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8/10/2019 Logbuilding News Issue No 42
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All the news about fits
March/April 2003
Insidethis issue
Sponsors & donors
contribute to
conference success
Many thanks to thesegenerous folks
Page 4
Minutes of the Annual
General Meeting
Page 6
2002 Year-End
Financial Report
Page 9
Tech Talk
Three handy ideas tomake work easierPage 11
Having a Web site
isnt good enough
market it!Tips for getting the mostout of your Web sitePage 14
Welcome more new
and returning
members
ILBA membershipkeeps growingPage 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 30thAGM held by this association.We were for-
tunate to have theFather of this LogBuilding Association,Allan Mackie, in atten-dance. Personally, for meit was an honour to haveAllan acknowledge ourwork and share his
delight in the work thestaff and members are
doing to bring this association to where itis today. It was great to see so many famil-iar and new faces at this event. Newcomersto our annual event shared their delight atthe networking and the sharing which tran-spired throughout this gathering.
All events were well received and wehad many positive comments, along withsome 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 alwaysopen for future comments as well togeth-er we will grow wisely!
There were two pre-conference coursesprior to our main event.The Log GradingCourse was well attended and enjoyed,with Ed Burke as the instructor.They had alot of fun, despite the freezing tempera-tures. Once again, Frederic Brillant tookstudents to new levels in his French Scribe
Course, and with volunteer Willi Miksensuring they had heat and coffee, the stu-dents survived winter in Quebec.
The Log Builders Competition onThursday afternoon saw an enthusiasticgroup compete for the top prize.This yearSimon 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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Log BuildingNEWS
#42 March/April 20032
Issue #42March/April 2003
Published six times a year 2003 International
Log Builders Association
P.O. Box 775Lumby, British Columbia
V0E 2G0 Canada800-532-2900 toll-free
250-547-8776 phone250-547-8775 fax
www.logassociation.org
Cathy Hansen, Executive [email protected]
Robrt Savignac, Executive Director
[email protected] Miks,Administrative Assistant
Contributors to this issue:
Cathy Hansen 250-547-8776
Ronn Hann 705-649-2780Jeff Patterson 208-676-0422
Inge van Oostveen 250-549-1200
Log Building News EditorBettyann Moore
1909 Blake Blvd. S.E.Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Log BuildingNEWS
"Very impressive, my first year hereand I feel as if I left with several
years of experience. I'm glad I wascontacted 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 eveningfeatured folksinger Valdy.
"Very good conference - amust for Log builders."
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saw and other prizes.All winning con-testants were awarded belt buckles asmedallionsgold, silver and bronzeand additional prizes. Congratulations
to all those who competed this yearand took the challenge; we look for-ward to seeing you back at the nextcompetition.
The schedule of events throughoutthe weekend went well.There wassomething for everyone, from historyto design, to marketing and hands-onstair building and roof systems.Thisyear we offered an extra nightsaccommodation with the package.Evening events included an entertain-
ing presentation on Wood by LesJosza, followed by the annual slideshow on Thursday evening.
Our Annual Auction took place onFriday night, with John Boys winningthe main door prize draw of a 357XPHusqvarna Chainsaw "We've been
giving away a chainsaw on auctionnight as a door prize for the last fewyears," says Ann Miks, ILBAAdministrative Assistant, "along withseveral other door prizes just afew more perks for members whoattend."
On Saturday we enjoyed Canadian
folk singer Valdy. It was great to seeso many families and children at thisyears event; we look forward togrowing this concept.
For those who want to see whatthey missed, a summary schedule isavailable under conferences on our
Web site.Also, additional copies ofthe Conference program book maybe purchased for $10CDN, each, plusshipping from the ILBA office.Photosare also available on our Web site atwww.logassociation.org, or JerryRouleaus site at www.jrouleau.com.
Many thanks to Brian Lloyd and JerryRouleau for all their photo taking!
We would like to thank all thesponsors for their continued supportof our association and the log build-ing industry.Thanks to those whodonate to our annual auction and tothose who donate by bidding onthose great items at our event!Thanks to our members who attend-ed this years event and thanks to ourpresenters; it is all of you together
who make these annual events such asuccess! And last, but not least, many,many thanks to our volunteers whoprovided endless hours of support tothe staff during the event ThanksGaylene,Andree,Tom Terry,Willi andMatt!
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CONFERENCE
Continued from Cover
Excellent, informativeconference; my first one.
