT SURFACE WATER WILL SPREAD OUT.LOOK AT THE LOG HOME KITS THAT HAVE EXTENTIONS THAT ARE FLAT.THESE ROT OUT AS WATER ENTERS THE JOINT THOUGH THEM.

[5]EGON..........SCANDINAVIAN SCRIBE FIT IS BASICLY SEAMLESS AND REQUIRES NO CHINKING,CAULKING ETC.
IF DONE RIGHT YOU CAN BARELY STICK A KNIFE BLADE
BETWEEN THE LOGS.

CORDWOODGUY
PS: I HOPE I DIDN`T OFFEND ANYONE.MY INTENT IS TO EDUCATE.ALSO I USE UPPERCASE LETTERS BECAUSE OF A VISUAL DISABILITY...SORRY!