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Chinked System Log Homes The beauty of chinked structures is often overlooked in favour of the technical skill and craft that typifies well built scribe-fit log work. However, chinked log buildings offer great flexibility in design and a wide variety of visual interest. Chinked structures are usually not scribed along the laterals of the logs; tight notches and dowelling maintain the integrity of the structure, while the open laterals are insulated with a backer rod then sealed and finished inside and out with a modern, synthetic flexible mortar that can expand or contract as the logs swell or shrink with the seasons. Chinked buildings can use round or squared timbers, saddle notch or dovetail. Dove tailed corners are particularly attractive in this style of building. Dovetail Joinery
Many of our scribe-fit log homes incorporate some dovetail work.
Nicola LogWorks, Box 1027, Merritt British Columbia, Canada V1K 1B8 Tel: 250/378-4977 Fax: 250/378-4611 E-mail: logworks@uniserve
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Above: International Log Builders Fall Rendezvous 2003 Dovetail Course. For more information click here to go to the ILBA page.
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Chinked
System Log Homes & Dovetail Log Work
We
use the dovetail notch with both chinked system and scribed structures.
An excellent solution for tight corners, both interior and exterior,
where log extensions can impede movement.