Especially enjoyed meetingand talking shop with
other builders.
Conference attendee
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Karma Industries, Ltd.
Don Rossman
Box 48Camp Creek,AB T0G 0L0
Tel: 780-674-6325Fax: 780-674-6325
Email: [email protected]
Log & Timber Style magazine
Tracy Ossian
7009 South Potomac St.
Englewood, CA 80112Tel: 303-662-5234
Fax: 303-397-7619Email: [email protected]
Web: www.logandtimberstyle.com
Log Home Design Ideas magazine
Jerry Stoeckigt
386 N.York Rd., #205
Elmhurst, IL 60126Tel: 630-516-4017
Fax: 630-516-4020Email: [email protected]: www.loghomedesignideas.com
Log Home Livingmagazine
Elaine Nosaka
4125 Lafayette Center Drive
Suite 100Chantilly,VA 20151Tel: 800-826-3893
Fax: 703-222-3209
Email: [email protected]: www.loghomeliving.com
Makita Canada, Inc.
Sylvain Guenette
6389 Couture
St-Leonard, PQ H1P 3J5Tel: 800-361-7049
Fax: 800-561-5953Email: [email protected]
The Cottage &
Country Homes Show
Ray Fahey805-325 Dalhousie St.
Ottawa, ON K1N 7G2Tel: 613-241-7779
Fax: 613-241-9970Email: [email protected]: www.meechcreek.com
The Sansin Corporation
Sjoerd Bos
3377 Egremont DriveStrathroy, ON N7G 3H6
Tel: 519-245-2001Fax: 519-245-4759
Email: [email protected]: www.sansin.com
Many thanks to the following
who donated to our auction:
Les JozsaKatharina Koelbel
Jean RodrigueEileen Hansen
Theresa NadeauJerry WaitGaylene Bergan
Risto Vuolle-Apiala
Accutech Innovations Inc.,Dare ZimmermanBailey's Inc., Kirk Fuller / Jeff McCaffrey
Beaver Creek Log Homes,Robbin & Jules Obomsawin
Cadwork S.A., Stefan StammCannon Chainsaw Bars, Dan HicksCBR Products, Bill Willis
Chateau CartierD & S Machining, Lucy
Del Radomske's Okanagan School of LogBuilding International,
Del Radomske
Dietrich's North America,Wil and Chris Dancey
EnerGreen Building Systems Ltd.,Scott Folk / Dave Stevensen
Frontier Builders Inc., Daniel WaitGateway Graphics & Rubber Stamps Inc.,
Peter O'BrienGibbs Smith, Publisher, Sarah O'LearyGood Shepherd Wool Insulation,
Stan PotterGRK Fasteners, Uli Walther
GSCNE / Graphisoft, Pal SzaboGudeit Bros. Contracting Ltd.,
Len GudeitHoigaard Tommerhuse APS,Andreas Hoigaard
Husqvarna & Jonsered Co., J.C. PilonICC, Codes & Standards Development,
Larry BrownIngenius Web Design, Clint Ingham
J. Rouleau & Associates, Jerry RouleauJean Steinbrecher Architects,Jean Steinbrecher,A.I.A.
Joyce Dayton Corporation, Mike HarrisKarma Industries Ltd., Don Rossman
Lee Valley Tools, Mark WilliamsLes Entreprises, Jocelyn Tellier S.E.N.C. ,
Jocelyn Tellier / France CossetteLog & Timber Style magazine,
Tracy Ossian and Kara GalvinLog Builder's Association New Zealand,
Justin & Adie LongLog Home Design Ideas, Jerry StoeckigtLog Home Living, Elaine Nosaka
Magard Ventures Ltd., Maurice GardyMakita Canada Inc., Noel Cleveland
Makita Canada Inc., Sylvain GuenetteMark Fritch Log Homes, Mark Fritch
Moose Mountain Log Homes, Inc.,Lloyd Beckedorf/Linda BourdageMountain Ranch Lighting, Curtis T. Roth
Natural Log Homes LLC, Rob LippsNatural Log Homes Ltd.,
Robert W. ChambersNicola Log Works Ltd., John/Ingrid Boys
Nortek CopperWorks, Scott A. EdenNorthern Comfort Log Homes,Ronald Hann
Provincial Timber Crafters,Douglas Boyd
R.C.M. CAD Design & Drafting Ltd.,Cyril Courtois
Real Livingmagazine, Phil WatsonSascho, Dan PichanSellman Log Structures Inc.,
Duane Sellman
Summer Beam Books, Charlotte CooperThe Cottage & Country Homes Show,Ray Fahey
The Macinaw Logcrafter, Jim GriebThe Sansin Corporation, Sjoerd BosTimber Framers Guild,
Joel McCarty/Will BeemerTommy Knockers,Tom Terry
Traditions Scandinaves Inc., Simon AugerUnique Timber Corp.,
Dave Gardner/Mel IrmenUniversal Wood, Chris VoglerWayside Press Ltd.,Melanie Prince
Wise Owl Joinery Company,Richard Cormier
Wright's Custom Products,Eldon or Randy Wright
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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.
