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Well, you've followed my trials and tribulations with rabbits, deer, armadillos and raccoons.

Today, as I was walking out to the shop, I sighted something far more sinister.

The first thought I had was: That looks like the Loch Ness Monster. I did collect myself enough to go back into the house and grab my camera. Then I carefully aimed and gently pressed the button cause I knew you guys wouldn't believe me.

I got as close as I dared and steadied the camera, but I'm afraid the photo didn't come out as good as I'd hoped, but here it is.


















Upon closer examination, it turned out to be a limb that fell from my elm tree. Whew!!




HEY, SERGE

This is how I actually spent my week end.






Ron

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What in the heck is that thang! No not the stick, the thang your holden'
Yea my son has something that looks like that, I still ain't figured it out yet.

WOW, Thanks Ron, great pic of you and the 2 granddaughters, they are really sweet!

I'm saving this pic if you don't mind, will have it in my shop!

What better way to spend a week end eh? family, music on the front porch! Man, sometimes i wish i was born in the south! Looks like you own a log home buddy, i dream of the day i'll build my own... by a lake!

Thanks Pal!

Pan-abodes are nicer IMHO than full size log homes, the insides allways look a little bit better I think.

Great pic Ron,

Now if I were one to bash banjo's (and I'm not) I would say you should have used it to try and kill that thing on your lawn, it would have worked well

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Rod, what is a Pan-abodes please? any pics dude?

That's the style of log home, it's smaller logs, milled to be exactly the same as the next piece, makes for a very clean wall. They are also very efficient in heat retention so the winters aren't as bad as you would think with a log home. Am I right there Ron?

Here you go bud



By the way, there are many panabode companies right here in the southwest part of BC, this site I found states that it is the original, now I don't know about that but they've been at it since 1948, who knows.

Hope this helps.Rod True38965.0534606481

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Thanks Rod, i saved this link to my log home favorites!

I'd like to build a bit similar to that except that i'd like to have the exterior wall to be round and the other 3 faces of the log flat and routed on up and down faces. Really cool stuff, thanks bro!

Anytime.

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Ron -- those grandchildren of yours sure look sweet...you are a wealthy man.

(Not to take away from your grandchildren -- but they sure embellish the picture of that large nessie swatter you've got plunked in your lap )

Yeah, I didn't have to play my banjo very long before the monster disappeared.    


Yeah, Serge, I love my log home. I'm not sure what Rod is referring to. It looks like he's talking about a "milled log" home as opposed to a "hand hewn" log home. Mine is milled from 8" eastern white pine. All the logs are double tongue & grooved (like Rod's photo) but mine are rounded on the outside and flat on inside. The corners are saddle-notched. It is extremely sturdy and quiet and very, very energy efficient.

Ron

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Thanks Ron, did you build it yourself or was it a Log home builders company that built it?

Serge, a crew out of Kentucky did the structural work. I built the foundation, then the crew took it from the foundation up through the decking on the roof. Completely finished on the outside, including windows and doors, and they framed the interior partition walls. They finished in 11 days!!. It was the summer of 2000 and super hot. We had over 100 degree heat for 21 days in a row. The crew ended up working all night long and slept during the day.

I finished the interior and trim work, did all the electrical, stair railings, fireplace, etc. I subbed out the cabinets and plumbing and shingling of the roof. I can't work on a 9/12 pitch roof. Electrical is fun but a real challenge in a solid wall log home. You have to drill holes through the logs to run wires and use a plunge router to make the cavities for receptacle boxes.
Wiring for overhead lights has to be laid in routed trenches on the tops of your beams as there is no ceiling. Also, the plumbing and heat & air ducts running to the upstairs have to be assembled with special slip joints to allow for any settling. I learned a lot and would love to build another, but this is our last home, barring any disasters.

Ron

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WOW Ron, that was an awesome project even if a crew assembled the structure, i would not be able to do the plumbing nor the electrical on mine, those would be the things i'd be forced to sub out, OTOH, i'd really love to do the structural on mine with some home made jigs to lift the logs etc etc, log homes are indeed energy efficient throughout the year and they are so much nicer, you are a lucky man, you know that eh?

Thanks Pal

Serge

Ron,

What a great shot. Very cute, the granddaughers I mean! What a great project, too.

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Awesome! Your g-daughter on the (my) left is a camera natural! This picture is one for the OLF members' calendar project! (Wait, there IS an OLF members' calendar project isn't there? Isn't there?...)

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