{"id":23,"date":"2012-08-13T20:33:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T00:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2012-10-05T16:25:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T20:25:34","slug":"custom-log-homes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/custom-log-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Log Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Round Log Full Scribe<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>This method originated in the northern European countries and goes back centuries with many fine examples still standing today.\u00a0 We carefully hand select each and every log utilizing premium white pine.\u00a0 Each logs is carefully hand peeled with drawknives, selected for location on the building, meticulously hand scribed and cut with chainsaws and finished with hand tools.\u00a0 This method is \u201cchink-less\u201d and our insulation between the logs is renewable, non-toxic sheep wool.\u00a0 This is the original method employed by the \u201cRenaissance Man\u201d B. Allan Mackie in his book \u201cBuilding with Logs\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Round Log Chink Style<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Many fine examples of this style may be seen at the Adirondack Park in upper New York state.\u00a0 It was a very traditional method and utilized local materials of varying species although white or red pine was the most predominant.\u00a0 We use white pine for this method and the round notch for corner joinery as it is in keeping with tradition.\u00a0 Nowadays, synthetic chinking is used to avoid ongoing maintenance with mortar or concrete.<\/p>\n

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Round Log Timber Frame<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is not in any way the traditional style of framing as the logs are left in the round and hand peeled exhibiting their natural state without bark.\u00a0 The knots and flares are carefully chosen from the woods with burls and branches left exposed.\u00a0 \u201cArt\u201d might be a more appropriate description as no two posts or beams are alike, no curve is the same.\u00a0 Once the logs are carefully hand selected we utilize a laser beam for layout on the irregular surfaces for handcrafting.\u00a0 It is still handcrafted timber frame joinery with wooden dowels but each notch is different to accommodate the irregular surfaces and sizes.\u00a0 All domestic species are available with Incense-Red Cedar featured specie due to its wonderful features, aroma and durability as it is very rot resistant.\u00a0 These homes are unique and require sufficient lead-time to access materials.<\/p>\n

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Traditional Dovetail<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is perhaps the most commonly seen style of log home throughout the eastern USA and Canada.\u00a0 Sometime it is called an Appalachian Style Log Home.\u00a0 We use full-length giant white pine logs.\u00a0 We mill our logs to 8\u201d, 10\u201d or 12\u201d thick with our \u201cstate of the art\u201d band mill but maintain the live edge of the log which was commonly used by the early pioneers.\u00a0 Each and every log is hand selected for the location on the building, hand scribed and notched resulting in precisely fitted dovetail corners.\u00a0 The space between the logs is insulated with renewable, non-toxic sheep wool and chinked inside\/out with modern synthetic chinking materials.\u00a0 The log surface finish can be rough sawn, planed smooth or hand hewn although our most popular choice is a planed smooth interior and hand-hewn exterior.<\/p>\n

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Traditional Timber Frames Style<\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>This method of building goes back centuries with many fine examples throughout the world.\u00a0 We honor these ancient traditions although we utilize longer material and larger diameters eliminating many of the vertical posts for more open spaces.\u00a0 Hand pegged joinery with many species available: oak, walnut, pine, hemlock, and cherry just to name a few.<\/p>\n

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Round Log Full Scribe This method originated in the northern European countries and goes back centuries with many fine examples still standing today.\u00a0 We carefully hand select each and every log utilizing premium white pine.\u00a0 Each logs is carefully hand peeled with drawknives, selected for location on the building, meticulously hand scribed and cut with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":856,"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tamaracklogandtimberhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}