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Minutes of the Annual General MeetingThe 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 byDG.
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 theWeb 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 upto 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 aroundthe world.
2. Log home finishes.
3. Lateral resistance of log walls to becontinued.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 andrenewing 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 wellas material.
3. Other ideas for publications are
appreciated.
Public Relations and Marketing - EN
1.Two main initiatives
a.Advertising
b. Consumer marketing2. Membership survey completed, is a usefutool.
3. Brochure being developed for use by the
office and for our members to use with
clientsa. Please send photos
b. To keep it generic, photo credits will be
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Education Committee - MF
1.We have rebuilt our Web site.
2. There was a request of FAQ submissionsfrom 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 fortraining 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 berecognized for their superb efforts.
4. Financial control in the office is very effec-
tive.
5. Many ideas are presented, but are actedupon 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 publicdoesnt 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 tomake money and it is not just out of the
dues.
13. Weve been invited to participate in theLogging 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 fornow 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 proposedTFG 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 passedunanimously.
AGM MINUTES
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Tim Bullock requested that the annual
financial statements be created and sent tothe 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 thefinancial 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 forthe 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 ourstatus.
DG thanked Pierre Cousineau for his
support in assisting with the pre-conferenceand 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 itsapprenticeship 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 theAssociation.
(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 theAssociation;
(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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(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.
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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 . . . . . . . . 9,043.33Retail Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,084.49 . . . . . . . . 7,389.66
Log Building News Ads/Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,570.79 . . . . . . . 11,047.19Interest & Exchange Income . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,716.13 . . . . . . . . 3,810.75Donations & Sponsorship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,1663.31 . . . . . . . 87,775.54
Conference Park City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,0931.06 . . . . . . 13,3954.04Rendez-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 . . . . . . 147,785.35Rendez-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. . . . . . . . . 8,327.31Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.97. . . . . . . . . . . 10.65Dues & Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.00
Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,732.38. . . . . . . . . 1,154.92
Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,168.44. . . . . . . . . 8,778.96Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790.94 . . . . . . . . . . 527.29
Membership Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,833.85. . . . . . . . . 3,889.23Office Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,899.70. . . . . . . . 11,266.47
Postage & Courier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,798.03. . . . . . . . . 3,198.69R & D Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,146.70. . . . . . . . . 5,431.13
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200.00. . . . . . . . . 2,800.00
Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,138.00. . . . . . . . . 2,092.00Standards Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,099.09. . . . . . . . . 1,399.39
Sub contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.00 . . . . . . . . . . 238.67
Telephone/Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,953.42. . . . . . . . . 1,968.95Travel & Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,943.66. . . . . . . . . 3,295.77
Website Design/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 1716.60 . . . . . . . . . 1144.40Bad Debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -170.00 . . . . . . . . . -113.33
Wages & Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,088.09. . . . . . . . 76,058.73Employer 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,785.90Royal Bank - GIC Prime Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,922.78
USD Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,207.94Petty 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,576.122004 Conference - WIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___31.40
Total Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,986.45
Fixed AssetsComputer Hdw. Original Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,991.04Equipment 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 LiabilitiesVacation payable main account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,901.28Accrued 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 Genera
Meeting held in Aylmer.
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By Ronn Hann
Electrical Plug MortiseProduction Jig
As demonstrated at Jig Talk atthe Aylmer Conference, a small
box of 2x6sand 2" plywoodscraps and a padded Mini Pro Bar onyour power saw make quick work ofplug mortises. I added a bubble level tothe topside and use a cordless drill driv-er to screw the box to the log wall.Often I use a horizontal centre line onthe log to move the box left or right tocut a two or three gangable switch. A
corresponding centre line is drawn on the box. Someday Iwill make a box to cut multiple switches but, until then, thissystem works well. Use a switch box as a gauge to mark
the offset required. Have yourlicensed electrician install boxesthat have the wire knockoutsexit the rear instead of the
sides and little
chisel workshould berequired.
I also usean ovalshaped alu-minum flatstock tem-plate to markthe log for asmall plumbscarf prior tousing the jig.
These are cut with a radius sole planer and touched upwith a disc grinder and the flat produced should exceed theheight and width of the cover plate to be used.
Further to John Boys Nail-on Level Adapter: if you areworking alone and require levelling of a log with centre
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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 LakeLog Crafters Association
Newsletter with permis-
sion from Duane Sellman -
Former World Champion.
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5Plastic Pistol cases makeperfect weatherproof scriber
storage containers. Protector
Series by Plano - Model 1403
fits Mackie and Greib scribers
to a tee in padded eggshellfoam 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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LEFT: Reunions with friends and coworkers were noted around the resort
throughout the weekend, as always it was a great networking opportunity.
BELOW: Friends old and new came together to enjoy the events.
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On the Web, the traditional mar-keting credo of Build it, and they will
come has beenreplaced by
Promote it,and they will
come. It does-
nt matter hownice your sitelooks,or how easyit is to navigate, or
how informativethe content is, if no one can actuallyfind your Web site.The good news isthat if you have a small business Web
site or even a personal Web site, youcan still compete by using the samesearch engine positioning strate-
gies utilized by major online market-ing campaigns.
Search engine positioning
consists of four stages: 1. Page
preparation,2.Link building,3. Searchengine submission, and 4. Monitoringand analysis.
Before we go any further, lets get
a couple of things straight: Searchengines are only one piece of
the puzzle. A complete Web site
marketing strategy must take intoaccount how users typically accessyour Web site: The majority alreadyknow your Web site address and
they may type it in or link to it fromyour e-mail signature, the secondgroup follows links from other sitesto yours, and the third group uses a
search engine to find your site.Lets also mention the importantrole your Web site statistics will
play in this game. Talk to yourInternet Service Provider or Webhosting service and make sure youhave access to regularly updated
Web stats. Now you can find outexactly how many people have visit-ed your Web site, what pages theyare viewing, which search engines
and keywords were used to findyour site, how long visitors are stay-ing at your site, and even where they
are from.Use your stats to gauge theeffectiveness of your marketingstrategies, and fine-tune both yourmarketing campaign and the
performance of your Web site.Now lets get started! The first
and most critical step in online
marketing is building the best
Web site you can afford tobuild. After all, this Web site is yourface to the world.Once your site has
been built, you must prepare it forsearch engines. Every page of yourWeb site should have an informativepage title, a list of keywords and a
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Having a Web site isnt enoughmarket it!
Inge van Oostveen
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description, as well as indexable textcontaining your most important key-words. The keywords and descrip-
tion reside in the META tags of yourdocument and are not displayedon the Web site itself.
An increasingly important compo-
nent of search engine positioning isincreasing the relevance of your
site by building links to it from othersites. This process is referred to as
link building. There are two mainreasons for focusing on link building:
The number of sites linking to
your Web site is a major factor indetermining how your site ranks onmost major search engines, and
Following links from other sites
is the number two way people visitWeb sites.
So how can you build links?
By searching out industry andregional directories where you could
have your site included, for example,the ILBA Web site found atwww.logassociation.org.
By exchanging links betweenother clients to build an extensivenetwork of links to benefit everyone.
By purchasing ads with links on
other Web sites.You can constantly monitor to see
who is linking to your site, and just asimportantly, you can measure exact-
ly how many visitors are following aparticular link to your site. Afterreviewing this data you will have the
information you need to make thoseimportant marketing decisions.
After you have optimized yourWeb site and built those all-impor-
tant links to your site, youre readyto submit your Web site to searchengines. Choose the searchengines your target audience is
most likely to use. In NorthAmerica, the top search enginesinclude Google, Yahoo, AllTheWeb
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WEB MARKETING
Continued on page 16
Tracking The Success of
Your Advertising:
Additional domain namesor Web site addresses can be
used to track the efficiency ofmore traditional marketingcampaigns. For example, youcan place an ad in a magazinereferencing a specific domainname not normally used by
visitors to your site.Your Website statistics can then be usedto determine how many visi-tors were convinced enough
by your ad to visit your Website.
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Continued from Page 15
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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 enjoytheir work. The contacts made andsolution sharing helped greatly."
"Pre-conference was very good -allows chance to spend time with
other builders and learn new stuff."
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ABOVE, LEFT: Jules and Robbin Obomsawin
enjoy an evening session at this years AGM.
ABOVE RIGHT: Professional Workshop pro-vided a round table opportunity for industry
professionals.
LEFT: Kids filled the dance floor this year,
as our Annual AGM is moving
towards being a family affair.
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Games competition winners
Grand Champion - Simon Auger
Full Scribe (2 Man Team)1st Place - Ron Hann & Simon Auger
One Man Notching1st Place - Jean Rodrigue2nd Place - Duane Sellman3rd Place - Martin St. Jacques
Slabbing1st Place - Simon Auger2nd Place - Ronn Hann3rd Place - Tim McLaughlin
Axe Toss
1st Place - Kym Terry2nd Place - Brian Lloyd3rd Place - Duane Sellman
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RIGHT: Simon
Auger and Ron
Hann accept
awards during the
Log Builders
CompetitionAwards.
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 CousineauAppalachian Log Homes,
Tracy & Paul WakefieldArtisan Custom LogConstruction,Rob & Katherine LittlerArt Maison*,Sylvain MetivierBitterroot Timber Frames,Brett MauriBullock & Company,Timothy BullockCadwork S.A.,Stefan StammCanadas Log People Inc.,Theo WieringCancedar Log Homes Ltd.,Gerhard Ronner
Caribou Creek Log Homes,Inc., David BylerCBR Products,Bill WillisChemco*, Jim HassiContinental Log HomesDrew ObersonCoyote Log Homes Inc.,Dan AlbertDel Radomskes OkanaganSchool of Log BuildingInternational,Del RadomskeDelta Log & Timber Homes,Inc., Nick/Sarah MakresDietrichs North America,Wil DanceyEd Miller - Logbuilder,Ed MillerEdmunds & Company LogHome Restorations,Peter EdmundsFreningen SvenskaTimmerhus,Berndt Berglund Bengt AgerFort Nelson Log Homes*,
John - Derek Watson
Great Lakes School of LogBuilding & Stonemasonry,Ron BrodiganGudeit Bros. ContractingLtd.,Len GudeitHeartwood Log Homes Ltd.,
Rick McMahonHighlands Log Structures,Inc.,Winston & Pam JohnsonHilgard Log Builders,Blair AndersonHusqvarna & Jonsered Co.,
J.C. PilonHomestead Log Homes Inc.,
James D.HoffmanInsurance and FinancialServices*, Ron NeufeldIsland School of BuildingArts, James Mitchell
J. Rouleau & Associates,Jerry Rouleau
John DeVries Log & TimberHomes 2000 Ltd.,Martin St. Jacques &Martin SlagerLanding InsuranceAgencies Ltd.Matthew Leck, CAIBLandmark Log Building,Tim McLaughlinLasko School of Log Building,William LaskoLegend Log Crafters LLC,Larry D. JohnsonLloyd Ventures,Brian G.LloydLog Knowledge, Inc.,Peter CottierLogs & Timbers,David RogersMakita Canada Inc.,Sylvain GuenetteMark Deagle Log BuildingLtd.,Mark DeagleMill & Timber Products Ltd.Doug AbbottMinde Log Construction Inc.,Brooks Minde
Mitchell Mountain CompanyRobert C. Peters Sr.Mountain Eagle ConstructionCo., Inc., Ralph K. HempMountain Ranch Lighting*,Curtis T. Roth
Mountain State Log HomesInc., Robert (Bob) HeinrichsMountainview LogStructures,Rick/Linda ChilsonMurray Arnott Design Ltd.,Murray ArnottNaturhome*,Xavier RizoNeville Log Homes,Mike ApplegathNicola Log Works Ltd,
John BoysNorth Arrow Log Homes,Lyle C. KelleyNorth Region Log Homes,
John EggeNorthern Comfort LogHomes, Ronald HannNorthwest TerritoriesHousing Corporation*,Guy Saint AndreNorthwood Log Homes Ltd.,
John PlowmanNorwegian Wood LogHomes, Gary EspeOriginal Log Homes Ltd.,Brian GardnerPedersen Logsmiths, Inc.,
Jeff PedersenPrecision Craft Log Homes,
Jim YoungR.C.M. CAD Design &Drafting Ltd.,Cyril CourtoisRed Willow Rustic LogHomes, Keith HodsonRustic Home Builders,
Jay & Jared DriesenSellman Log Structures Inc.,Duane SellmanSenty Log Homes,Mike Senty
Silver Plume Log &Timberworks L.L.C.,
Jonathan StreetStonewood Design,Mark J. HammerlSummer Beam Books,
Charlotte CooperSunstream Log Homes,Mark WilliamsSurelog Homes Ltd.,Terry HallThe Cottage & CountryHomes Show*,Ray FaheyTimberstone Log HomesLimited,Hartley MacArthurTop Notch LogConstruction,Pat LintamanTraditions Scandinaves,Simon Auger
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Employee Members
Bengt AgerZach BaneMichel Boivin*Kathryn Christie*Patrick ClarkClaude Cloutier*Treffl Cousineau*Rob Dietrich*Steven R. EgglestonPatrick Fillion*Nathan Gochie*Steve Hewson*Todagin Hodson*Cary JohnsonDana Leach
Phillip Lessald*Martin Moilien*
Jennifer OGorman*Marc PecoraRobert Peters Jr.Dayton Skrivseth*Darrell StorringTim Taylor*Kevin Troutt*Phil Vachon*Brian WallaceDarren Whalls*
Eric Wood*
Individual Members
Cliff Albee*Levi Anderson*
Stphane Arsenault*Chris Atchison*Frederic BrillantBob Bristol
Jed ChristmanPatrick DucharmeMichael Duhan*Dan Dums
Joseph J. Duran IIMichel Filion*Laurent GaudinFrederick GenawStephen A. Giesen
Jim GriebDave Gunderman
Jim Havelock*
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John HowarthEric JokinenChris KellandTim Kiose *
Jeff KrentzDick Kyser*Maurice Landemare
Jacques Lariviere*William LaRuffaEarl LavertyMary MackieKevin MalonMatthew McIntyre*Patrick J. McMahon*Steve MeyerSabine Mohr*Randy NorgateAustin OBrienDonald Ouellet*Andre Oude OphuisVic Proctor
John RigdenJulie RodriguazJean RodrigueTim RogersCormac Seekings
Jeffrey Slater
John SmehWayne SparshuHoward StockburgerDavid SwetlandCalvin TomicichGene Turney*Greg Woody WarringtonPeter F.WatsonRobert Wigg*Chris WoodRuss Zietz**denotes new members
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Publications Committee Report
Some exciting events took place atthe Conference in Aylmer.The
PublicationsCommittee hadthe chance tomeet face to facewith John Boys anddiscuss the publica-tion and printing oftheJig Book. As aresult of that
meeting, two pro-posals for the printing of theJig Bookwill be presented to the Board ofDirectors. Each proposal reflects thecosts for printing and what thebreak-even point is for each of theproposals.
John committed the time neces-
sary to finish the last few pages of theJig Book so we can have it printed andready for sale this year.Thanks, John,for your dedication to this project.
Sign-up sheets were circulated atthe Conference asking who is inter-ested in purchasing theJig Book. Alltold, 37 people signed up to purchasetheJig Book.All of you who want toget your names on the list for thefirst printing of theJig Book, please letthe ILBA office staff know and your
names will be added to the list.While at the Conference, John
Boys presented an idea for his nextproject. It is for a Log Home FinishingBook.This project may be also pre-sented in the form of a CD.Wouldntit 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 compilationof finish and construction details fromthe members of the ILBA. Go John!You certainly have the PublicationsCommittees support as well as manyof the members that were at Aylmer.
Great Spring to allJeff Patterson, Chairman
Membership Committee
Hello to All! The Conference inAylmer was great. We had membersfrom eight different countries attend.
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ILBACOMMITTEE REPORTS
STANDARDS & LOG GRADING
CONFERENCESMEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONSEDUCATION & TRAINING
FUNDRAISINGPUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & WEB SITE
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTCERTIFICATION
Jeff Patterson
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Continued on page 25
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As of March 27, just beforeConference, we had a total of 367members.This membership numberbreaks down as 182 Company
Members, 142 Individual Members and43 Employee Members.We now havemembers from 21 different countries.
We will be looking at a proposal torestructure the membership cate-gories that may include GovernmentOfficials and Non-Builder relatedCompany Members. If you have anyideas, please feel free to contact me at
[email protected] people that attended the
conference expressed what a value
their membership was to them indi-vidually or for their companies.Withthis excitement, we see our member-ship continuing in its growth. If youknow of anyone who may be interest-ed in joining, please call or drop ouroffice staff a note and they will bepleased to send out a membershipapplication.
A new By-Law was passed at theAGM allowing for memberships to befor 12 months from the month that
membership enrollment is received.For more specifics, please refer to theAGM Minutes listed on the ILBA Website.
Best regards,Jeff Patterson,
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Continued from Page 23
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Accutech Innovations Inc., manufacturer of theChain Saw Micro Mill, has expanded operations and
moved. Please update your records with the newaddress. 816 Falcon Blvd., Burlington, ON, Canada L7T3B3. Phone: 905-631-1149. Fax: 905-631-9734. Email:[email protected]. WATCH FOR OURNEW PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES.Tool case forChain Saw Micro Mill 90" aluminum extrusion toreplace the 2"x 6" for increased precision.
Large property available for entrepreneurialHand Crafted Log Home Builder. Location-Port Hardy,Vancouver Island,B.C.Western Red Cedar building logs
available. Contact: J im Mackay 250-949-6642,[email protected] or Doug Abbott 604-328-5550, [email protected]
Employment Wanted: 15-year timber framer, loghome builder and designer from Nova Scotiainterested in employment in British Columbia, but willconsider other areas. Please call Kevin Harvey at 902-348-2556 or Email [email protected].
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 atMerritt Contracting at 1-734-878-9055.
LYRA PENCILS and MARKERS have arrived inCanada. Its about time we have a HIGH QUALITYPENCIL 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:[email protected].
LOG BUILDING TOOLS - STARRETT &MACKIE scribers; heavy duty drawknives up to 30";peeling spuds; chopping & finishing axes; broadaxes;adzes; GRANSFORS axes; ENGLISH slicks; ROBERTSORBY, HENRY TAYLOR, FOOTPRINT & PHEILchisels and gouges; JAPANESE slicks, chisels, saws, inklines & flex squares; hand-forged Flarens,shovel gouges,
flat & scarf slicks, drawknives & draw-gouges; BARRSpecialty Tools; peavies; cant hooks; lifting tongs; log
dogs & cleats; log horses; water stones; Diamondwhetstones; NORTHWEST calipers, tenon cutters &long auger bits; ship augers; chainsaw mills &attachments; MAKITA & MAFELL planers, saws & chainmortisers; MACKIE log building books & videos. FREE32-page catalogue, MAGARD VENTURES LTD, 8365Domagala Road,Prince George,B.C., Canada V2K 5R1;
Phone: 250-962-9057; Fax: 250-962-9157MauriceGardy
The Black Rapids Timber Framing School will
be hosting eight, seven-day Timber Framing workshopsin the heart of the Alaska Range. Formal sessions run allsummer long and are limited to eight students.Tuitionof $995 includes instruction, food and lodging. (Thereare a few student openings for a preliminary, bare-bones shake-down session of three days at $120 perdaylunch 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: [email protected] site: www.blackrapids.org.
For the Love of Working with Wood TrainingLog Builders for Tomorrow. See them off to a greatstart with our Entry-Level Trade Program. DelRadomskes Okanagan School of Log Building
International. Phone: 250-765-5166 Email:[email protected].
The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association
invites you to attend our 2003 Annual conference.Weare a group of handcrafted log builders dedicated tothe furtherance of the craft of log building.We shareinformation, resources and fellowship. Please plan onjoining us on June 20 & 21 in Silver City, Michigan. Forreservations or information call 651-464-3843 or visitour Web site at www.gllca.org Registration deadline isMay 15.
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President
Dave GardnerPh: 250-547-2400Fax: [email protected]
Vice-President
Dalibor Houdek, PH.D.Ph: 780-413-9031Fax: [email protected]
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Jeffrey J. Patterson
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Clerk
Mark FritchPh: 503-668-7130Fax: [email protected]
Cathy Hansen, Executive [email protected]
Robrt Savignac, Executive [email protected]
Ann Miks,Administrative Assistant
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Lumby, British ColumbiaV0E 2G0 Canada
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For more information
2003 ILBA officersDirectors
Dr. Edwin Burke, PH.DPh: [email protected]
Katharina KoelbelPh: [email protected]
Elaine NosakaPh: [email protected]
Kurt OverholtPh: [email protected]
Jeffrey PattersonPh: [email protected]
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